''All the Pretty Boys'' is the first album from
Melbourne-based singer-songwriter
Sophie Koh
Sophie Koh is an Australian singer and songwriter.
Biography
Born in New Zealand, Sophie Koh grew up both there and in Singapore. She got her LMusA (Licentiate in Music Australia, a diploma) when she was just 16 years old and spent her early ...
.
The album is notable as it was produced by
Aria Award
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winning producer
Richard Pleasance and contains some of the final recordings of former
Crowded House
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drummer
Paul Hester.
The first single from the album ''
Anywhere'' was given significant airplay on radio station
triple j and
ABC TV's ''
Rage
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''. The song was also featured on ''
Video Hits''.
Immediately after the release of this album,
Sophie Koh
Sophie Koh is an Australian singer and songwriter.
Biography
Born in New Zealand, Sophie Koh grew up both there and in Singapore. She got her LMusA (Licentiate in Music Australia, a diploma) when she was just 16 years old and spent her early ...
and band left
The Go-Betweens as their support acts for their final ever Australian tour.
Track listing
#"All the Pretty Boys"
#"Anywhere"
#"Feel the Chorus"
#"Silly Thing"
#"Fall into Space"
#"I See Mama"
#"Easily Broken"
#"Here's Something Else"
#"Timor Song"
#"Boat People"
#"Silently Sleeping"
Personnel
*Sophie Koh – vocals,
acoustic guitar
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, harmonica, piano,
keys
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,
viola,
accordion
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*Richard Pleasance – guitars, bass, double bass,
keys
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,
effects
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, some drums, backing vocals, and everything else.
*Paul Hester – drums
*
Tim Reid – Acoustic Guitar
*
Lukas Bendel – drums
*
Nicky Bomba
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– drums
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2005 debut albums
Sophie Koh albums