Words and Music (Paul Kelly album)

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Words And Music is an album recorded by Paul Kelly and originally released in 1998.

Description

The album was released on Mushroom Records in Australia and Vanguard Records in the United States.<ref name=arialist/> It peaked at 17 in Australia and 44 in New Zealand and was certified gold.<ref name="ARIA1998">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Kelly was nominated and won an ARIA Award in the category Best Male Artist for Words and Music in 1998.<ref name="arialist 2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Songs

The US release included one additional track, "How to Make Gravy", which in Australia was released as a separate Extended Play prior to the release of Words and Music and was nominated as Song of the Year at the 1997 Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) Awards.<ref name=arialist>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the US the song appeared as the fifth track, inserted between "Words and Music" and "Gutless Wonder".

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Track listing

All songs were written by Paul Kelly, except where noted.

1. "Little Kings" – 5:17
2. "I'll Be Your Lover" – 4:12
3. "Nothing on My Mind" (Kelly, Peter Luscombe, Steve Hadley) – 4:55
4. "Words and Music" – 4:40
5. "Gutless Wonder" – 4:56
6. "Tease Me" (Kelly, Bruce Haymes) – 4:08
7. "I'd Rather Go Blind" – 3:12
8. "She Answers the Sun (Lazy Bones)" (with Rebecca Barnard) – 5:24
9. "Beat of Your Heart" – 5:48
10. "It Started with a Kiss" (Errol Brown) – 4:15
11. "Glory Be to God" – 4:07
12. "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" – 4:06
13. "Charlie Owen's Slide Guitar" – 3:47
14. "Melting" (Kelly, Monique Brumby) (with Monique Brumby) – 5:12

US Edition

1. "Little Kings" – 5:17
2. "I'll Be Your Lover" – 4:12
3. "Nothing on My Mind" (Kelly, Peter Luscombe, Steve Hadley) – 4:55
4. "Words and Music" – 4:40
5. "How To Make Gravy" – 5:10
6. "Gutless Wonder" – 4:56
7. "Tease Me" (Kelly, Bruce Haymes) – 4:08
8. "I'd Rather Go Blind" – 3:12
9. "She Answers the Sun (Lazy Bones)" (with Rebecca Barnard) – 5:24
10. "Beat of Your Heart" – 5:48
11. "It Started with a Kiss" (Errol Brown) – 4:15
12. "Glory Be to God" – 4:07
13. "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" – 4:06
14. "Charlie Owen's Slide Guitar" – 3:47
15. "Melting" (Kelly, Monique Brumby) (with Monique Brumby) – 5:12

Personnel

• Rebecca Barnard – vocals ("She Answers the Sun" and "Beat of Your Heart")
• John Barrett – saxophone ("Gutless Wonder")
• Monique Brumby – vocals ("Melting")
• Renee Geyer – vocals ("Beat of Your Heart")
• Steve Hadley – bass
• Spencer P. Jones – guitar
• Paul Kelly – guitar, vocals
• Bruce Haymes – keyboards
• Laurence Maddy – horns ("Words and Music")
• Peter Luscombe – drums
• Shane O'Mara – guitar
• Russell Smith – horns ("Words and Music")

Charts

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Chart (1998)	Peak position