It was released in November 1988 and went to number one on the Australian albums chart for three weeks later that month.

Barnes and his backing band were recorded at their Melbourne performances from December 1987 to February 1988.

Australian hard rocker, Jimmy Barnes (ex-Cold Chisel), released Barnestorming in November 1988, a year after the related concert performances in Melbourne had started.

[4] It appeared on the Mushroom Records label as a 2× LP album, on CD and on 2× audio cassettes in Australia.

[4] The live recordings were mixed by Dave Thoener at Rhinoceros Studios, Sydney, in September 1988.