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Two Fires

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Two Fires

Studio album by

Jimmy Barnes

Released

7 September 1990^[1]

Recorded

February − June 1990

Studio

Rhinoceros (Sydney, Australia)
Chapel (Encino, California)

Genre

Rock

Length

46:15

Jimmy Barnes chronology

Barnestorming
(1988)

Two Fires
(1990)

Soul Deep
(1991)

Singles from Two Fires

"Lay Down Your Guns"
Released: July 1990
"Let's Make it Last All Night"
Released: October 1990
"Little Darling"
Released: November 1990
"When Your Love is Gone"
Released: March 1991
"Love is Enough"
Released: July 1991

Two Fires is the fourth studio album by the Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes, and his first United States release for Atlantic Records. It was released in Australia by Mushroom Records and was his fifth consecutive No. 1 album, debuting in September 1990 and remaining at the position for four weeks.^[2] On 16 June 1991, Two Fires again reached No. 1, making it the only Barnes album to achieve such a feat. The title track, "Between Two Fires", was co-written with the hit songwriter, Holly Knight. It notably added "Stick to Your Guns".

Track listing

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"Lay Down Your Guns" (Jimmy Barnes, Rick Nowels)
"Let's Make It Last All Night" (Barnes, Diane Warren, Desmond Child)
"Little Darling" (Barnes)
"Love Is Enough" (Barnes, Marvin Etzioni, Sandford, Thomas, Froggatt)
"Hardline" (Barnes, Tony Brock, Jay Williams, Savigar)
"One of a Kind" (Barnes, Brock, Williams, Savigar)
"Sister Mercy" (Barnes, Ross Wilson, Neill)
"When Your Love is Gone" (Barnes, Brock, Savigar)
"Between Two Fires" (Barnes, Holly Knight)
"Fade to Black" (Barnes, Bailey)
"Hold On" (Barnes, Brock, Williams)
"Stick to Your Guns" (Brock)

Personnel

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Jimmy Barnes – vocals
Jeff Neill, Mark Lizotte, Brian Setzer, Todd Sharp, Wally Stocker – guitar
Jimmy Haslip – bass
Tony Brock – drums
Kevin Savigar – keyboards
Eliza-Jane 'E.J.' Barnes, Jackie Barnes, Jane Barnes, Jimmy Barnes, Mahalia Barnes, Spencer Brock, Taylor Brock, Tony Brock, Leanne D'Hudson, Wendy Fraser, Grace Gehman, Portia Griffin, Marcy Levy, Jeff Neill, Brian Setzer, Todd Sharp, Jade Thacker, Nicholas Thacker, Sue Thacker, Tyler Thacker, Debbie Harwood – backing vocals

Technical

Rick O'Neil – mastering engineer

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for *Two Fires*
Chart (1990/91)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[4]	1

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for *Two Fires*
Chart (1990)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[5]	4
Chart (1991)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[6]	5
New Zealand Albums (RIANZ)^[7]	3

Sales and certifications

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Certifications and sales *Two Fires*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[8]	6× Platinum	420,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[9]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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^ "Jimmy Barns Two Fires". Australian Charts. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
^ "Jimmy Barns Two Fires". Australian Charts. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Jimmy Barnes – Two Fires". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
^ "Charts.nz – Jimmy Barnes – Two Fires". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 1990". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 1991". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
^ "Official Top 40 Albums of 1991". Recorded Music NZ. 1991. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
^ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 22 December 1991. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

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Studio albums	Bodyswerve For the Working Class Man/Jimmy Barnes Freight Train Heart Two Fires Soul Deep Heat Flesh and Wood Psyclone Love and Fear Soul Deeper... Songs from the Deep South Double Happiness Out in the Blue The Rhythm and the Blues Rage and Ruin 30:30 Hindsight Soul Searchin' Och Aye the G'nu My Criminal Record Flesh and Blood Blue Christmas
Live albums	Barnestorming Raw Modus Operandi
Compilations	Barnes Hits Anthology Best of the Soul Years
Memoirs	Working Class Boy Working Class Man
Films	Working Class Boy Working Class Boy (soundtrack)
Singles	"No Second Prize" "Promise Me You'll Call" "Daylight" "I'd Die to Be with You Tonight" "Working Class Man" "Ride the Night Away" "Good Times" "Too Much Ain't Enough Love" "Driving Wheels" "I'm Still on Your Side" "Waitin' for the Heartache" "When a Man Loves a Woman" "Last Frontier" "Lay Down Your Guns" "Let's Make It Last All Night" "Little Darling" "When Your Love is Gone" "I Gotcha" "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" "(Simply) The Best" "Sweat It Out" "Stand Up" "Stone Cold" "Right by Your Side" "The Weight" "Still Got a Long Way to Go" "Change of Heart" "Lover Lover" "Sit on My Knee" "Gonna Take Some Time" "Bird on the Wire" "Shutting Down Our Town"
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