Listen Like Thieves is the fifth album by the Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band INXS

INXS

INXS are an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. Mainstays are Garry Gary Beers on bass guitar, Andrew Farriss on guitar/keyboards, Jon Farriss on drums, Tim Farriss on lead guitar and Kirk Pengilly on guitar/sax...

. It was released in 1985. Considered a breakthrough album for the band, it featured their first top 5 single in the United States, "What You Need." This album also marks the beginning of their off and on alliance with Chris Thomas.

Track listing

All songs written by Andrew Farriss

Andrew Farriss

Andrew Charles Farriss is a rock musician , best known as the keyboardist and main composer for the Australian band INXS.-Career:...

 & Michael Hutchence

Michael Hutchence

Michael Kelland John Hutchence was an Australian musician and actor. He was the founding lead singer-songwriter of rock band :INXS from 1977 to his death in 1997, a period of twenty years. Hutchence was a member of short-lived pop rock group Max Q and recorded solo material which was released...

, except where noted.

1. "What You Need
   What You Need (song)
   "What You Need" is a song recorded by the Australian band INXS. It is the leadoff track from their 1985 album, Listen Like Thieves. "What You Need" was the first single off the album in Australia and New Zealand, while it was in USA and Europe the second single after "This Time" and was the band's...
   
   " – 3:35
2. "Listen Like Thieves (INXS)" – 3:47
3. "Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)
   Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)
   "Kiss the Dirt " is a song by the Australian alternative rock band INXS. It was written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence and included as the third track on the 1985 album Listen Like Thieves....
   
   " – 3:56
4. "Shine Like It Does" – 3:05
5. "Good + Bad Times" (Hutchence, Pengilly) – 2:46
6. "Biting Bullets" (Hutchence, Pengilly) – 2:49
7. "This Time" (Farriss) – 3:11
8. "Three Sisters"(Instrumental) (Tim Farriss
   Tim Farriss
   Timothy William Farriss is a member of the rock band :INXS.-Early life and the formation of INXS:...
   
   ) – 2:27
9. "Same Direction" – 4:58
10. "One x One" – 3:05
11. "Red Red Sun" (Farriss, Jon Farriss
    Jon Farriss
    Jon Farriss is the drummer for the Australian rock band INXS.-Biography:...
    
    ) – 3:32

Personnel

• Garry Gary Beers – bass guitar
• Andrew Farriss
  Andrew Farriss
  Andrew Charles Farriss is a rock musician , best known as the keyboardist and main composer for the Australian band INXS.-Career:...
  
   – guitar, keyboards
• Jon Farriss
  Jon Farriss
  Jon Farriss is the drummer for the Australian rock band INXS.-Biography:...
  
   – percussion, drums
• Tim Farriss
  Tim Farriss
  Timothy William Farriss is a member of the rock band :INXS.-Early life and the formation of INXS:...
  
   – guitar
• Michael Hutchence
  Michael Hutchence
  Michael Kelland John Hutchence was an Australian musician and actor. He was the founding lead singer-songwriter of rock band :INXS from 1977 to his death in 1997, a period of twenty years. Hutchence was a member of short-lived pop rock group Max Q and recorded solo material which was released...
  
   – vocals
• Kirk Pengilly
  Kirk Pengilly
  Kirk Pengilly is an Australian musician, best known as a member of the rock group :INXS.-Early career:...
  
   – guitar, saxophone, vocals

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1985	U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	11
1985	Australian Kent Music Report Kent Music Report The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...  Albums Chart	3

Singles

• "This Time"/"Sweet as Sin" (September 1985)
• "What You Need
  What You Need (song)
  "What You Need" is a song recorded by the Australian band INXS. It is the leadoff track from their 1985 album, Listen Like Thieves. "What You Need" was the first single off the album in Australia and New Zealand, while it was in USA and Europe the second single after "This Time" and was the band's...
  
  "/"I'm Over You" (December 1985)
• "Listen Like Thieves"/"Different World" (April 1986)
• "Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)"/"Six Knots" (August 1986)
• "Shine Like It Does" (1986)

Videos

• "This Time"
• "What You Need"
• "Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)"
• "Listen Like Thieves"