''Unity'' is the second and final

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

from Australian band

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. It was released in February 2004 and peaked at number 5 on the ARIA Charts.

The making of the album

The band recorded the album in

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during 2003. The album was produced by David Nicholas assisted by Justin Tresidder. Melbourne composer

Paul Grabowsky Paul Atherstone Grabowsky (born 27 September 1958) is an Australian pianist and composer. Biography Born in Lae, Papua New Guinea, Grabowsky is a pianist and composer of music for film, theatre and opera. His father Alistair had lived in Papu ...

also assisted with orchestral and horn arrangements. Bassist

Paulie Bromley The Beautiful Girls are an Australian roots music group founded in Sydney in 2001 by Mat McHugh, Clay MacDonald, and Mitchell Connelly. They have released three extended plays, '' Morning Sun'' (2002), '' Goodtimes'' (2002), and '' The Weight ...

said on the band's web site that the album reflects the band's growth since their first album

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"''Polyserena'' was us learning how to make a record, ''Unity'' was making that record." Songwriter, vocalist, keyboardist and guitarist

Tyrone Noonan Tyrone ("Ty") Noonan is an Australian musician, best known for his vocals, guitars, keyboards and songwriting in the Brisbane band George. He has also worked as a composer for Australian theatre companies La Boite and Queensland Theatre Company ...

said that the songwriting was more mature "I personally feel like I've developed a lot as a songwriter, more confident lyrics and statements being expressed through those lyrics. Overall it's a more positive approach in dealing with personal issues and socio-political issues, more positive light. As a band, this to me feels like a really mature album for us."

Katie Noonan Katie Anne Noonan (born 2 May 1977) is an Australian singer-songwriter. In addition to a successful solo career encompassing opera, jazz, pop, rock and dance, she was the singer in the band George and remains the singer in the band Elixir; perf ...

says on the band's web site that the title reflects the band's approach on the album "That family vibe brings a closeness and honesty that permeates what we do. Collectively and individually, we've been through a great period of change and growth. Knowing we can look to each other for strength brings comfort and solidarity. We have all been through the same thing and there's an incredible sense of union from that experience - that's what being in a band's about."

Track listing

# "Falling Inside" (

) – 3:53 # "

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" (Katie Noonan) – 4:25 # "One" (

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) – 4:14 # "Beauty of All Things" (Tyrone Noonan) – 4:24 # "Captive" (Katie Noonan) – 4:00 # "Today" (Tyrone Noonan) – 3:57 # "Fall" (Katie Noonan) – 4:02 # "Fortunate Smile" (Tyrone Noonan) – 6:43 # "Change" (Tyrone Noonan, Nick Stewart, Geoff Green,

) – 5:13 # "Jaded" (Katie Noonan) – 4:12 # "Surrender" (Katie Noonan, Paulie Bromley, Martin Challis) – 5:37 # "Growing With Love" (Tyrone Noonan) – 6:11

The making of the album

Track listing

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Certifications

External links

References