Australian singles chart:
Take a Long Line entered the Kent Music Report on 17 July 1978 and peaked at #29.
Album:
The song is on Face to Face which entered the Kent Music Report album chart on 14 August 1978 and peaked at #18.
Songwriters:
Doc Neeson, John Brewster, Rick Brewster
Producers:
The Angels, Mark Opitz
Record label of Australian release:
Albert Productions
Wikipedia:
Take a Long Line was largely written by band member Rick Brewster. In a 2018 interview with his brother and fellow band mate, John Brewster, on ABC Radio Melbourne, he said that many of the lyrics in the song were inspired by characters his brother had encountered on the streets of Kings Cross in Sydney.
In the year of its release (1978), The Angels supported both Meat Loaf and David Bowie on their respective tours of Australia. David Bowie actually asked the band to support him on his tour after hearing the Face to Face album and seeing The Angels live at a show at the Bondi Surf Life Saving Club.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_a_Long_Line
See also: Take a long line to the Backstory with John Brewster of The Angels
Personnel:
Doc Neeson – lead vocals
Richard Brewster – lead guitar
John Brewster – rhythm guitar
Chris Bailey – bass guitar
Graham “Buzz” Bidstrup – Drums
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