''Dark Horses'' is the tenth studio album by Australian musician,

Jon English Jonathan James English (26 March 1949 – 9 March 2016) was an English-born Australian singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He emigrated from England to Australia with his parents in 1961. He was an early vocalist and rhythm guitarist for S ...

. The album was co-produced by English and former

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band member,

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. It was released in Australia in May 1987, following a 4-year break where he returned to the theatre playing in

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'' The Pirates of Penzance'', winning three consecutive 'Entertainer of the Year' Mo Awards between 1983 and 1985. Jon English wrote on the album sleeve “Oh, by the way ''Dark Horses'' is a bastardised metaphor meaning loosely; Whatever is possible will be achieved by someone or something least expected. When it happens, however, no one will be surprised...”

Track listing

;Vinyl/cassette (450599 1) Side One # "Overture" (Jon English, Tony Mitchell,

Garth Porter Garth Ivan Richard Porter (born 24 September 1948) is a New Zealand-born Australian multi-instrumental musician, songwriter and record producer. He was a member, on keyboards and backing vocals, of the pop group, Sherbet (1970–84), and co-wr ...

) # "Dark Horses" (Jon English) # "Treated Like a Lady" (Keith Kerwin) # "Winds of Limbo" (Jon English) # "I Can Do Better Than That" (Jon English, Keith Kerwin) # "The Best in Me" (Jon English, John Dallimore) Side Two # "Another Brand New Day" (Jon English) # "Baby Got Style" (Peter Grimwood) # "Mr. Nice Guy" (Jon English, John Dallimore) # "Emotion" (Cos Russo) # "Glass Houses" (Jon English)

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* 1987 albums Jon English albums {{1980s-pop-album-stub