10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

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10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 cover
Studio album by Midnight Oil
Released 1982
Recorded 1982
Genre Rock, New Wave
Length 45:55
Label Sprint Music / Columbia
Producer Nick Launay & Midnight Oil
Professional reviews
Midnight Oil chronology
Place Without A Postcard
(1981)		 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
(1982)		 Red Sails in the Sunset
(1984)

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 is an album by Midnight Oil that was released in 1982 under the Columbia Records label. The lengthy name is often pronounced "ten-to-one" or "ten-nine-eight" by fans. It is notable for staying on the Australian album charts for over 100 weeks. The album's closing track "Somebody's trying to tell me something" contains a note held by the group for what seems like an eternity, which would continue into the album's runout groove, and emulated on the CD version for just over 40 seconds. This was a gimmick used a number of times on vinyl albums (such as Diamond Dogs and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band) where the ending sound would continue into the runout groove, with which the sound would continue on until the turntable arm was lifted off, or the automatic return on some turntables would kick-in.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Outside World" (James Moginie)
  2. "Only the Strong" (Robert Hirst, Moginie)
  3. "Short Memory" (Hirst, Moginie, Peter Garrett)
  4. "Read about It" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett)
  5. "Scream in Blue" (Martin Rotsey, Moginie, Garrett)
  6. "US Forces" (Moginie, Garrett)
  7. "Power and the Passion" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett)
  8. "Maralinga" (Moginie, Garrett)
  9. "Tin-legs and Tin Mines" (Rotsey, Moginie, Garrett)
  10. "Somebody's Trying to Tell Me Something" (Hirst, Rotsey, Moginie, Peter Gifford, Garrett)

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