''Stylin' Up'' is the debut album by Australian singer Christine Anu, released on 1 May 1995 by

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. A deluxe edition was later released with six live tracks. The album was certified platinum in 2000. The album fuses a blend of pure, up-beat pop with "

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" as well as the more traditional "Monkey and the Turtle". Upon release she told

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’s Angela Catterns "Hopefully my album sales are going to go up and Indigenous artists are going to get more radio play, more recognition, that sort of stuff.” At the

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, the album was nominated for four awards, winning 'Best Indigenous Release' In 2015, Anu celebrated the album's 20th anniversary by releasing a live recording titled '' ReStylin' Up 20 Years''.

Critical reception

Don Snowden from

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said: "''Stylin' Up'' is an intriguing disc that makes clear Anu lines up far closer to

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's tough, positive assertion of female identity than any kind of fabricated ethnic exotic spice girl, but there's a sketchiness to some material that leaves it uneven and sometimes frustrating."

Track listing

All songs composed by Christine Anu and

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except where noted. # "Wanem Time" ( Neil Murray) – 2:49 # "

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" (Murray) – 4:12 # "San E Wireless" – (Anu, Nelson) 3:32 # "Monkey and the Turtle" – 3:59 # "

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" – 3:37 # "Rain" (Anu, Bridie, Steve Hadley, Nelson) – 2:32 # "

" – 3:14 # "Tama Oma" – 2:04 # "Dive" – 4:07 # "Stylin' Up" (Anu, Bridie,

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) – 2:45 # "Photograph" – 3:52 # "Love That Heals" (Murray) – 4:35 # "Sik O" (Bridie, Traditional) – 3:12 ;Bonus disc # "Wanem Time" – 3:04 # "Kulba Yaday" – 3:43 # "Sailing Song" – 2:01 # " Last Train" – 4:41 # "Keep Up" – 3:40 # "Love That Heals" – 4:48 *Bonus disc recorded live at the Metro in Sydney on 29 July 1995.

Charts

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Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1995 debut albums ARIA Award-winning albums Christine Anu albums Mushroom Records albums