Former Little River Band singer John Farnham managed to reinvent himself as an '80s pop star on Whispering Jack.
Immensely popular in Australia, the album as well as the first single "You're the Voice" sat at the top of the charts for many weeks.
Whispering Jack was an album of slick, commercial synth-pop, and from that point of view it was quite good.
"You're the Voice," which comes complete with bagpipe solo, is the obvious highlight of this set.
It became an instant classic, and is the song this album is most remembered for, even though "Pressure Down" and "A Touch of Paradise" also became hit singles.
On a couple of tracks, Farnham moves into more of a straight rock territory ("Love to Shine," "Let Me Out").
Farnham's solo career really took off following this album.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pressure DownHarry Bogdanovs | John Farnham | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | You're the VoiceAndy Qunta, Keith Reid, Maggie Ryder, Chris Thompson | John Farnham | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 3 | One Step Away | John Farnham | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | ReasonsSam See | John Farnham | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | No One Comes Close | John Farnham | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 6 | Love to ShineHarry Bogdanovs | John Farnham | Play | 03:55 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 7 | Trouble | John Farnham | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | A Touch of ParadiseG. Smith, R. Wilson | John Farnham | Play | 04:48 | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| 9 | Let Me OutJohn Farnham | John Farnham | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 10 | Going, Going, Gone 3 | John Farnham | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 40 mins | 94 MB | |||||
| 40 mins | 261 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Bogdanovs | Composer |
| 2 | Doug Brady | Engineer |
| 3 | John Farnham | Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 4 | Ross Fraser | Composer, Producer |
| 5 | David Hirschfelder | Composer |
| 6 | Andy Qunta | Composer |
| 7 | Keith Reid | Composer |
| 8 | Maggie Ryder | Composer |
| 9 | Sam See | Composer |
| 10 | G. Smith | Composer |
| 11 | Chris Thompson | Composer |
| 12 | Michael Wickow | Assistant |
| 13 | R. Wilson | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |