Dark Side of the Man

Dark Side of the Man is the first studio album by Australian musician Ross Wilson, released in 1989. Two singles were released from the album—"Bed of Nails" and the title track "Dark Side of the Man". Dark Side of the Man peaked at number 28 on the ARIA Albums Chart and number 26 on the Kent Music Report. The song "Bed of Nails" peaked at number 25 on the ARIA Singles Chart, while "Dark Side of the Man" peaked at number 57 on the Kent Music Report.

Personnel

 * Acoustic guitar – Kerryn Tolhurst
 * Alto saxophone – Ian Chaplin (tracks: 6 to 8)
 * Alto saxophone solo – Ian Wallace (tracks: 7)
 * Backing vocals – Eris O'Brien (tracks: 9, 11), James Gillard (tracks: 1), Linda Bull (tracks: 5), Mark Williams (4) (tracks: 3, 4), Vika Bull (tracks: 5), Wendy Matthews (tracks: 3, 4)
 * Backing vocals (chanting) – Anthony Joyner (tracks: 3), Darren Jenkins (tracks: 3)
 * Bass – Barry Johnson (tracks: 2, 3, 9), Ian Belton (tracks: 4, 5, 11), Lloyd Swanton (tracks: 6 to 8)
 * Bass, backing vocals – Daryl Johnson
 * Double bass – Tony Garnier (tracks: 10)
 * Drums – Andrew Travers (tracks: 11), Gary Young (tracks: 4), Peter Luscombe (tracks: 5), Tony Floyd (tracks: 6 to 8)
 * Drums, backing vocals – Ricky Fataar (tracks: 1 to 3, 9)
 * Engineer – Angus Davidson (tracks: 6 to 8), Paul Special (tracks: 1 to 3, 9, 10)
 * Fiddle – Wayne Goodwin (tracks: 5)
 * Guitar – Doug De Vries (tracks: 6 to 8), Mark Moffatt (tracks: 3 to 5, 11), Mark Punch (tracks: 4, 5)
 * Keyboards – Craig Hooper (tracks: 4), Richard Tee (tracks: 10)
 * Keyboards, backing vocals, percussion – Jay Askew (tracks: 10)
 * Keyboards, clavinet – Bernie Worrell (tracks: 1 to 3, 9)
 * Lead guitar, electric guitar – Shane Fontayne (tracks: 1, 2, 9)
 * Lead guitar, rhythm guitar – Chris Spedding (tracks: 3)
 * Mandolin – Wayne Goodwin (tracks: 11)
 * Percussion – Ray Pereira (2) (tracks: 6 to 8)
 * Piano, strings, vibes – Paul Grabowsky (tracks: 6 to 8)
 * Rhythm guitar – Mike Hampton (tracks: 1)
 * Shaker – Alex Pitou (tracks: 4, 5)
 * Tenor saxophone solo – Paul Williamson (tracks: 6 to 8)
 * Trombone – Russell Smith (tracks: 7, 8)
 * Trumpet – Vince Jones (tracks: 8)
 * Vocals – Russell Smith (4) (tracks: 6), Shelley Scown (tracks: 6, 7)
 * Vocals, guitar, harmonica – Ross Wilson

Production
 * Producer – Paul Grabowsky (tracks: 6 to 8), Ricky Fataar (tracks: 1 to 3, 9, 10)
 * Producer, engineer – Mark Moffatt (tracks: 4, 5, 11)
 * Mixed by Mark Opitz
 * Mixed by (assistant) – Andrew Scott