''Words And Music'' is an album recorded by Paul Kelly and originally released in 1998.

Description

The album was released on Mushroom Records in Australia and

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in the United States. It peaked at 17 in Australia and 44 in New Zealand and was certified gold. Kelly was nominated and won an ARIA Award in the category Best Male Artist for ''Words and Music'' in 1998.

Songs

The US release included one additional track, "

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", which was released as a separate

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prior to the release of ''Words and Music'' in Australia and was nominated as Song of the Year at the 1997 Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) Awards. The song "Little Kings" begins "I’m so afraid for my country, There’s an ill wind blowing no good, So many lies in the name of history" and includes the lyrics: The title was used for the feature-length

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, ''Land of the Little Kings'', which tells the stories of Indigenous children affected by being forcibly removed from their families, through the stories of

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and

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, and the song is sung by Roach in the film.

Track listing

All songs were written by Paul Kelly, except where noted. # "Little Kings" – 5:17 # "I'll Be Your Lover" – 4:12 # "Nothing on My Mind" (Kelly, Peter Luscombe, Steve Hadley) – 4:55 # "Words and Music" – 4:40 # "Gutless Wonder" – 4:56 # "Tease Me" (Kelly, Bruce Haymes) – 4:08 # "I'd Rather Go Blind" – 3:12 # "She Answers the Sun (Lazy Bones)" (with Rebecca Barnard) – 5:24 # "Beat of Your Heart" – 5:48 # " It Started with a Kiss" (

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) – 4:15 # "Glory Be to God" – 4:07 # "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" – 4:06 # "Charlie Owen's Slide Guitar" – 3:47 # "Melting" (Kelly,

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) (with Monique Brumby) – 5:12

Personnel

* Rebecca Barnard – vocals ("She Answers the Sun" and "Beat of Your Heart") * John Barrett – saxophone ("Gutless Wonder") *

– vocals ("Melting") * Renee Geyer – vocals ("Beat of Your Heart") * Steve Hadley – bass * Spencer P. Jones – guitar * Paul Kelly – guitar, vocals * Bruce Haymes – keyboards * Laurence Maddy – horns ("Words and Music") * Peter Luscombe – drums * Shane O'Mara – guitar * Russell Smith – horns ("Words and Music")

Charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1998 albums ARIA Award-winning albums Paul Kelly (Australian musician) albums Mushroom Records albums Vanguard Records albums