Front Page News

by Wishbone Ash

Front Page News cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: October 1977
  • Label: MCA
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 42:40
  • Community rating: 2.96/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Martin Turner, Ron Albert, Andy Powell, Laurie Wisefield, Howard Albert, Steve Upton

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Wishbone Ash's 'Front Page News' moved the band toward a softer and more radio-friendly rock sound while retaining traces of its twin-guitar identity. The album reflects the group's late-1970s search for a broader audience in an increasingly changing rock market.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic

Tracklist

  1. Front Page News (5:11)
  2. Midnight Dancer (4:31)
  3. Goodbye Baby Hello Friend (3:51)
  4. Surface To Air (4:53)
  5. 714 (3:23)
  6. Come In From The Rain (4:45)
  7. Right Or Wrong (2:53)
  8. Heart Beat (4:21)
  9. The Day I Found Your Love (4:30)
  10. Diamond Jack (4:19)

Credits

  • Wishbone Ash - primary artist
  • Mike Lewis - arranged by [strings arranged by], conductor [strings conducted by]
  • Martin Turner - bass guitar, lead vocals, written-by
  • Steve Upton - drums, written-by
  • Alwyn Clayden - graphics
  • Andy Powell - lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, vocals, written-by
  • Laurie Wisefield - lead guitar, twelve-string guitar, rhythm guitar, lead vocals, written-by

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