Cannot Buy My Soul
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Compilation album tribute by Various artists | |
Released | 17 February 2007 |
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Length | 142:41 |
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Cannot Buy My Soul: The Songs of Kev Carmody, or more simply Cannot Buy My Soul, is a 2007 double-CD compilation tribute album featuring various artists performing tracks by Australian singer-songwriter Kev Carmody. They were brought together by rock musician, Paul Kelly, who also performs on a track. Artists include Dan Kelly (Paul's nephew), the John Butler Trio, the Waifs and Clare Bowditch. The first disc is sub-titled, The Songs of Kev Carmody. The second disc, sub-titled, Originals, is a compilation of Carmody's original versions of the same tracks presented in the same order.[1]
Release and reception
Paul Kelly met Kev Carmody in the 1980s.[2] They co-wrote a track, "From Little Things Big Things Grow", which was first recorded in 1991 by Kelly and his group, Carmody and Kelly released a version as a single in 1993. Kelly decided to bring together fellow Australian artists to record a tribute album of Carmody's songs, with the intention of bringing Carmody's music to a wider audience.[3] The album, named after Carmody's song, "Cannot Buy My Soul", was released on 17 February 2007 on EMI Music Australia/Virgin Records.[4] It entered the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) albums chart at No. 31 and stayed in the top 50 for three weeks.[5] It won Album of the Year at the 12th Deadly Awards in September 2007.[6]
Writing for The Courier-Mail, Noel Mengel praised the album and said that it was "more than just another tribute album [...] a powerful album in its own right as well as an introduction to a diverse body of work."[7] He noted the diversity of styles of the cover versions and called Paul Kelly, Augie March and Missy Higgins' version of "Droving Woman", "stunning".[7] Patrick Donovan from The Age said that it contained a well-chosen selection of tracks.[1] He felt Clare Bowditch's version of "Blood Red Rose", was "stunning" and said that "This Land Is Mine", sung by Scott Wilson and Dan Sultan, was "evocative".[1] In October 2010 the tribute album was listed in the top 40 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.[8]
Track listing
All tracks written by Kev Carmody,[9] unless otherwise shown.
The Songs of Kev Carmody | |||
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No. | Title | Artist | Length |
1. | "I've Been Moved" | Dan Kelly | 3:39 |
2. | "Thou Shalt Not Steal" | John Butler Trio | 4:50 |
3. | "Elly" | Bernard Fanning | 4:47 |
4. | "The Young Dancer Is Dead" | The Last Kinection | 3:02 |
5. | "From Little Things Big Things Grow" (Paul Kelly, Carmody) | The Waifs | 5:13 |
6. | "River of Tears" | The Drones | 4:24 |
7. | "On the Wire" | Troy Cassar-Daley | 3:43 |
8. | "Cannot Buy My Soul" | Archie Roach | 2:47 |
9. | "Moonstruck" | Sara Storer | 3:15 |
10. | "This Land Is Mine" (Kelly, Carmody) | Scott Wilson, Dan Sultan | 4:06 |
11. | "Darkside" | Tex Perkins | 5:46 |
12. | "Blood Red Rose" | Clare Bowditch | 4:59 |
13. | "Comrade Jesus Christ" | The Herd | 4:14 |
14. | "Images of London" | Steve Kilbey | 5:15 |
15. | "Droving Woman" | Paul Kelly, Glenn Richards, Missy Higgins | 8:44 |
16. | "Eulogy for a Black Man" | The Pigram Brothers | 4:42 |
Originals | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "I've Been Moved" | 2:50 |
2. | "Thou Shalt Not Steal" | 4:54 |
3. | "Elly" | 4:53 |
4. | "The Young Dancer Is Dead" | 3:34 |
5. | "From Little Things Big Things Grow" | 5:49 |
6. | "River of Tears" | 2:32 |
7. | "On the Wire" | 4:39 |
8. | "Cannot Buy My Soul" | 2:34 |
9. | "Moonstruck" | 4:37 |
10. | "This Land Is Mine" | 2:56 |
11. | "Darkside" | 5:23 |
12. | "Blood Red Rose" | 3:22 |
13. | "Comrade Jesus Christ" | 2:13 |
14. | "Images of London" | 5:22 |
15. | "Droving Woman" | 9:17 |
16. | "Eulogy for a Black Man" | 4:12 |
References
- 1 2 3 Donovan, Patrick (22 February 2007), "Kev Carmody: Cannot buy my soul", The Age, Fairfax Media, retrieved 4 June 2010
- ↑ "Kev Carmody — Cannot Buy My Soul", Message Stick, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 12 February 2007, retrieved 4 June 2010
- ↑ Whyte, Pat, "Cannot Buy My Soul — The Campfire Storyteller" (PDF), kevcarmody.com.au, retrieved 8 June 2010
- ↑ Ferguson, Tom (3 March 2007), "Obita Opening Doors", Billboard, e5 Global Media, p. 43, retrieved 5 June 2010
- ↑ "Cannot Buy My Soul — The Songs of Kev Carmody (Album)", Australian charts portal, Hung Medien, retrieved 5 June 2010
- ↑ Braithwaite, Alyssa; AAP (28 September 2007), "Mauboy artist of the year", The Courier-Mail, News Limited, retrieved 5 June 2010
- 1 2 Mengel, Noel (16 February 2007), "Why Kev Carmody rules, OK", The Courier-Mail, News Limited, retrieved 5 June 2010
- ↑ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
- ↑ "'I've Been Moved' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 1 July 2018. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'