Let's start with my favourite era of James Freud - 1989. A year that saw 80's excess reach it's zenith, with JF being no exception. JF had assembled demos for a new solo album. In his memoirs he expected his Record Label, Mushroom would like the songs and agree to finance a $50000 record (standard deal at thew time). However the 80's excesses where unstoppable and his Label sent him off to New York to record. With an expensive Studio and Producer (Bernard Edwards) the resulting album cost $650000, a small fortune in those heady days and the most expensive Australian ever made at that time.
Needless to say it could never pay itself back let alone make a profit and JF was dropped from the Mushroom Label. Or 'set up to fail' as i like to think of it.
It's a shame because it is a solid album of Pop Rock anthems. Beautifully realized by Edwards production values, spawning 3 singles and 3 b-sides and 2 remixes.
The Tracks
Hurricane was the lead single and rockin number it is too. The B-side is called Alright, again a solid rocker that cold have made the album. The Cd single and 12 inch single also contained a extended remix of the single called the West Side Mix.
Check it out here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57BfH9fOa8g
And here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nyw3suYTApk
The Cd single is pretty rare. I've only seen it pop up on eBay and Discogs a couple of times. The CD single was also unique for a hving a cloth inner sleeve (see YT clip above).