''The Australian Cities Suite'' is an album by Australian recording artist Judith Durham with

Orchestra Victoria Orchestra Victoria is a full-time salaried orchestra based in Melbourne, Australia, and wholly owned subsidiary of the Australian Ballet. Founded in 1969, the orchestra is now a principal performance partner for the Australian Ballet, Opera Austra ...

. The album is a collection of songs she wrote about each capital city in Australia and was released in October 2008. The album was re-released on 27 April 2012 and peaked at number 81 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 ...

in May 2012.

Background and release

In 2006,

the Seekers The Seekers were an Australian folk-influenced pop quartet, originally formed in Melbourne in 1962. They were the first Australian pop music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States. They were ...

were given the "Key to the City" of

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

. where Durham sang her song "Seldom Melbourne Leaves My Mind" as part of her speech in tribute to her home town. Durham accepted an invitation by

to record an album that would be titled ''The Australian Cities Suite'' with all royalties benefiting 400 charities. The album was released in October 2008.

Track listing

# "Judith Durham's

Advance Australia Fair "Advance Australia Fair" is the national anthem of Australia. Written by Scottish-born composer Peter Dodds McCormick, the song was first performed in 1878, sung in Australia as a patriotic song. It first replaced " God Save the Queen" as th ...

- Opening Chorus" - 1:21 # "Overture" - 3:41 # "Australia Land Of Today" - 3:01 # "Seldom Melbourne Leaves My Mind" - 3:49 # "Meet Me in the Mall in Brisbane" - 2:15 # "Australia's Canberra" - 3:20 # "Happy Years I Spent in Hobart" - 3:14 # "Darwin is Da Winner" - 2:40 # "Adelaide You're Beautiful" - 3:30 # "When Perth is on the East Side" - 2:07 # "Sydney, Girl of My Dreams" - 3:01 # "Our Town" - 2:37 # "

" 2012 re-release only - 3:30 # "Australia Land of Today" - 1:45

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Cities Suite Judith Durham albums 2008 albums Decca Records albums Universal Music Australia albums