The ensuing album, 'out in the blue', is very much a rootsy, rock album with rockabilly shuffles, powerful ballads and flat chat rock & roll. It's a change in direction for jimmy, signalling that he's had time to reflect on what is most important in his life. Jimmy wrote the majority of songs alone, showing just how prolific he is as a musician, and the album also includes collaborations with close friends tex perkins and nick barker and a song written for him by neil finn. Said to be his best album ever, 'out in the blue' features musicians jim moginie (midnight oil), mark punch and chris haigh and was produced by nash chambers (kasey chambers, troy cassar-daley). All of jimmy's children, daughters mahalia, e.j, and elly-may and son jackie, feature on the album, making it a true family affair.