''Etched in Blue'' is the first solo album by
John Schumann
John Lewis Schumann (born 18 May 1953) is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist from Adelaide. He is best known as the lead singer for the folk group Redgum, with their chart-topping hit " I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green)", a s ...
, which appeared in 1987, the year after he left the folk rock band,
Redgum
Redgum were an Australian folk and political music group formed in Adelaide in 1975 by singer-songwriter John Schumann, Michael Atkinson on guitars/vocals, Verity Truman on flute/vocals; they were later joined by Hugh McDonald on fiddle and Ch ...
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/ref> It was reissued on CD in 2009. At the APRA Music Awards of 1989, Schumann won Most Performed Australasian Country Work for the lead track, "Borrowed Ground".
Album artwork
The cover art shows Schumann's face and a map in the background.
Track listing
#"Borrowed Ground" - 4:24
#"Thunder Across The Reef" - 4:35
#"Holy Mary" - 5:28
#"Coming Home" - 3:48
#"Safe Behind The Wire" - 3:28
#"He's Got The Money" - 4:02
#"Yuppy Days" - 4:39
#"After The Party" - 3:52
#"For The Children" - 4:12
#"Borrowed Ground Reprise 1788-1988" - 4:15
Charts
References
External links
The Redgum Lyrics Archive - Etched in Blue
1987 debut albums
John Schumann albums
CBS Records albums
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