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Paul Kelly, Coloured Girls
Gossip
Genres: International Music, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Last Train to Heaven
2. Leaps and Bounds - Paul Kelly, Kelly
3. Before the Old Man Died
4. Down on My Speedway
5. White Train
6. Randwick Bells
7. Before Too Long
8. Adelaide
9. I Won't Be Torn Apart
10. Going About My Father's Business
11. Somebody's Forgetting Somebody (Somebody's Letting Somebody Down) - Paul Kelly, Kelly, Paul [2]
12. The Ballroom
Track Listings (12) - Disc #2
1. Tighten Up
2. I've Come for Your Daughter
3. So Blue
4. The Execution
5. Incident on South Dowling Street
6. Maralinga (Rainy Land)
7. Darling It Hurts - Paul Kelly, Connolly
8. Look So Fine, Feel So Low - Paul Kelly, Frawley
9. Stories of Me - Paul Kelly, Kelly, Paul [2]
10. Don't Harm the Messenger
11. Gossip
12. After the Show

CD Details

All Artists: Paul Kelly, Coloured Girls
Title: Gossip
Members Wishing: 5
Total Copies: 0
Label: Mushroom Records
Release Date: 7/28/2003
Album Type: Import, Original recording remastered
Genres: International Music, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock
Styles: Australia & New Zealand, Reggae, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPCs: 9397603347122, 766482353149

Synopsis

Album Description

Digitally remastered and repackaged in a double gatefold digipak. This re-release of the landmark 'Gossip' album features all the original double LP artwork plus three tracks that were omitted from the single disc release of the album - 'I've Come For Your Daughter', 'Gossip' and 'After The Show' .One of the all-time classic Australian albums and arguably the high point of Paul Kelly's long and illustrious career. Mushroom. 2003.

CD Reviews

Classic Australian

Sue | Perth, Western Australia Australia | 06/23/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I can't believe this hasn't been reviewed by an Australian fan yet. This is definitely one of my favourite Paul Kelly albums and the first one I listened to (and bought) way back in '87. Beautiful, spare, raw and the songwriting is just so incredibly evocative - Paul just makes it look so simple because he is so incredibly good at telling the stories of these peoples lives (his own?) - and our lives. Here's a couple of examples:

In one hand

Out the other

Baby I don't even know why you bother

Darling it hurts to see you down Darlinghurst tonight

(from 'Darling it Hurts' about a guy who finds out his (ex?)girlfriend is stuck on the prostitution/drug addiction merry-go-round) You can hear the sadness and frustration pouring out in this song

I was down at Baker's Hall

I heard somebody talking

That's the last thing I recall

Then my mind went walking

I woke up with a heavy head

On a hard bed trying to believe

These stories of me

(from 'Stories of Me' marks a man's decline into alcoholism after his partner leaves him) Sad and rather depressing but so true as well and the music is subdued and moody perfectly fitting the lyrics.

Maralinga is a haunting song that provides a sort of testimonial from the aboriginie's who suffered the effects of nuclear testing by the British in the '50's. And there are plenty of other great songs on this double album.

I truly believe Paul Kelly is one of the best singer/songwriters around - anywhere - and I recommend either Gossip or Under the Sun as a great way of introducing yourself to his work."