''A Book Like This'' is the first studio album by Australian singer-songwriter duo
Angus & Julia Stone
Angus & Julia Stone are an Australian folk and indie pop group, formed in 2006 by brother and sister Angus and Julia Stone. Angus & Julia Stone have released five studio albums: ''A Book Like This'' (2007), '' Down the Way'' (2010), '' Angus ...
. It was released in September 2007 in Australia and debuted and peaked on the
ARIA Charts
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at number 6.
The album was released in the UK through Flock Music/
PIAS on 31 March 2008 and an alternative version was released in North America through
Nettwerk
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Established in 1984, the Vancouver-based company was created by Nettwerk principals Terry McBride and Mark Jowett as a record ...
on 3 March 2009 where the band performed songs from the album on US Radio Station
KCRW
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.
At the
ARIA Music Awards of 2008
The 22nd annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) took place on 19 October 2008. The nominees for all categories were announced on 10 September, while the winners of ...
, the album was nominated for
Best Blues and Roots Album,
Best Group,
Breakthrough Artist and
Best Cover Art.
Reception
Andrew Leahey from AllMusic said "Angus & Julia Stone's debut recalls the lush, cuddle-up-in-bed indie folk of the Weepies and Kaiser Cartel. ''A Book Like This'' takes strength from its two young songwriters, both of whom approach love and coming-of-age issues from their own gendered perspective. Julia plays the part of the quirky ingénue, her vocals fluttering like a young
Joanna Newsom
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over homespun melodies and gauzy instrumental backdrops... where brother Angus details an awkward encounter with the fairer sex". Leahey concluded "''A Book Like This'' is an appropriate soundtrack for lazy Sunday afternoons and slow Monday mornings, when the pace of the world matches the relaxed gait of this band."
Track listing
Alternative version (2009)
Personnel
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Zach Brock
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Early life
Broc ...
– Strings, Violin
* Ian Burdge– Cello
*
Mitchell Connelly– Drums, Percussion
* Calina de la Mare– Violin
*
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– Harmony
* Ali Friend– Bass
*
Fran Healy– Bass, Congas, Glockenspiel, Piano
* Sally Herbert– String Arrangements, Strings, Violin
* Christopher Hoffman– Cello, Strings
* John Metcalfe– Viola
* Elizabeth Myers– Strings, Viola
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Ian Pritchett– Bass
* Jeff Ratner– Bass, Double Bass
*
Angus Stone– Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Harmonica, Vocals
*
Julia Stone– Bazouki, Guitar, Organ, Piano, Trumpet, Vocals
* Cameron Whipp– Violin
* Sarah Jane Wilson– Cello
* Producers– Angus & Julia Stone, Fran Healy, Ian Pritchett
* Mixer– Ian Pritchett
* Album Illustrator– Caroline Pedler
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certification
Release history
References
2007 albums
Angus & Julia Stone albums
EMI Records albums
Independiente Records albums
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