Out in the Blue

Out in the Blue
Studio album by Jimmy Barnes
Released	2007
Genre	Rock
Length	47:45
Label	Liberation Music
Producer	Nash Chambers
Jimmy Barnes chronology
Double Happiness (2005) Out in the Blue (2007) The Rhythm and the Blues (2009)

Out in the Blue is the thirteenth studio album by Australian singer Jimmy Barnes. It was released on 24 November 2007 as both a single-disc and limited double-disc edition. The majority of the songs on the album were written by Barnes, many of them in relation to his recent heart surgery.^[1] Neil Finn contributed the track "Blue Hotel" and Kasey Chambers performs a duet on "When Two Hearts Collide". Jim Moginie of Midnight Oil also appears on the album.

Out in the Blue is predominantly a rootsy acoustic rock album, but also contains elements of rockabilly and country.

Track listing

Out in the Blue

1. "I Can't Tell You Why" (Jimmy Barnes) - 3:38
2. "Out In The Blue" (Jimmy Barnes) - 4:47
3. "You From Me" (Jimmy Barnes) - 3:37
4. "Blue Hotel" (Neil Finn) - 4:15
5. "When Two Hearts Collide" (with Kasey Chambers) (Jimmy Barnes) - 3:49
6. "Red Light" (Jimmy Barnes, Nick Barker) - 4:54
7. "Everything Is Changing" (Jimmy Barnes, EJ Barnes) - 4:08
8. "Better Off Alone" (Jimmy Barnes) - 2:59
9. "Water Wash All Over Me" (Jimmy Barnes, Glenn Cunningham, Paul Graham) - 4:22
10. "I'm Surprised" (Tex Perkins, Jimmy Barnes, Jackie Barnes) - 2:54
11. "Losing You" (Jimmy Barnes) - 3:35
12. "Forgiveness" (Jimmy Barnes) - 4:47

Live at the Sydney Opera House: The Max Session (Limited edition bonus CD)

1. "Flame Trees" (Steve Prestwich, Don Walker) - 5:50
2. "Out Into The Blue" (Jimmy Barnes) - 4:58
3. "Without Your Love" (Jimmy Barnes, Anthony Carey) - 5:09
4. "Never Give Up" (Jimmy Barnes, Jane Barnes, Guy Davies) - 5:12
5. "Blue Hotel" (Neil Finn) - 4:49
6. "Come Undone" (Jimmy Barnes, Mark Lizotte) - 5:08
7. "Four Walls" (Don Walker) - 2:33
8. "When Your Love Is Gone" (Jimmy Barnes, Tony Brock, Kevin Savigar) - 5:36

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[2]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)	Position
ARIA Albums Chart[3]	52

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[4]	Platinum	70,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Personnel

Out in the Blue

• Jimmy Barnes - Lead vocals, harmony vocals, acoustic guitar
• Jackie Barnes - Drums, percussion, piano, Wurlitzer, backing vocals
• Chris Haigh - Bass
• Jim Moginie - Electric, acoustic, nylon and resonator guitars, keyboards, piano, Rhodes, Omnichord
• Mark Punch - Electric, slide and baritone guitars
• Mahalia Barnes, EJ Barnes, Elly-May Barnes, Darren Percival, Juanita Tippins, Tina Harrod
• Kasey Chambers - vocals on When Two Hearts Collide

Live at the Sydney Opera House: The Max Session

• Jimmy Barnes - Vocals
• Ben Rodgers - Acoustic guitar
• Jak Housden - Electric guitar
• Lawrie Minson - Pedal steel and acoustic guitar
• Dario Bortolin - Bass
• Jackie Barnes - Drums
• Dave Pritchard - Piano
• Mark Lizotte - Vocals and guitar on Come Undone
• Mahalia Barnes, EJ Barnes, Elly May Barnes, Juanita Tippins, Gary Pinto and Darren Percival - backing vocals

References

1. Out In The Blue - "Track By Track"
2. Top 50 ARIA Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved on 2 December 2007.
3. "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2007". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
4. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 October 2014.

External links

• Official Jimmy Barnes website