Walk the Tightrope
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Walk the Tightrope is the fourth album by Australian boy band
and pop vocal group Human Nature
released on 26 April 2004. After a three year absence since their greatest hits album, Here & Now: The Best of Human Nature
, the group returned with a more adult-contemporary sound, presaging their future move to nostalgia
type covers.
, formerly of Savage Garden
, and reached the top 10 in Australia in April 2004 (the song was also covered by Clay Aiken). The video clip for this video was shot at a patrol station in Granville, New South Wales
in the dead of night.
The album also features a cover version of "To Be With You" a 1992 hit by glam metal
band Mr. Big
.
Andrew Tierney
of the band says on the groups official website that performing an unrecorded Bee Gees
song given to the band by Barry Gibb
was a particular thrill. "The Bee Gees were, without a doubt, the major inspiration for this record. We looked at them, and above their image and what they wore, the thing that kept them current was the fact they consistently came up with incredible songs. Great songs sustain a career. So with this record, we just wanted great songs."
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
and pop vocal group Human Nature
Human Nature (band)
Human Nature are an Australian pop vocal group. The group was originally formed as a doo-wop band in 1989 while the current members were at school together in Sydney. So far, the band has had 17 Top 40 hits and five Top 10 hits in Australia since 1996 when their first album Telling Everybody was...
released on 26 April 2004. After a three year absence since their greatest hits album, Here & Now: The Best of Human Nature
Here & Now: The Best of Human Nature
Here & Now: The Best Of Human Nature is a compilation album by Australian boy band and pop vocal group Human Nature released on November 16, 2001.- Track listing :# "Always Be With You"# "Don't Cry"# "Got It Goin' On"# "He Don't Love You"# "Wishes"...
, the group returned with a more adult-contemporary sound, presaging their future move to nostalgia
Nostalgia
The term nostalgia describes a yearning for the past, often in idealized form.The word is a learned formation of a Greek compound, consisting of , meaning "returning home", a Homeric word, and , meaning "pain, ache"...
type covers.
Making of the album
The first single "When You Say You Love Me" was written by Darren HayesDarren Hayes
Darren Stanley Hayes is a UK-based Australian singer-songwriter. Hayes was the front man and singer of the pop duo Savage Garden, whose 1997 album Savage Garden peaked at No. 1 in Australia, No. 2 in United Kingdom and No. 3 in United States...
, formerly of Savage Garden
Savage Garden
Savage Garden were an Australian pop rock performance and songwriting duo. Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones formed the group in Brisbane, Queensland in 1994...
, and reached the top 10 in Australia in April 2004 (the song was also covered by Clay Aiken). The video clip for this video was shot at a patrol station in Granville, New South Wales
Granville, New South Wales
Granville, is a suburb in western Sydney, Australia. Granville is located west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Parramatta. A small part in the north-west is located in the Local Government Area of the City of Holroyd.South Granville is a...
in the dead of night.
The album also features a cover version of "To Be With You" a 1992 hit by glam metal
Glam metal
Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...
band Mr. Big
Mr. Big (band)
Mr. Big is an American rock supergroup, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1988. The band is a quartet composed of Eric Martin , Paul Gilbert , Billy Sheehan , and Pat Torpey ; Mr. Big also included Richie Kotzen, a reputable blues-based guitarist who replaced Gilbert in 1999...
.
Andrew Tierney
Andrew Tierney
Andrew James Tierney is a member of Human Nature.Andrew and brother Mike are the main songwriters of the group, co-writing the singles, Got It Goin' On, Telling Everybody, Don't Say Goodbye, Whisper Your Name, Be There With You, When We Were Young , Always Be With You and Don't Come Back...
of the band says on the groups official website that performing an unrecorded Bee Gees
Bee Gees
The Bee Gees are a musical group that originally comprised three brothers: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio was successful for most of their 40-plus years of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as a...
song given to the band by Barry Gibb
Barry Gibb
Barry Alan Crompton Gibb, CBE , is a singer, songwriter and producer. He was born in the Isle of Man to English parents. With his brothers Robin and Maurice, he formed The Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The trio got their start in Australia, and found their major...
was a particular thrill. "The Bee Gees were, without a doubt, the major inspiration for this record. We looked at them, and above their image and what they wore, the thing that kept them current was the fact they consistently came up with incredible songs. Great songs sustain a career. So with this record, we just wanted great songs."
Track listing
Composer in brackets.- "Walk the Tightrope"
- "To Be With YouTo Be with You"To Be with You" is a song by the American hard rock band Mr. Big. It appears on the album Lean into It. The song charted in 20 plus countries, many of them at number one, such as on the United States Billboard Hot 100...
" (David Grahame/Eric Martin) - "She's Back"
- "When You Say You Love Me" (Darren HayesDarren HayesDarren Stanley Hayes is a UK-based Australian singer-songwriter. Hayes was the front man and singer of the pop duo Savage Garden, whose 1997 album Savage Garden peaked at No. 1 in Australia, No. 2 in United Kingdom and No. 3 in United States...
/Rick NowelsRick NowelsRichard Wright Nowels Jr. is a Grammy / Ivor Novello award-winning songwriter/producer who has worked with many of the most vibrant artists in contemporary music...
) - "Haunted"
- "Deja Vu"
- "She"
- "Woke Up in Love" (a vocal interlude)
- "Meant to Be"
- "Life Just Gets Better"
- "Raining in California"
- "Love Is Blind" (Barry GibbBarry GibbBarry Alan Crompton Gibb, CBE , is a singer, songwriter and producer. He was born in the Isle of Man to English parents. With his brothers Robin and Maurice, he formed The Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The trio got their start in Australia, and found their major...
/Maurice GibbMaurice GibbMaurice Ernest Gibb, CBE was a musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He was born on the Isle of Man, the twin brother of Robin Gibb, and younger brother to Barry. He is best known as a member of the singing/songwriting trio the Bee Gees, formed with his brothers...
/Robin GibbRobin GibbRobin Hugh Gibb, CBE is a British singer and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the Bee Gees, co-founded with his twin brother Maurice , and elder brother Barry....
) - "Guilty (One in a Million)" (ft. Kelly K.A.E.)
Sales
| Chart | Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... Album Chart |
Gold | 35,000+ |