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Calm Before the Storm
Studio album by
Jon English
ReleasedApril 1980 (1980-04)
GenrePop rock
LabelMercury Records
ProducerBruce Brown, Russell Dunlop
Jon English chronology
English History
(1979) 		Calm Before the Storm
(1980) 		In Roads
(1981)
Singles from Calm Before the Storm
  1. "Hot Town"
    Released: October 1979
  2. "Carmilla"
    Released: March 1980
  3. "Hold Back The Night"
    Released: January 1981

Calm Before the Storm is the sixth studio album by the Australian musician Jon English, and his first under the Mercury Records label. The album was released in Australia in April 1980 and peaked at number 17 on the Kent Music Report in March 1983.[1]

Two singles were released from the album: "Hot Town", which peaked at No. 11 on the Kent Music chart, and "Carmilla", which peaked at No. 27.

The international version had a slightly altered track-listing and included the track "Hold Back the Night", which was released as a single in 1981.

Track listing

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Vinyl/ Cassette (6357 067)

Side One

  1. "Survivor" (English) - 3:31
  2. "Save Me" (Garry Paige, Mark Punch) - 3:15
  3. "Carmilla" (English) - 3:47
  4. "Down in Frisco" (Mike Wade) - 3:12
  5. "Hot Town" (Graeme Connors, Wade) - 3:43

Side Two

  1. "Little By Little" (Tony Naylor) - 4:22
  2. "Feel Like Dancing" (Wade, Naylor) - 3:22
  3. "Sad News" (Wade) - 3:34
  4. "Split" (Naylor) - 3:41
  5. "Hope it Turns Out Right" (Connors, Wade) - 4:23

Charts

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Chart (1980–83) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 17
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[2] 9
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[3] 6

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[4] Gold 7,500^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Paul Cashmere (19 March 2016). "Jon English Has A Top 20 Album For First Time Since 1980". Noise11. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Charts.nz – Jon English – Calm Before the Storm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Jon English – Calm Before the Storm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  4. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Jon English – Calm Before the Storm". Recorded Music NZ. 21 September 1980. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
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