Dark Side of the Man is the first studio album by Australian musician Ross Wilson, released in 1989. Two singles were released from the album - Bed Of Nails and the title track Dark Side of the Man.[1][2] Dark Side Of The Man peaked at number 26 on the Kent Music Report.[3] The song Dark Side of the Man peaked at number 57 on the Kent Music Report.[4]

Track listing

Personnel

• Acoustic guitar – Kerryn Tolhurst
• Alto saxophone – Ian Chaplin (tracks: 6 to 8)
• Alto saxophone solo – Ian Wallace (tracks: 7)
• Backing vocals – Eris O'Brien (tracks: 9, 11), James Gillard (tracks: 1), Linda Bull (tracks: 5), Mark Williams (4) (tracks: 3, 4), Vika Bull (tracks: 5), Wendy Matthews (tracks: 3, 4)
• Backing vocals (chanting) – Anthony Joiner (tracks: 3), Darren Jenkins (tracks: 3)
• Bass – Barry Johnson (tracks: 2, 3, 9), Ian Belton (tracks: 4, 5, 11), Lloyd Swanton (tracks: 6 to 8)
• Bass, backing vocals – Daryl Johnson
• Double bass – Tony Garnier (tracks: 10)
• Drums – Andrew Travers (tracks: 11), Gary Young (tracks: 4), Peter Luscombe (tracks: 5), Tony Floyd (tracks: 6 to 8)
• Drums, backing vocals – Ricky Fataar (tracks: 1 to 3, 9)
• Engineer – Angus Davidson (tracks: 6 to 8), Paul Special (tracks: 1 to 3, 9, 10)
• Fiddle – Wayne Goodwin (tracks: 5)
• Guitar – Doug De Vries (tracks: 6 to 8), Mark Moffatt (tracks: 3 to 5, 11), Mark Punch (tracks: 4, 5)
• Keyboards – Craig Hooper (tracks: 4), Richard Tee (tracks: 10)
• Keyboards, backing vocals, percussion – Jay Askew (tracks: 10)
• Keyboards, clavinet – Bernie Worrell (tracks: 1 to 3, 9)
• Lead guitar, electric guitar – Shane Fontayne (tracks: 1, 2, 9)
• Lead guitar, rhythm guitar – Chris Spedding (tracks: 3)
• Mandolin – Wayne Goodwin (tracks: 11)
• Percussion – Ray Pereira (2) (tracks: 6 to 8)
• Piano, strings, vibes – Paul Grabowsky (tracks: 6 to 8)
• Rhythm guitar – Mike Hampton (tracks: 1)
• Shaker – Alex Pitou (tracks: 4, 5)
• Tenor saxophone solo – Paul Williamson (tracks: 6 to 8)
• Trombone – Russell Smith (tracks: 7, 8)
• Trumpet – Vince Jones (tracks: 8)
• Vocals – Russell Smith (4) (tracks: 6), Shelley Scown (tracks: 6, 7)
• Vocals, guitar, harmonica – Ross Wilson

Production

• Producer – Paul Grabowsky (tracks: 6 to 8), Ricky Fataar (tracks: 1 to 3, 9, 10)
• Producer, engineer – Mark Moffatt (tracks: 4, 5, 11)
• Mixed by Mark Opitz
• Mixed by (assistant) – Andrew Scott

Charts

References