''The Deepest Blue'' is the fourth solo album (third studio album) by

Margaret Urlich Margaret Mary Urlich (24 January 1965 – 22 August 2022) was a New Zealand singer who lived in Australia for most of her career. Urlich's 1989 debut solo album, ''Safety in Numbers'', won " Breakthrough Artist – Album" at the 1991 ARIA Awa ...

, released in July 1995 through Columbia Records. Retrieved 23 September 2022 fro
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In November 2010 the album was re-released in digital form on various online music retail websites, including iTunes in New Zealand and Australia.

Recording and promotion

Recording for ''The Deepest Blue'' took place at numerous studios in Sydney,

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. Multiple notable Australian and New Zealand musicians contributed to its creation, including singer

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- whom Urlich had previously collaborated with on the former's No. 1 single "

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lead singer Betty-Anne Monga. Three singles were released to promote the album, with lead "Gonna Make You Mine" reaching the top 30 of the Australian charts and its follow-up "Every Little Thing" peaking at No. 50. Sales of both the singles and the album itself failed to mirror the success of Urlich's previous efforts and none of the three singles charted whatsoever in Urlich's home country of New Zealand. Combined with their inability to market her in the Northern Hemisphere,

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resultingly dropped Urlich after the release of ''The Deepest Blue.'' However, Urlich was pleased with the situation due to her relationship with the label having soured.

Track listing

Track listing and song credits adapted from CD liner notes and

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. Except where noted, all tracks are written by

and Robyn Smith.

Personnel

Credits adapted from CD liner notes. * Margaret Urlich – lead vocals (all tracks), backing vocals (tracks 1-4, 6-10) * Robyn Smith –

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(all tracks),

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(all tracks), backing vocals (track 4), bass (track 5), drums (tracks 2, 4), guitars (tracks 1, 3-6, 9, 10), keyboards (tracks 1-4, 6-10), percussion (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6-9), piano (tracks 1-3, 7-11) * Bruno Barrett-Garnier –

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– backing vocals (track 7) * The Brasstards – brass ensemble (track 7) * Melanie Bridge – album art photography * Mike Caen – guitar (tracks 1, 2) * Mark Costa – bass (track 7) * John Gallen – engineering, mixing *

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– mastering * "Max & Jack" – engineering assistance * Betty-Anne Monga – backing vocals (tracks 1-3, 9) * Toni Mott – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 9) * Phil Munro – engineering assistance * Paula Nightingale – album art design * Emma Pezzack – album art hair, make-up, & styling * Mark Punch – guitar (track 7) * Gordon Rytmeister – drums (track 5) *

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– engineering, mixing * Simon Smart – oboe (track 1) * Hamish Stewart – drums (tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 9) * Studios 301 staff – hand claps (track 5) * Jenny Sullivan – album art typography *

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– drums (track 2) *

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– engineering * Kevin Wilkins – album art direction * Mark Williams – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 9) * Trent Williamson – harmonica (tracks 5, 10)

Charts

The album debuted at number 18 in Australia, before peaking at 17 the following week. The album remained in the top 50 for 8 weeks.

Weekly charts

References

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