Just Testing

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Just Testing

Studio album by Wishbone Ash

Released

18 January 1980

Recorded

1979 at Surrey Sound Studios, except "Helpless" at Kingsway Recorders

Genre

Hard rock

Length

38:00

Label

MCA

Producer

Martin Turner, John Sherry and Wishbone Ash

Wishbone Ash chronology

Live In Tokyo
(1979)

Just Testing
(1980)

Live Dates 2
(1980)

Singles from Just Testing

"Living Proof / Jail Bait (Live)"
Released: January 1980
"Helpless (Live) / Blowin' Free (Live)"
Released: May 1980

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Just Testing is the tenth studio album by the British rock band Wishbone Ash, released in 1980. It was to be bass guitarist and vocalist Martin Turner's last appearance on a Wishbone Ash album, until the release of Nouveau Calls in 1987.

Release

Just Testing spent four weeks in the British album charts, peaking at #41. It also reached #179 on the US Billboard 200.

Track listing

Side One
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Living Proof"	L. Wisefield / C. Hamill	5:40
2.	"Haunting Me"	M. Turner	4:36
3.	"Insomnia"	M. Turner	5:09
4.	"Helpless"	P. Kendrick	4:05

Side Two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Pay the Price"	M. Turner	3:33
2.	"New Rising Star"	M. Turner	4:01
3.	"Master of Disguise"	A. Powell	4:26
4.	"Lifeline"	M. Turner / A. Powell / L. Wisefield / S. Upton	6:30
Total length:			38:00

1998 Remastered Edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"Come On"	C. Berry	3:23
10.	"Fast Johnny"	M. Turner / A. Powell / L. Wisefield / S. Upton	4:04
11.	"Blowin' Free (Live)"	A. Powell / S. Upton / T. Turner / M. Turner	6:34
12.	"Helpless (Live)"	P. Kendrick	3:46
Total length:			55:43

Personnel

Wishbone Ash

Andy Powell – electric and acoustic guitars, back up vocals
Laurie Wisefield – electric and acoustic guitars, back up vocals
Martin Turner – lead vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar and back up vocals
Steve Upton – drums and percussion

Additional musicians

Claire Hamill – vocal contributions on "Living Proof", "Pay the Price" and "Master of Disguise"
Ian Kew – organ on "Master of Disguise"

Production

Produced by Martin Turner, John Sherry and Wishbone Ash
Recorded at Surrey Sound Studios except "Helpless" at Kingsway Recorders
Engineered by Martin Moss at Surrey Sound Studios / Bob Broglia at Kingsway Recorders
Sleeve Design: Colin Elgie
Photography and art direction: Hipgnosis
Colour prints by Maintide
Management: John Sherry

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1980	UK Albums Chart	41
1980	Billboard 200	179

Sources

References

↑ "Wishbone Ash - Just Testing Overview". Allmusic.

v t e Wishbone Ash

Andy Powell Muddy Manninen Bob Skeat Joe Crabtree Martin Turner Ted Turner Steve Upton Laurie Wisefield John Wetton Trevor Bolder Claire Hamill Mervyn Spence Jamie Crompton Andy Pyle Phil Palmer Ray Weston Tony Kishman Roger Filgate Mike Sturgis Mark Birch Ben Granfelt

Studio albums	Wishbone Ash Pilgrimage Argus Wishbone Four There's the Rub Locked In New England Front Page News No Smoke Without Fire Just Testing Number the Brave Twin Barrels Burning Raw to the Bone Nouveau Calls Here to Hear Strange Affair Illuminations Trance Visionary Psychic Terrorism Bona Fide Clan Destiny Power of Eternity Elegant Stealth

Other albums	Bare Bones First Light

Live albums	Live from Memphis Live Dates Live in Tokyo Live Dates 2 The Ash Live in Chicago Live in Geneva Live Timeline The King Will Come Live Dates 3 Almighty Blues: London and Beyond Live on XM Satellite Radio Live In Hamburg Argus "Then Again" Live

Compilations	Classic Ash The Best of Wishbone Ash Time Was: The Wishbone Ash Collection The Very Best of Wishbone Ash: Blowin' Free Distillation Blowin' Free: An Introduction to Wishbone Ash The Collection Backbones Lost Pearls Tough Tender

Related articles	Discography Category: Members Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash

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