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in 1979. The album peaked at No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' album chart and yielded three Top 40 singles: "

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" (No. 5), "Midnight Wind" (No. 28), and "Lost Her in the Sun" (No. 34). This was the bestselling album of Stewart's career.

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and

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, both of

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, appeared on the album. Nicks sang background vocals. Buckingham sang, played guitar, and co-produced.

Track listing

All compositions by John Stewart. # "

" – 4:26 # "Lost Her in the Sun" – 3:51 # "Runaway Fool of Love" – 2:32 # "Somewhere Down the Line" – 2:52 # "Midnight Wind" – 4:30 # "Over the Hill" – 3:13 # "The Spinnin' of the World" – 1:42 # "Comin' Out of Nowhere" – 2:03 # "Heart of the Dream" – 3:21 # "Hand Your Heart to the Wind" – 3:55

Personnel

* John Stewart – vocals, guitar, kalimba *

– guitar, vocals *

– vocals * Joey Harris – guitar, vocals *

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– keyboards * Wayne Hunt – keyboards, vocals * Bryan Garofalo – bass guitar, vocals * David Jackson – bass guitar * Chris Whelan – bass guitar, vocals *

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– vocals *

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– vocals * Croxey Adams – vocals *

Dave Guard Donald David Guard (October 19, 1934 – March 22, 1991) was an American folk singer, songwriter, arranger and recording artist. Along with Nick Reynolds and Bob Shane, he was one of the founding members of The Kingston Trio. Guard was born in ...

– vocals * Catherine Guard – vocals * Christine DeLisle – vocals * Deborah Tompkins – vocals * Mary Torrey – vocals *

Russ Kunkel Russell Kunkel (born September 27, 1948) is an American drummer who has worked as a session musician with many popular artists, including Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Buffett, Harry Chapin, Rita Coolidge, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Da ...

– drums *

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– drums *

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– drums * Gary Weisberg – drums

Charts

References

External links

John Stewart's Official Website
{{Authority control 1979 albums John Stewart (musician) albums RSO Records albums Albums produced by Lindsey Buckingham