''Every Brilliant Eye'' is the third album by Australian rock band

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. It was released in 1990 and produced by Jeff Eyrich, whose previous production credits included

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. The album was recorded in

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at the close of a tour of Europe and the United States. It was the first to feature new keyboardist John Hoey (ex-X-Men,

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) following the departure of long-time member Frank Brunetti and bassist Steve Clark (ex-Glass), who replaced Mark Lock.

Track listing

(All songs by Brett Myers,

Ron Peno Ronald "Ron" Stephen Peno (born mid 1950s), who also performed as Ronnie Pop, is an Australian rock singer, he fronted Died Pretty, from 1984 to 2002, he was a member of early punk band the Hellcats (1976–77), and followed with the 31st (in B ...

except where noted) # "Sight Unseen" – 4:39 # "The Underbelly"– 6:24 # "Herr Godiva" – 4:19 # "Face Toward the Sun" – 5:59 # "Prayer" – 4:22 # "True Fools Fall" – 4:15 # "Whitlam Square" – 4:27 # "Rue the Day" (Ron Peno, Steve Clark) – 3:53 # "From the Dark" – 7:12

Personnel

* Brett Myers – guitar *

– vocals * Steve Clark – bass * John Hoey – keyboards * Chris Welsh – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

* J'Anna Jacoby – violin * Shandra Beri – backing vocals * Gary McLaughlin – percussion * Gonzalo Quintana III – drums

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1990 albums Died Pretty albums Albums produced by Jeff Eyrich