Front Page News is the eighth studio album by rock band Wishbone Ash

Wishbone Ash

Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970s. Their popular records included Wishbone Ash , Argus , There's the Rub , and New England...

. It is mostly made up of slower, breezy soft rock

Soft rock

Soft rock is a style of music which uses the techniques of rock music to compose a softer, more toned-down sound. Soft rock songs generally tend to focus on themes like love, everyday life and relationships. The genre tends to make heavy use of acoustic guitars, pianos, synthesizers and sometimes...

 ballads with lush vocal harmonies. This style is in marked contrast to the earlier albums, such as Argus, but there were several tracks of this idiom on their previous album, New England

New England

New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...

. Their following album, No Smoke Without Fire

No Smoke Without Fire

No Smoke Without Fire is the ninth studio album by rock band Wishbone Ash. It is the first album since 1972's Argus to be produced by Derek Lawrence...

, moves back to a heavier style.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Martin Turner

Martin Turner

Martin Turner is the bass guitarist, lead vocalist and a founding member of the rock band, Wishbone Ash.-Career:...

/Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Andy Powell is an English guitarist and songwriter, and best known as a founding member of Wishbone Ash.-Early life and career:...

/Laurie Wisefield

Laurie Wisefield

Laurie Wisefield is an English guitarist, known for his contributions to Wishbone Ash during the 1970s and 1980s.-Early career:Prior to his stint in Wishbone Ash, Wisefield performed with the progressive rock band, Home...

/Steve Upton

Steve Upton

Steve Upton is the former drummer for the British rock band Wishbone Ash. He was with the band for two decades...

 except where noted.

Side one

1. "Front Page News" - 5:10
2. "Midnight Dancer" - 4:28
3. "Goodbye Baby Hello Friend" (Wisefield) - 3:50
4. "Surface to Air" (Turner) - 4:53
5. "714" (Wisefield) - 3:20

Side two

1. "Come In from the Rain" (Turner) - 4:34
2. "Right or Wrong" (Turner) - 2:51
3. "Heart-Beat" (Turner) - 4:21
4. "The Day I Found Your Love" - 4:31
5. "Diamond Jack" - 4:23

Personnel

• Martin Turner
  Martin Turner
  Martin Turner is the bass guitarist, lead vocalist and a founding member of the rock band, Wishbone Ash.-Career:...
  
   - bass guitar, lead vocals except "Goodbye Baby Hello Friend"
• Andy Powell
  Andy Powell
  Andy Powell is an English guitarist and songwriter, and best known as a founding member of Wishbone Ash.-Early life and career:...
  
   - lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars, mandolin, vocals
• Laurie Wisefield
  Laurie Wisefield
  Laurie Wisefield is an English guitarist, known for his contributions to Wishbone Ash during the 1970s and 1980s.-Early career:Prior to his stint in Wishbone Ash, Wisefield performed with the progressive rock band, Home...
  
   - lead, 12 string and rhythm guitars, lead vocal on "Goodbye Baby Hello Friend"
• Steve Upton
  Steve Upton
  Steve Upton is the former drummer for the British rock band Wishbone Ash. He was with the band for two decades...
  
  - drums