True Believers (John Schumann album)
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True Believers is the second solo album by John Schumann
, previously the frontman of Redgum
. Released in 1993, it was reissued in 2009.
John Schumann
John Lewis Schumann is an Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist from Adelaide. He is best known as the lead singer for the folk group Redgum, with their chart-topping hit "I Was Only 19 ", a song exploring the psychological and medical side-effects of serving in the Australian forces during...
, previously the frontman of Redgum
Redgum
Redgum were an Australian folk and political music group formed in Adelaide in 1975 by singer-songwriter John Schumann, Michael Atkinson on guitars/vocals and Verity Truman on flute/vocals; they were soon joined by Chris Timms on violin. All four had been students at Flinders University and...
. Released in 1993, it was reissued in 2009.
Album artwork
The cover art shows a black and white photomosaic of various famous and influential Australians from the time the album was released, with Schumann in the middle, the only face in color.Track listing
- "If I Close My Eyes"
- "Leigh Creek Road"
- "Fallen Angel"
- "Eyes on Fire"
- "Working Class ManWorking Class Man"Working Class Man" is a song performed and made famous by Australian singer Jimmy Barnes. It was written by Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain. "Working Class Man" is generally considered Barnes' signature song as a solo artist....
" - "Roll On The Day"
- "Clancy of the OverflowClancy of the Overflow"Clancy of The Overflow" is a poem by Banjo Paterson, first published in The Bulletin, an Australian news magazine, on 21 December 1889. The poem is typical of Paterson, offering a romantic view of rural life, and is one of his best-known works.-History:...
" - "If The War Goes On"
- "Hyde Park Calling (King William Road, Scene 1)
- "Plympton High"
- "Eyes on Fire" (acoustic)
- "If I Close My Eyes" (reprise)