Etched in Blue

Etched in Blue
Studio album by
John Schumann
ReleasedNovember 1987
RecordedMay–June 1987
StudioMusic Farm Studios, Coorabel NSW
GenreFolk,
LabelCBS
ProducerPeter Cobbin
John Schumann chronology
Etched in Blue
(1987) 		John Schumann Goes Looby-Loo: A Collection of Songs for Little Kids
(1988)

Etched in Blue is the first solo album by John Schumann,[1] released in November 1987, the year after he left the folk rock band, Redgum.[2] It was reissued on CD in 2009. At the APRA Music Awards of 1989, Schumann won Most Performed Australasian Country Work for the lead track, "Borrowed Ground".[3][4]

Album artwork

The cover art shows Schumann's face and a map in the background.

Track listing

  1. "Borrowed Ground" - 4:24
  2. "Thunder Across The Reef" - 4:35
  3. "Holy Mary" - 5:28
  4. "Coming Home" - 3:48
  5. "Safe Behind The Wire" - 3:28
  6. "He's Got The Money" - 4:02
  7. "Yuppy Days" - 4:39
  8. "After The Party" - 3:52
  9. "For The Children" - 4:12
  10. "Borrowed Ground Reprise 1788-1988" - 4:15

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[5] 63

References

  1. ^ John Schumann official website "Etched in Blue information"
  2. ^ That Striped Sunlight Sound blog Etched in Blue review
  3. ^ "Icehouse takes out top APRA award". The Canberra Times. Vol. 63, no. 19, 564. 2 May 1989. p. 2. Retrieved 16 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "1989 APRA Music Award Winners". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 266. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.


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