Ghosts of the Past (album)

Ghosts of the Past is the fifth studio album by Australian rock band Eskimo Joe, released on 12 August 2011.

It is the band's first album to be released on their independent record label, Dirt Diamonds Productions. In an interview with the band, they described the album's sound as less polished than their previous album. Recording for the album began in late 2010 and finished in February 2011.

The first track to be released was "When We Were Kids". On 24 June 2011, the second single titled "Love is a Drug" was released.

Personnel

 * Eskimo Joe
 * Kavyen Temperley – vocals, bass, keyboards
 * Stuart MacLeod – guitar, vocals
 * Joel Quartermain – guitar, drums, vocals


 * Performance credits
 * Hunter Temperley – hey's in "When We Were Kids"
 * Mia Schafer Zaics – hey's in "When We Were Kids"
 * Abeni Temperley – hey's in "When We Were Kids"


 * Visuals and imagery
 * Brad Rimmer – photography
 * Debaser – artwork


 * Instruments
 * Aaron Wyatt – strings on "Sky's on Fire", "Speeding Car", "Itch", "Just Don't Feel"
 * Emma McCoy – strings on "Sky's on Fire", "Speeding Car", "Itch", "Just Don't Feel"
 * Rachael Aquilina – strings on "Sky's on Fire", "Speeding Car", "Itch", "Just Don't Feel"


 * Technical and production
 * Eskimo Joe – production, engineering on "Just Don't Feel" (Wastelands Version), sequencing
 * Matt Lovell – engineering
 * Marcus Salisbury – engineering assistant
 * Cenzo Townshend – mixing
 * Andy Lawson – engineering, mixing on "Just Don't Feel"
 * Joel Quartermain – mixing on "Just Don't Feel" (Wastelands Version)
 * Leon Zervos – mastering
 * James Hewgill – sequencing


 * Managerial
 * Catherine Haridy – management