Danced in the Fire (album)

Danced in the Fire is the fifth studio album by New Zealand singer songwriter Sharon O'Neill and first on the Polydor Records label.

Danced in the Fire
Studio album by Sharon O'Neill
Released	October 1987
Recorded	1987
Genre	Pop, pop rock, rock
Length	44:47
Label	Polydor Records
Producer	Alan Mansfield, Peter Walsh, John Brand
Sharon O'Neill chronology
So Far (1984) Danced in the Fire (1987) Edge of Winter (1990)
Singles from Danced in the Fire
"Physical Favours" Released: September 1987 "Danced in the Fire" Released: December 1987 "Shock to the Heart"/"We're Only Human" Released: August 1988

Background and release

Sharon O'Neill signed her first contract with CBS in 1978. She released four top twenty albums in New Zealand between 1979 and 1983. A number of disputes followed, leading to an almost 5-year hiatus where O'Neill was not able to release music. O'Neill continued to write music however and in 1987 once the CBS contract had expired, O'Neill promptly signed a two-album deal with Polydor Records.[1][2] "Physical Favours" was released as the first single in September 1987 and reached the top 40 in Australia and New Zealand. Danced on the Fire was released in October 1987.

During the legal battle, O'Neill began writing with others for the first time and some of this material was recorded for Danced in the Fire. She told The Sydney Morning Herald in 1987: "It was something to do when I couldn't record. It felt really weird at first, but I met a lot of good writers."[3]

In a 2016 interview discussing album covers, O'Neill said "I always wore what I felt comfortable in... All I cared about was that I got to keep the leather jacket. The only time I had a stylist was for Danced in the Fire. I had boofy hair and a fan and to be perfectly honest it looked nothing like me but it was done already."[4]

Track listing

Vinyl/cassette (Polydor 833 557)
Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Physical Favours"	Sharon O'Neill, Alan Mansfield	4:39
2.	"We're Only Human"	S. O'Neill, R. Feldman, S. Kipner	3:31
3.	"Trojan Horse"	S. O'Neill, Frank Musker	4:23
4.	"Far Away"	S. O'Neill	4:29
5.	"Take Me to Paris"	S. O'Neill	4:01

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Danced in the Fire"	S. O'Neill	4:03
2.	"Shock to the Heart"	S. O'Neill	3:47
3.	"Thirst for Love"	S. O'Neill, A. Mansfield	3:50
4.	"Under Suspicion"	S. O'Neill, A. Mansfield	4:36
5.	"In Control"	S. O'Neill	3:28
6.	"Silk or Stone" (bonus track)	S. O'Neill	4:17

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Australian Kent Music Report [5]	45

References

1. "Sharon O'Neill". A Day on the Green. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
2. "Sharon O'Neill". Sergent. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
3. Taylor, Greg (18 October 1987). "O'Neill bounces back from 'doing nothing'". The Sydney Morning Herald.
4. "12 Questions with Sharon O'Neill". NZ Herald. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.