''Lucky Charm'' is the eighth
studio album by Australian rock act
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 ...
. Previously a band with a set line-up, for this album lead singer Joe Camilleri was the only constant from track to track, as he worked with 42 other musicians on the album.
''Lucky Charm'' was released on 4 November 1994. The album debuted and peaked at number 20 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 ...
, becoming the band's fifth consecutive top twenty album.
Track listing
;CD track listing (478280 2)
Weekly charts
Personnel
*Joe Camilleri – vocals, guitars (1,5,9,13,14), saxophone (2,4), accordion (7), vibes (9)
with:
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Kerryn Tolhurst – guitars (1,2,3,10), banjo (3), tiple (4,6,7,8,10,12), mandolin (4,7,11) lap steel (12), Hawaiian guitar (8,11)
*Andy York – guitars (1,3,6,7,8,11)
*Claude Carranza – guitars (2,4,9,10,12), dobro (9)
*Stuart Fraser – guitar (4)
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Shane O'Mara – guitars (5,14), dobro (5)
*Phil Butson – guitar (6)
*John Scurry – banjo (15)
*James Black – keyboards (1)
*Bob Mayo – keyboards (1,3,7)
*Charlie Giordano – accordion (2,8,12), keyboards (2,4,10)
*Michael Allen – sound effects keyboard (3)
*John Margolis – keyboards (6,11)
*David Bates – piano (15)
*Robert Burke – flute and clarinet (5)
*Chris Taner – clarinet (15)
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Lenny Pickett
Lenny Pickett (born April 10, 1954) is an American saxophonist and musical director of the ''Saturday Night Live'' band. From 1973 to 1981 he was a member of Tower of Power.
He is known for his skill in the altissimo register (executed by using ...
– tenor saxophone (7)
*Crispin Cioe – baritone saxophone (12)
*Arno Hecht – tenor saxophone (12)
*Vinnie Cutro – trumpet (10)
*Eugene Ball – cornet (15)
*Todd Reynolds – violin (2)
*Eileen Ivers – fiddle (6,11)
*Susan Pirotti – strings (14)
*Rosanne Hunt – strings (14)
*Julia De Jonghe – strings (14)
*Karen Coulton – strings (14)
*Steven Hadley – bass (1,2,3,4,6,7,8,10,11,12)
*Joe Creighton – bass (9)
*Howard Cairns – double bass (15)
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Steve Ferrone – drums (1,2,3,4,6,7,8,10,11,12)
*John Watson – drums (9)
*Allan Browne – drums (15)
*Jon Stevens - co-lead vocal (4)
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Rebecca Barnard
Rebecca Chirnside Barnard (born 26 December 1960) is an Australian singer, songwriter, producer and musician. She was the lead singer of the band Rebecca's Empire from 1993 to 2000, and has forged a solo career since her debut album, ''Fortifie ...
– backing vocals (1,5,14)
*Gordon Dukes – backing vocals (2)
*Ron Grant – backing vocals (2,4)
*Wayne Hernandez – backing vocals (2,4)
*Kenny Simpson – backing vocals (4)
*Nick Smith – backing vocals (6)
*Joey Diggs – backing vocals (7)
*Lamont Van Hook – backing vocals (7)
*Johnny Rosch – backing vocals (7)
References
External links
"Lucky Charm"at
discogs.com
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1994 albums
The Black Sorrows albums
Columbia Records albums
Albums produced by Joe Camilleri