You've Always Got the Blues
| You've Always Got the Blues | ||||
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| Studio album by Kate Ceberano and Wendy Matthews | ||||
| Released | June 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop, folk, world, country | |||
| Label | ABC Records | |||
| Producer | Martin Armiger | |||
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| Wendy Matthews chronology | ||||
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You've Always Got the Blues is a 1988 album by Kate Ceberano and Wendy Matthews recorded as the soundtrack for the ABC TV series Stringer.[2] The album is primarily composed of duets performed by Ceberano and Matthews but also features Joy Smithers and Martin Armiger. According to Ceberano's 2014 autobiography, she and Matthews recorded the album in 48 hours.[3]
The album received two ARIA Awards in 1989, for Best Female Artist (Kate Ceberano) and Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Recording. It was also nominated for Best Female Artist (Wendy Matthews), Best Jazz Album and Best Adult Contemporary Album.
Track listing
| You've Always Got The Blues | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
| 1. | "You've Always Got The Blues" | Mickey Newberry | Kate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Guilty (Through Neglect)" | DD Smash, Dave Dobbyn | Kate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Back From the Dead" | Martin Armiger | Kate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews | 3:53 |
| 4. | "The Danger Zone" | Curtis Mayfield | Kate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews | 2:18 |
| 5. | "Stringer" | Martin Armiger | Kate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews | 2:54 |
| 6. | "Sing to Me" | Don Walker | Kate Ceberano | 3:33 |
| 7. | "The Girl in the Picture" | Don Walker, Steve Prestwich | Kate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews | 3:48 |
| 8. | "3 = 2 + 1 (Shame)" | Martin Armiger | Kate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews | 2:50 |
| 9. | "Cry Me a River" | Arthur Hamilton | Kate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews | 2:47 |
| 10. | "Don't You Take It Too Bad" | Townes Van Zandt | Wendy Matthews, Martin Armiger | 4:03 |
| 11. | "Young Love" | Joy Smithers, Martin Armiger, Rob Grosser | Joy Smithers | 3:45 |
| 12. | "The Way You Look Tonight" | Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern | Wendy Matthews, Kate Ceberano | 2:26 |
Commercial performance
The album debuted and peaked at number No. 7 on 26 June 1988 on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified platinum in Australia.[4]
Weekly charts
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 7 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1988) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 35 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Tony Buchanan – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Graham Jesse – horns
- Kate Ceberano – vocals
- Wendy Matthews – vocals
- Joy Smithers – vocals ("Young Love")
- Joe Creighton – bass
- Ricky Fataar – drums
- Ken Francis – guitar ("The Girl in the Picture", "Young Love")
- Rex Goh – guitar
- Martin Armiger – keyboards, vocals ("Don't You Take It Too Bad")
- Andrew Thomas Wilson – hammond organ ("Guilty (Through Neglect)", "Stringer")
- Kenny Kitchings – pedal steel guitar
- Max Lambert – piano
- Col Loughnan – tenor saxophone
- Paul Panici – trumpet, flugelhorn
Production
- Producer – Martin Armiger
- Recording, Mixing – Mike Stavrou
- Mastering – Don Bartley
References
- ↑ http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/kate_ceberano_and_wendy_matthews/youve_always_got_the_blues___songs_from_the_abc_tv_series_stringer/
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156239/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4
- ↑ Ceberano, Kate (2014). I'm Talking. Sydney, Australia: Hachette. ISBN 978-0-7336-3023-1.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ↑ http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kate+Ceberano+%26+Wendy+Matthews&titel=You%27ve+Always+Got+The+Blues&cat=a
- ↑ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50albums-1988.htm
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