You've Always Got the Blues

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You've Always Got the Blues
File:You've Always Got the Blues album cover.jpg
Studio album by Kate Ceberano and Wendy Matthews
Released June 1988
Recorded 1988[1]
Genre Pop, folk, world, country
Label ABC Records
Producer Martin Armiger
Kate Ceberano chronology
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Wendy Matthews chronology
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You've Always Got the Blues is a 1988 album by Kate Ceberano and Wendy Matthews recorded as the soundtrack for the ABC TV series Stringer.[2] The album is primarily composed of duets performed by Ceberano and Matthews but also features Joy Smithers and Martin Armiger. According to Ceberano's 2014 autobiography, she and Matthews recorded the album in 48 hours.[3]

The album received two ARIA Awards in 1989, for Best Female Artist (Kate Ceberano) and Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Recording. It was also nominated for Best Female Artist (Wendy Matthews), Best Jazz Album and Best Adult Contemporary Album.

Track listing

You've Always Got The Blues
No. Title Writer(s) Performer Length
1. "You've Always Got The Blues"   Mickey Newberry Kate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews 4:20
2. "Guilty (Through Neglect)"   DD Smash, Dave Dobbyn Kate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews 4:18
3. "Back From the Dead"   Martin Armiger Kate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews 3:53
4. "The Danger Zone"   Curtis Mayfield Kate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews 2:18
5. "Stringer"   Martin Armiger Kate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews 2:54
6. "Sing to Me"   Don Walker Kate Ceberano 3:33
7. "The Girl in the Picture"   Don Walker, Steve Prestwich Kate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews 3:48
8. "3 = 2 + 1 (Shame)"   Martin Armiger Kate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews 2:50
9. "Cry Me A River"   Arthur Hamilton Kate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews 2:47
10. "Don't You Take It Too Bad"   Townes Van Zandt Wendy Matthews, Martin Armiger 4:03
11. "Young Love"   Joy Smithers, Martin Armiger, Rob Grosser Joy Smithers 3:45
12. "The Way You Look Tonight"   Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern Wendy Matthews, Kate Ceberano 2:26

Commercial performance

The album debuted and peaked at number No. 7 on 26 June 1988 on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified platinum in Australia.[4]

Weekly charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1988) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 35

Credits

Musicians

  • Tony Buchanan – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • Graham Jesse – horns
  • Kate Ceberano – vocals
  • Wendy Matthews – vocals
  • Joy Smithers – vocals ("Young Love")
  • Joe Creighton – bass
  • Ricky Fataar – drums
  • Ken Francis – guitar ("The Girl in the Picture", "Young Love")
  • Rex Goh – guitar
  • Martin Armiger – keyboards, vocals ("Don't You Take It Too Bad")
  • Andrew Thomas Wilson – hammond organ ("Guilty (Through Neglect)", "Stringer")
  • Kenny Kitchings – pedal steel guitar
  • Max Lambert – piano
  • Col Loughnan – tenor saxophone
  • Paul Panici – trumpet, flugelhorn

Production

  • Producer – Martin Armiger
  • Recording, Mixing – Mike Stavrou
  • Mastering – Don Bartley

References

  1. ↑ http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/kate_ceberano_and_wendy_matthews/youve_always_got_the_blues___songs_from_the_abc_tv_series_stringer/
  2. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156239/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock/you-ve-always-got-the-blues/238456
  5. ↑ http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kate+Ceberano+%26+Wendy+Matthews&titel=You%27ve+Always+Got+The+Blues&cat=a
  6. ↑ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50albums-1988.htm
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