Beyond Salvation is the ninth studio album by the Australian hard rock band The Angels, produced and recorded in Memphis by Terry Manning. It was released in the US in November 1989 and in Australia in June 1990. The album peaked at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart and it also peaked at number 3 on the Recorded Music NZ.[3][4]

Beyond Salvation
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1989 (US)
June 1990 (Australia)
Recorded1989
StudioArdent Studios and Alpha Sound, Memphis, Tennessee
GenreHard rock
Length48:25
LabelMushroom (Australia)
Chrysalis (rest of the world)
ProducerTerry Manning
The Angels chronology
Live Line
(1987)
Beyond Salvation
(1989)
Red Back Fever
(1991)
Singles from Beyond Salvation
  1. "Let the Night Roll On"
    Released: January 1990
  2. "Dogs Are Talking"
    Released: 20 April 1990[1]
  3. "Back Street Pickup"
    Released: July 1990
  4. "Rhythm Rude Girl"
    Released: October 1990
  5. "Bleeding with the Times"
    Released: February 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[2]

The US version of the album, released under the name The Angels From Angel City, featured a vastly different track listing. It was made up of 4 brand new songs, "Dogs Are Talking", "Rhythm Rude Girl", "Let the Night Roll On" (the only 3 songs to also appear on the Australian edition), and "Junk City" (Australian single B-side to "Let the Night Roll On"), and re-recordings of 5 classic Angels songs, "City Out of Control" (Night Attack, 1981), "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again" (The Angels, 1977), "I Ain't the One" (Face to Face, 1978), "Who Rings The Bell" (The Angels' Greatest, 1980), and "Can't Shake It" (No Exit, 1979).

Track listing

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Credits adapted from the original releases.[5][6]

Australian release

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  1. "Let the Night Roll On" (Doc Neeson, Richard Brewster, Amanda Miller) – 4:04
  2. "Back Street Pickup" (Bob Spencer, Brewster, Neeson, Terry Manning, James Morley) – 4:22
  3. "Dogs Are Talking" (Brewster, Spencer, Neeson, Brent Eccles, Morley) – 3:23
  4. "Rhythm Rude Girl" (Spencer, Brewster) – 5:36
  5. "Jump Back Baby" (Brewster, Spencer, Neeson, Eccles) – 5:35
  6. "Love Waits" (Brewster, Neeson, Spencer, Eccles, Jim Hilbun) – 4:25
  7. "Bleeding with the Times" (Brewster, Miller) – 5:36
  8. "Pushing and Shoving" (Spencer, Brewster) – 4:35
  9. "Bitch" (Brewster, Miller) – 2:23
  10. "Beyond Salvation" (Brewster, Spencer, Neeson, Eccles) – 3:27
  11. "Take an X" (Neeson, Brewster, Spencer, Micheal Towers) – 4:54

American version

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An American version of the album was released in 1989 under the band name The Angels from Angel City.

  1. "Dogs Are Talking" – 3:23
  2. "Rhythm Rude Girl" – 5:58
  3. "Let the Night Roll On" – 4:58
  4. "City Out of Control" – 5:35
  5. "Junk City" – 6:23
  6. "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again" – 3:56
  7. "I Ain't the One" – 2:24
  8. "Who Rings the Bell" – 3:26
  9. "Can't Shake It" – 4:52

Personnel

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The Angels
  • Doc Neeson – lead vocals
  • Rick Brewster – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar
  • Bob Spencer – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • James Morley – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Brent Eccles – drums
Production

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1989/90) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 3

Year-end charts

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Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australian (ARIA Charts)[9] 23

Certifications

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Certifications for Beyond Salvation
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Product Available from: 30/04/90 – Singles (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 16)". ARIA. Retrieved 13 May 2016 – via Imgur.com.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  3. ^ The Angels – Beyond Salvation at Australian Music Database
  4. ^ The Angels – Beyond Salvation at Australian-Charts
  5. ^ Beyond Salvation (CD Booklet). The Angels. Melbourne, Australia: Mushroom Records. 1990. RMD 53327.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Beyond Salvation (CD Booklet). The Angels from Angel City. London, UK: Chrysalis Records. 1989. F2 21677.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Angels – Beyond Salvation". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Charts.nz – The Angels – Beyond Salvation". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  9. ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. pp. 16–17.