Album · Starsailor
On the Outside by Starsailor
On the Outside is an album by Starsailor, released in 2005. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 10 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “In the Crossfire”, on 10 lists with a best position of #51.
On the Outside, Starsailor's third album, came out on EMI on 17 October 2005, with "In the Crossfire" sent ahead a fortnight earlier as the first single. Rob Schnapf produced, and he gives the English post-Britpop four-piece a taut, muscular alternative rock sound: James Walsh's guitar and aching voice out front, Barry Westhead's piano rolling underneath, and James Stelfox on bass and Ben Byrne on drums keeping the whole thing on a short leash.
The song that cuts deepest is "Jeremiah", which Walsh wrote after hearing the mother of Jeremiah Duggan talk on the radio about her son's death. The album went silver in the UK.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from On the Outside on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In the Crossfire | 10 | #51 | – | 2006–2011 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.