Bear Witness

Bear Witness
Studio album by I'm Talking
Released August 1986
Recorded January–March 1986
Melbourne
Genre Electronic, Funk, Soul, Pop
Length 46:50
Label Mushroom Records Australia
Producer Fred Maher, Martyn Webster
I'm Talking chronology
Bear Witness
(1986)		 Dancing
(1988)
Singles from Bear Witness
  1. "Do You Wanna Be?"
    Released: May 1986
  2. "Holy Word"
    Released: August 1986
  3. "How Can It Be?"
    Released: October 1986

Bear Witness is the first and only studio album by Australian band I'm Talking although, in 1988, they released a remix album, titled Dancing.[1] The album was released in August 1986 by Mushroom Records and peaked at No. 14 on the Australian Album Charts.[2] The album yielded three singles, "Do You Wanna Be?" (released in May 1986 and reaching No. 9 on the Australian Singles Chart), "Holy Word" (released in August 1986 and reaching No. 8 on the Australian Singles Chart) and "How Can It Be?" (released in October 1986).[3][4] At the 1987 ARIA Music Awards Richard Alan, responsible for the album's cover, was nominated for 'Best Cover Artist'.

The band received considerable international interest and as a result I'm Talking undertook a 36-date UK tour supporting Five Star.[3]

In October 2010, Bear Witness (1986) was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.[5] A compilation album containing songs from the 100 albums was released in November 2010, which included the band's track, "Trust Me" [6]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Do You Wanna Be?"  R. Goodge, I. Cox[7] 5:31
2. "Holy Word" (solo vocals - Zan Abeyratne)R. Goodge, I. Cox[8] 4:25
3. "How Can It Be?"  R. Goodge, I. Cox[9] 4:30
4. "Baby Baby Baby"  R. Goodge, I. Cox[10] 3:48
5. "Stay With Me"  R. Goodge, I. Cox[11] 5:29
6. "It's Over"  R. Goodge, I. Cox[12] 4:04
7. "Disaster"  R. Goodge, I. Cox[13] 3:57
8. "Love Means Everything"  R. Goodge, I. Cox[14] 4:19
Total length:
 46:50
1992 re-issue
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Do You Wanna Be?"  R. Goodge, I. Cox[7] 5:31
2. "Holy Word" (solo vocals - Zan Abeyratne)R. Goodge, I. Cox[8] 4:25
3. "How Can It Be?"  R. Goodge, I. Cox[9] 4:30
4. "Baby Baby Baby"  R. Goodge, I. Cox[10] 3:48
5. "Stay With Me"  R. Goodge, I. Cox[11] 5:29
6. "It's Over"  R. Goodge, I. Cox[12] 4:04
7. "Disaster"  R. Goodge, I. Cox[13] 3:57
8. "Love Means Everything"  R. Goodge, I. Cox[14] 4:19
9. "Do You Wanna Be?" (Dance Mix)R. Goodge, I. Cox[7] 5:17
10. "Holy Word" (Dance Mix by Martyn Webster)R. Goodge, I. Cox[8] 5:29
11. "Trust Me"  K. Cebrano, R. Goodge, I. Cox, B. Hogarth, S. Charlesworth[15] 3:49
12. "Lead the Way"  K. Cebrano, C. Newman, R. Goodge, I. Cox, B. Hogarth, S. Charlesworth[16] 3:49
13. "Love Don't Live Here Anymore"  Gregory Miles, James Miles[17] 4:22
Total length:
 58:49

Credits

Musicians

Production

References

  1. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Im-Talking-Dancing/master/280371
  2. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. 1 2 McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'I'm Talking'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "I'm Talking". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  5. ↑ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
  6. ↑ "Songs from the 100 Best Australian Albums". AllMusic. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 ""Do You Wanna Be?" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 ""Holy Word" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  9. 1 2 ""How Can It Be?" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  10. 1 2 ""Baby Baby Baby" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  11. 1 2 ""Stay With Me" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  12. 1 2 ""It's Over" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  13. 1 2 ""Disaster" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  14. 1 2 ""Love Means Everything" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  15. ↑ ""Trust Me" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  16. ↑ ""Lead The Way" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  17. ↑ ""Love Don't Live Here Anymore" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 23 December 2013.

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