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Jimmy Barnes

Real Name:
James Dixon Swan
Profile:
Jimmy Barnes is a popular Australian rock singer. He was born James Dixon Swan on 28 April 1956 in Glasgow, Scotland. His father Jim Swan was a prizefighter and his older brother John Swan is also a rock singer. His career as both a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel has made him one of the most popular and best-selling Australian music artists of all time. The combination of 14 Australian Top 40 albums for Cold Chisel and 12 charting solo albums gives Barnes the highest number of hit albums of any Australian artist.
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Discography

Releases:
Bodyswerve (Album) (2 versions)   Mushroom Records 1984
No Second Prize (7")   Mushroom Records, Festival Records 1984
For The Working Class Man (Album) (2 versions)   Mushroom Records 1985
I'd Die To Be With You Tonight (12", Ltd)   Mushroom Records 1985
Working Class Man (7", Single)   Geffen Records, Geffen Records 1985
Good Times (Maxi) (5 versions)   Festival Records ... 1986
Ride The Night Away (7")   Mushroom Records 1986
Driving Wheels (Single) (2 versions)   Mushroom Records 1987
For The Working Class Man (Vinyl, MiniAlbum)   Geffen Records 1987
Freight Train Heart (Album) (3 versions)   Mushroom Records ... 1987
Too Much Ain't Enough Love (Single) (3 versions)   Mushroom Records ... 1987
I'm Still On Your Side / Going To Mexico (7", Single, Ltd)   Mushroom Records, Festival Records 1988
Waitin' For The Heartache (7", Single, Ltd)   Mushroom Records 1988
When A Man Loves A Woman (7", Single, Ltd)   Mushroom Records 1988
Last Frontier (7", Single, Ltd)   Mushroom Records 1989
Take One - The Videos (VHS)   Mushroom Records 1989
Lay Down Your Guns (7")   Mushroom Records 1990
Two Fires (CD, Album)   Atlantic 1990
Soul Deep (LP, Album)   Mushroom Records 1991
When Your Love Is Gone (7")   Mushroom Records 1991
Gonna See My Baby Tonight (CD, Single, Promo)   Mushroom Records 1993
Heat (CD, Album)   Mushroom Records 1993
Change Of Heart (CD, Maxi)   Mushroom Records 1995
Psyclone (Album) (2 versions)   Mushroom Records ... 1995
Hits (CD)   Mushroom Records, Festival Records 1996
Live At The Basement (2xCD)   EMI Music (Australia) 2003
Double Happiness (2xCD, Album)   Liberation Music 2005
Gonna Take Some Time (CD, Maxi + DVD, Single)   Liberation Music 2005
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The Spirit Of Christmas 1995 (CD, Comp) Merry Christmas Everybody Myer Grace Bros 1995
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Breakfast At Sweethearts (Album) (4 versions)   WEA Records Pty Ltd. ... 1979
Cheap Wine (2 versions) Rising Sun WEA Records Pty Ltd. ... 1979
East (Album) (3 versions)   WEA Records Pty Ltd. ... 1980
Swingshift (2 versions)   WEA International Inc. ... 1981
You Got Nothing I Want (7") You Got Nothing I Want WEA Records Pty Ltd. 1981
The Barking Spiders Live 1983 (Album) (2 versions)   WEA Records Pty Ltd. 1984
Twentieth Century (Album) (2 versions)   WEA Records Pty Ltd. 1984
Radio Songs - A Best Of (Vinyl, Comp, Gat)   WEA Records Pty Ltd. 1985
She Moves Like A Dancer (7", Single)   MCA Records 1985
A Decade Of No.1 Hits (LP, Comp) Too Much Ain't Enough ... Dino Music (2) 1987
Razor Songs (Comp) (2 versions) My Turn To Cry, Rising... WEA Records Pty Ltd. 1987
The Lost Boys - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Album, Comp) (3 versions) Laying Down The Law Atlantic 1987
Chisel (CD, Album)   Warner Music (Australia) 1991
Still On Your Side (7", Single) Still On Your Side Dino Music (2) 1991
You're The Voice (CD, Maxi) When Something Is Wron... BMG 1991
Jennifer Rush (CD, Album) Waiting For The Heartache Electrola 1992
Music From The Television Show "The Heights" (CD, Album) I'm Still On Your Side Capitol Records, Capitol Records 1992
Sweet Hello's & Sad Goodbyes (CD) Still On Your Side Dino Music 1992
Bill Lawry... This Is Your Life (CD, Album)   Little Digger Productions 1997
Greatest Hits (CD, Album, RM) When Something Is Wron... BMG Music (Australia) 1997
All The Hits (2xCD, Comp) Still On Your Side Dino Music 2000
Shine Like It Does: The Anthology (1979-1997) (2xCD, Comp, RM, Dig) Good Times Atlantic, Rhino Records (2) 2001
The Bold & The Beautiful (CD, Single) No Sense Rubber Records 2002
Jade MacRae (CD) All My Love, Superstar Workstation Records 2005
Boned! (2xCD) Scene 14: Marvellous EMI Music (Australia) 2006
Standing On The Outside The Songs Of Cold Chisel (Comp, Album) (2 versions) Rising Sun, No Sense, ... Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC Music) ... 2007
A Retrospective (6x7", Comp) Good Times Atlantic  
Cold Chisel (CD, Album) Juliet WEA Records Pty Ltd.  
Hits Heavy (LP, Comp) You've Got Nothing I Want Dino Music (2)  
The Very Best Of Oz-Rock (2xVinyl, Comp) Daylight Concept Records Pty Limited  
Tracks Appear On:
A Decade Of No.1 Hits (LP, Comp) Too Much Ain't Enough ... Dino Music (2) 1987
The Lost Boys - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Album, Comp) (7 versions) Good Times, Laying Dow... Atlantic 1987
Celebrate '88 (CD) Too Much Ain't Enough ... EMI Music (Australia) 1988
Hit Pix '88 (CD) Driving Wheels Festival Records 1988
Hit Pix '88 Volume II (CD) I'm Still On Your Side EMI Music (Australia), EMI Music (Australia) 1988
Hits Of '89 Volume 1 (CD, Comp) Last Frontier EMI Music (Australia), Festival Records 1989
Hits Of '89 Volume 1 (VHS, PAL) Last Frontier Festival Records 1989
Hot On 45 - November '90 (CD, Comp, Promo) Let's Make It Last All... TELDEC 1990
Nothing Compares... To The Hits Of 1990 (CD) Lay Down Your Guns EMI Music (Australia) 1990
U Can't Touch This (CD) Lay Down Your Guns EMI Music (Australia) 1990
Good Times (CD, Single) Love Is Enough, Hardline Atlantic 1991
Here We Go '91 (CD, Comp) When Your Love Is Gone Columbia 1991
Take 40 Australia #1 (VHS) Love Is Enough Mushroom Records 1991
Can't Beat The Music - Vol 1 (VHS) Ain't No Mountain High... Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) 1992
Can't Beat The Music Vol. 2 (VHS) The Best Festival Records 1992
Down Under - The Best Of Australian Rock (CD, Comp) Between Two Fires Magnum 1995
The Spirit Of Christmas 1995 (CD, Comp) Merry Christmas Everybody Myer Grace Bros 1995
Anthology 1 (Greatest Hits 1986-1997) (Comp) (2 versions) When Something Is Wron... BMG Australia ... 1997
The Songs Of Bob Dylan - May Your Song Always Be Sung Again (CD, Comp) Seven Days BMG Ariola München GmbH 1997
The Spirit Of Christmas 1998 (CD, Comp) Happy Christmas (War I... Myer Grace Bros 1998
Australia's Ultimate Songs - The 100 Greatest Hits Of The Century (5xCD, Comp, Ltd) Good Times, Working Cl... Liberation Music 2000
The Andrew Denton Breakfast Show Musical Challenge (CD) Dancing Queen Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) 2000
Spinning Around, Volume 2: 1977-2002: The Local Years (2xCD, Ltd, RM, Dig) Let's Make It Last All... Festival Mushroom Records 2002
RocKwiz Duets (CD, Album) Gonna Take Some Time Liberation Music 2006
The Absolute Very Best Of The World's Beer Songs Volume 2 (3xCD, Comp) I'd Die To Be With You... EMI Music (Australia) 2006
Bushfire Aid Artists For The Bushfire Appeal (2xCD, Comp) Working Class Man Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) 2009
The Men & Women Of Rock (LP, Comp) Driving Wheels Dino Music (2)  
The Very Best Of Oz-Rock (2xVinyl, Comp) Daylight Concept Records Pty Limited  
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