''Amazing Stories'' is the debut studio album by Australian blues-rock band The Revelators. The album was released in 1991 and consisted of cover versions of soul and blues songs. The album was re-released in March 1993 as a 2CD pack with

The Black Sorrows The Black Sorrows are an Australian blues rock band formed in 1983 by mainstay vocalist Joe Camilleri (ex-Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons), who also plays saxophone and guitar. Camilleri has used various line-ups to record 17 albums, with five reachi ...

' '' Better Times'' and peaked at number 14 on the

ARIA Chart The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ...

. The album was re-released in 2002 with two additional tracks from the original sessions that were not included on the first pressing, Those being "Honest I Do" and "Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down" Inside the booklet, Joe Camilleri of The Revelators said: "I don't see this as a greatest hits recording, more an opportunity to pay homage to some of the great writers of our time.The Revelators were formed out of a desire to keep music alive. Some of these songs have been with us for some time - others we were drawn to because of their charm... and every word is true."

Track listing

; CD track listing ; 2002 Re-release # "El Salvador" # "Oh Darling" # "Do Right Woman" # "I've Got to Find a Way to Win Maria Back" # "Tupelo Honey" # "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)?" # "Caribbean Wind" # "Honest I Do" (

John Scofield John Scofield (born December 26, 1951), sometimes referred to as "Sco", is an American guitarist and composer whose music over a long career has blended jazz, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul and rock. He first came to mainstream attention in th ...

) - 3:05 # "Hot Burrito #1" # "If I Could Be There" # "Louisiana Blues" # "Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down" (

Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Haggard was born in Oildale, California, toward the end of the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled a ...

) - 3:27 # "Walk That Line"

Weekly charts

Upon re-release with

' '' Better Times'', the album debuted at number 41, before peaking at number 14 on the

ARIA charts The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offic ...

in May 1993.

Personnel

The Revelators are: * Joe Camilleri - vocal, saxophone, guitar * James Black - keyboard, guitar * Jeff Burstin - guitar, mandolin * Joe Creighton - bass, backing vocals *

Peter Luscombe Peter Luscombe is an Australian drummer and composer. Career Luscombe was a member of The Black Sorrows from 1985 to 1993 appearing on the albums ''A Place in the World'' (1986), ''Dear Children'' (1987), ''Hold on to Me'' (1988), ''Harley and ...

- drums, percussion

Release history

References

External links

"Amazing Stories"
at discogs.com {{Authority control 1991 debut albums The Revelators albums Albums produced by Joe Camilleri