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{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Just Testing<br />
| type = studio<br />
| artist = [[Wishbone Ash]]<br />
| cover = Wishbone_Ash_-_Just_Testing_(1980).jpg<br />
| border = yes<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 18 January 1980<br />
| recorded = 1979<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio = Surrey Sound Studios, Leatherhead, England; except "Helpless" at Kingsway Recorders, London<br />
| genre = [[Hard rock]]<br />
| length = {{Duration|m=38|s=00}}<br />
| label = [[MCA Records|MCA]]<br />
| producer = {{flatlist|<br />
*[[Martin Turner]]<br />
*John Sherry<br />
*Wishbone Ash<br />
}}<br />
| prev_title = [[Live in Tokyo (Wishbone Ash album)|Live in Tokyo]]<br />
| prev_year = 1979<br />
| next_title = [[Live Dates 2]]<br />
| next_year = 1980<br />
| misc = {{Singles<br />
| name = Just Testing<br />
| type = studio<br />
| single1 = Living Proof/Jail Bait<br />
| single1date = 1980<br />
| single2 = Helpless/Living Proof<br />
| single2date = 1980<br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
{{Music ratings<br />
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]<br />
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name = "AllMusic">{{AllMusic | class = album | id = just-testing-mw0000739376 | label = Wishbone Ash: "Just Testing" > Review | first = Mark | last = Allan | accessdate = 17 November 2016}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
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'''''Just Testing''''' is the tenth studio album by the British [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Wishbone Ash]], released on 18 January 1980 by [[MCA Records]]. Recorded primarily at Surrey Sound Studios in England, it was the last to feature the original lead vocalist and bass guitarist [[Martin Turner]] until the release of ''[[Nouveau Calls]]'' (1987). The track "Helpless" is only the second cover version released by the band on a studio album, the previous one being "Vas Dis" on ''[[Pilgrimage (Wishbone Ash album)|Pilgrimage]]''.<br />
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The album reached number 43 in the [[UK Albums Chart]].<br />
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==Track listing==<br />
{{Track listing<br />
| headline = Side one<br />
| all_writing = [[Martin Turner]], except where noted<br />
| title1 = Living Proof<br />
| writer1 = [[Laurie Wisefield]], [[Claire Hamill]]<br />
| length1 = 5:44<br />
| title2 = Haunting Me<br />
| length2 = 4:34<br />
| title3 = Insomnia<br />
| length3 = 5:10<br />
| title4 = Helpless<br />
| writer4 = Paul Kendrick<br />
| length4 = 4:03<br />
}}<br />
{{Track listing<br />
| headline = Side two<br />
| total_length = 38:00<br />
| title5 = Pay the Price<br />
| length5 = 3:35<br />
| title6 = New Rising Star<br />
| length6 = 3:58<br />
| title7 = Master of Disguise<br />
| writer7 = [[Andy Powell]]<br />
| length7 = 4:26<br />
| title8 = Lifeline<br />
| writer8 = Turner, Powell, Wisefield, [[Steve Upton]]<br />
| length8 = 6:29<br />
}}<br />
{{Track listing<br />
| headline = 1998 remastered edition bonus tracks<br />
| total_length = 55:43<br />
| title9 = [[Come On (Chuck Berry song)|Come On]]<br />
| writer9 = [[Chuck Berry]]<br />
| length9 = 3:23<br />
| title10 = Fast Johnny<br />
| writer10 = Turner, Powell, Wisefield, Upton<br />
| length10 = 4:04<br />
| title11 = Blowin' Free<br />
| note11 = live<br />
| writer11 = Powell, Upton, [[Ted Turner (guitarist)|Ted Turner]], Turner<br />
| length11 = 6:34<br />
| title12 = Helpless<br />
| note12 = live<br />
| writer12 = Kendrick<br />
| length12 = 3:46<br />
}}<br />
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==Personnel==<br />
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===Wishbone Ash===<br />
*[[Andy Powell]] – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals<br />
*[[Laurie Wisefield]] – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals<br />
*[[Martin Turner]] – lead vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals; co-producer<br />
*[[Steve Upton]] – drums and percussion<br />
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===Additional musicians===<br />
*[[Claire Hamill]] – vocals (on "Living Proof", "Pay the Price" and "Master of Disguise")<br />
*Ian Kew – organ (on "Master of Disguise")<br />
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===Technical personnel===<br />
*John Sherry – co-producer<br />
*Martin Moss – engineer<br />
*Bob Broglia – engineer<br />
*Colin Elgie – sleeve design<br />
*[[Hipgnosis]] – photography and art direction<br />
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==Charts==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"<br />
|-<br />
! Chart (1980)<br />
! Peak<br />position<br />
|-<br />
{{Album chart|Germany4|51|id=12621|artist=Wishbone Ash|album= Just Testing|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 30, 2023}}<br />
|-<br />
{{Album chart|UK2|41|date=19800203|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 30, 2023}}<br />
|-<br />
{{Album chart|Billboard200|179|artist=Wishbone Ash|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 30, 2023}}<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*https://www.wishboneashofficial.com/ The Official Wishbone Ash Website<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080724221410/http://www.wishboneash.co.uk/ Classic Wishbone Ash History]<br />
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{{Wishbone Ash|state=collapsed}}<br />
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[[Category:Wishbone Ash albums]]<br />
[[Category:Albums with cover art by Hipgnosis]]<br />
[[Category:1980 albums]]<br />
[[Category:MCA Records albums]]</div>
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