Things I Carry Around is the eleventh studio album by Australian country music artist Troy Cassar-Daley. The album was released 26 August 2016 and peaked at number 5 on the ARIA Charts.

Things I Carry Around
Studio album by
Released26 August 2016
GenreCountry
Length58:43
LabelLiberation Music
ProducerTroy Cassar-Daley
Troy Cassar-Daley chronology
Freedom Ride
(2015)
Things I Carry Around
(2016)
Lost & Found
(2018)

Things I Carry Around is also the title of Cassar-Daley's autobiography. Cassar-Daley said “After going over so much of my life for the book, it just started to come out of me; the album almost wrote itself”[1]

At the 2017 Country Music Awards of Australia the album won Album of the Year.[2] At the National Indigenous Music Awards of 2017, the album won Album of the Year.[3]

Reception

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Working Bull said "It is very much a Troy Cassar-Daley sounding album, staying true to his sounds and his style of music we have all come to love. This album is composed of songs about reflection; some are deep and meaningful, there are also songs that are great easy listening around a fire but they all seem honest and are strong story telling in nature. This album paints a picture of Troy's life from childhood to young adult."[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Funny How Things Change"Troy Cassar-Daley, Colin Buchanan, Don Walker3:35
2."Halfway Creek, Timber Cutting Man"Cassar-Daley3:59
3."Things I Carry Around"Cassar-Daley, Don Sampson, Wynn Varble3:35
4."A Cold Walk Home" (prelude)Cassar-Daley0:41
5."Brighter Day"Cassar-Daley, Paul Kelly4:00
6."When My Daddy Played"Cassar-Daley3:58
7."Country Music's Coming To Town"Cassar-Daley3:38
8."On My Way Back Around"Cassar-Daley, Walker3:28
9."This River Is My Soul" (prelude)Cassar-Daley0:58
10."My Gumbaynggirr Skies"Cassar-Daley3:44
11."Smoked With Willie and Merle"Cassar-Daley, Kim Richey2:32
12."Salvation" (prelude)Cassar-Daley0:10
13."Down the Road"Cassar-Daley, Walker5:20
14."If My Heart Was a Town"Cassar-Daley, Walker4:35
15."Running"Cassar-Daley4:31
16."First Night Alone"Cassar-Daley, Angela Kaset4:32
17."Certified Railway Man"Cassar-Daley, Buchanan3:05
18."Blue Lights" (poem)Cassar-Daley, Walker3:45

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 5

Year-end charts

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Chart (2016) Position
ARIA Country Albums Chart[6] 8
ARIA Australian Artist Albums Chart[7] 49
Chart (2017) Position
ARIA Country Albums Chart[8] 72

Release history

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Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia 26 August 2016[9] CD, digital download Liberation Records LMCD0300

References

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  1. ^ "Troy Cassar-Daley brings 'Things I Carry Around' to Newcastle". Newcastle Live. 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. ^ "2010s". Country. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  3. ^ "2017 Winners". National Indigenous Music Awards. NIMA. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  4. ^ "ALBUM REVIEW:TROY CASSAR-DALEY – THINGS I CARRY AROUND". WorkingBull. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – TROY CASSAR-DALEY – Things I Carry Around". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  6. ^ "2016 ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Australian Artist Albums 2016". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  8. ^ "2017 ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  9. ^ "CASSAR-DALEY, TROY Things I Carry Around". JBHiFi. Retrieved 16 September 2018.