Face to Face (The Angels album)

Face to Face
Studio album by The Angels
Released June 1978
Recorded Albert Studios, Sydney
Genre Hard rock
Length 36:13
Label Albert Productions
Producer The Angels, Mark Opitz
The Angels chronology

The Angels
(1977)
Face to Face
(1978)
No Exit
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [1]

Face to Face is the second album by Australian band The Angels, it was released in 1978.

The domestic (Australian) release was under their own name, however the American version was released in 1980 under the name "Angel City" and included songs from their No Exit album as well as a re-recorded version of "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again".

The album cover was designed by Peter Ledger and won the King of Pop award for 'Best Album Cover Design' in 1979.[2] In October 2010, Face to Face was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.[3]

The American version of album was reissued on CD by Rock Candy Records in 2011.

Track listing

Side One

  1. "Straight Jacket" - 3:17
  2. "After the Rain" - 3:08
  3. "Love Takes Care" - 3:40
  4. "Take a Long Line" - 2:58
  5. "Marseilles" - 4:47

Side Two

  1. "Live It Up" - 3:49
  2. "Be with You" - 3:41
  3. "Outcast" - 4:42
  4. "I Ain't the One" - 2:29
  5. "Comin' Down" - 3:19

All songs composed by John Brewster, Bernard Neeson, and Richard Brewster.

American release

Track listing

  1. "Take a Long Line" – 3:00
  2. "Marseilles" – 4:50
  3. "After the Rain" – 3:11
  4. "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again" – 3:40
  5. "Shadow Boxer" – 2:44
  6. "Comin' Down" – 3:20
  7. "Out of the Blue" – 3:17
  8. "Can't Shake It" – 4:49
  9. "Waiting for the World" – 3:13
  10. "No Exit" – 6:44

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1978 Australian ARIA Albums Chart 16

Personnel

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Peter Ledger webpage accessed 12 August 2008.
  3. O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.