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One Foot In Front
Studio album by
John Paul Young
ReleasedMarch 1984
RecordedHorus Sound Studios, Hannover, West Germany, Union Studios, Munich, West Germany, Bodifications Inc, Los Angeles, USA, AAV, Melbourne, Australia , Albert Studio 2, Sydney, Australia
GenrePop music, Synth pop
Length36:32
LabelI.C. Records
ProducerJohn Capek
John Paul Young chronology
The Singer
(1981) 		One Foot In Front
(1984) 		Classic Hits
(1988)
Singles from One Foot In Front
  1. "Soldier of Fortune"
    Released: October 1983
  2. "War Games"
    Released: March 1984
  3. "L.A. Sunset"
    Released: July 1984
  4. "Call The Night"
    Released: November 1984

One Foot in Front is the seventh studio album by Australian pop singer John Paul Young, released in March 1984. The album spawned four singles, "Soldier of Fortune" in 1983, and "War Games", "L.A. Sunset" and "Call the Night" in 1984.[1][2]For European release in 1984, the album was titled Soldier of Fortune, and for re-release in 1992 it was renamed War Games. It is the first Young album to not feature Vanda & Young as producers.

In 1992 the album was remastered and released on CD and it came with seven bonus tracks.

Overview

In 1983, Young signed to the Australian branch of German label I.C. Records. He flew to Germany with producer, composer and keyboard player John Capek to record a new album. Additional sessions in Los Angeles, Melbourne and Sydney.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."War Games"John Capek, Marc Jordan3:34
2."She Made A Fool Out Of You"Frank Howson, John Capek3:46
3."System Overload"John Capek, Marc Jordan4:04
4."Call The Night"Frank Howson, John Capek, John Paul Young3:19
5."Soldier of Fortune"John Capek, Marc Jordan4:24
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cryin' Eyes"John Paul Young, Warren Morgan3:50
2."Body Heat"John Capek, Leslie Smith, Marc Jordan3:46
3."Love Is For Hereos"Frank Howson, John Capek3:42
4."Television Girl"John Capek, Marc Jordan4:34
5."L.A. Sunset"Frank Howson, John Capek3:33

Bonus tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Sirens"John Paul Young, Marc Jordan4:05
2."War Games (Instrumental)"John Capek, Marc Jordan3:49
3."Blues Singer (Previously Unreleased)" 3:59
4."Pasadena (Previously Unreleased)"David Hemmings, George Young, Harry Vanda3:47
5."Down On Down On Down (Previously Unreleased)"Beeb Birtles, Frank Howson3:59
6."Soldier Of Fortune (Extended Mix)"John Capek, Marc Jordan5:10
7."War Games (Extended Mix)"John Capek, Marc Jordan5:44

Personnel

John Paul Young and the All Star Band

References

  1. ^ "John Paul Young - One Foot In Front (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. ^ "One Foot in the Door by John Paul Young". Australian Music Database. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
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