Bodyswerve

Bodyswerve
Studio album by Jimmy Barnes
Released	10 September 1984
Genre	Hard rock
Language	English
Label	Mushroom Records
Jimmy Barnes chronology
Bodyswerve (1984) For the Working Class Man (1985)
Singles from Bodyswerve
"No Second Prize" Released: August 1984 "Promise Me You'll Call" Released: November 1984 "Daylight" Released: January 1985

Bodyswerve was the debut solo album by former Cold Chisel vocalist Jimmy Barnes. The album was released in on 10 September 1984 and went to No. 1 on the ARIA music chart. It contained covers of tracks by Sam Cooke and Janis Joplin. "No Second Prize" was the album's first single. The song was originally demoed by Cold Chisel, but never recorded by them. It was written in 1980 as a tribute to Chisel roadies Alan Dallow and Billy Rowe, who died in a truck crash. "Daylight" was also originally a Cold Chisel song. That band's version later appeared on the 1994 album Teenage Love. A version of this song was also used in a TV commercial promoting milk. "Vision", "Daylight", "No Second Prize", "Promise Me You'll Call" and "Thick Skinned" were all remixed for inclusion on 1985's For the Working Class Man. The album title is a football term for a feint.

Track listing

1. "Vision" (Barnes)
2. "Daylight" (Barnes)
3. "Promise Me You'll Call" (Barnes)
4. "No Second Prize" (Barnes)
5. "Boys Cry Out For War" (Barnes)
6. "Paradise" (Barnes)
7. "A Change is Gonna Come" (Cooke)
8. "Thick Skinned" (Barnes/Arnott)
9. "Piece of My Heart" (Ragovoy/Berns)
10. "Fire" (Eastick)
11. "World's on Fire" (Barnes/Clapton/Eastick/Howe/Arnott/Stockley)

Recording personnel

• Lead vocals: Jimmy Barnes
• Guitars: Jimmy Barnes, Chas Sandford, Mal Eastick, Chris Stockley
• Bass: Bruce Howe
• Drums: Ray Arnott
• Keyboards: Steve Hill
• Backing vocals: Renée Geyer, Venetta Fields, Shauna Jenson
• Mandolin: Chris Stockley
• Bagpipes: Viv Riley, Barry Gray

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1984	Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart	1