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.[1] 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.[2]
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| Released | 17 June 1988 | |||
| Genre | Pop, folk, world, country | |||
| Label | ABC Records | |||
| Producer | Martin Armiger | |||
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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
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
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| 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 |
Charts
editThe album debuted and peaked at number No. 7 on 26 June 1988 on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified platinum in Australia.[3]
Weekly charts
edit| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 7 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1988) | Position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 35 |
Certification
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[6] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Personnel
editMusicians
edit- 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
edit- Producer – Martin Armiger
- Recording, Mixing – Mike Stavrou
- Mastering – Don Bartley
References
edit- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156239/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4 [user-generated source]
- ^ Ceberano, Kate (2014). I'm Talking. Sydney, Australia: Hachette. ISBN 978-0-7336-3023-1.
- ^ "You've Always Got the Blues | CD & DVD Music, Music Genres, Pop/Rock : JB HI-FI". Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Wendy Matthew and Kate Ceberano – You've Always Got the Blues". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart".
- ^ "Headline Acts Kate Ceberano". westsidetalent. Retrieved 5 December 2020.