Storybook (Kasey Chambers album)
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| Studio album by Kasey Chambers | ||||
| Released | 23 September 2011 | |||
| Genre | Folk, Country, World music, Pop [1] | |||
| Label | Liberation / Sugar Hill Records | |||
| Producer | Nash Chambers | |||
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"Storybook" is the seventh studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers. "Storybook" is a collection of some of Kasey's favourite artists, musicians that have inspired and influenced her throughout her career and acts as a companion to her autobiography, A Little Bird Told Me.[2]
It was released on 23 September 2011 [3] and peaked at No.21 in Australia.[4]
Review
Hal Horowitz from All Music gave the album 3.5 out of 5, saying; "Chambers invests her girlish yet poignant vocals and the playing is consistently excellent. If you are already a fan, it's an agreeable venture, but she's not bringing much new to the table in terms of arrangements or her vocal approach. That doesn't make this any less genuine or heartfelt in terms of Chambers' often poignant commitment; however, it also seems like a missed opportunity to stamp these songs with her own personality by re-imagining them to reveal fresh or previously unrealised sub texts." [5]
Jason Hamad from No Surf Music said; "Lacking any original material, it’s impossible to say that Storybook is a 'can’t miss' album, but for Kasey Chambers fans it has the potential to be extremely informative. Although there are a few misses, with highlights like 'Happy Woman Blues', 'Return of the Grievous Angel', 'Leave the Lights On', 'Guilty', 'Orphan Girl' and 'Too Long in the Wasteland' it’s more than an enjoyable listen." [6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Happy Woman Blues" | Lucinda Williams | Lucinda Williams | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Return Of The Grievous Angel" | Gram Parsons and Thomas Brown | Gram Parsons | 4:23 |
| 3. | "If I Needed You" | Townes Van Zandt | Emmylou Harris and Don Williams | 2:53 |
| 4. | "Luka" | Suzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Nothing But A Child" | Steve Earle | Steve Earle | 4:23 |
| 6. | "Leave The Lights On" | John Prine | John Prine | 2:17 |
| 7. | "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" | Hank Williams | Hank Williams | 2:34 |
| 8. | "Guilty" | Matthew Ryan | Matthew Ryan | 5:01 |
| 9. | "Orphan Girl" | Gillian Welch | Gillian Welch | 3:48 |
| 10. | "True Colours" | Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly | Cyndi Lauper | 3:45 |
| 11. | "Water In The Fuel" | Fred Eaglesmith | Fred Eaglesmith | 4:46 |
| 12. | "I Wish It Would Rain (with Ashleigh Dallas) " | Nanci Griffith | Nanci Griffith | 3:20 |
| 13. | "Everything's Turning To White" | Paul Kelly | Paul Kelly | 5:47 |
| 14. | "Too Long In The Wasteland" | James McMurtry | James McMurtry | 4:45 |
| 15. | "Top Of The World" | Patty Griffin | Patty Griffin | 4:58 |
Chart performance
"Storybook" debuted and peaked at No.21 in Australia, thus becoming Chambers' lowest charting album in her career and first to miss the top 20. It was also her first album not to achieve an accreditation.
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Albums Chart[4] | 21 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] | 53 |
| US Folk Albums (Billboard)[8] | 19 |
| US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] | 16 |
References
- ↑ "Kasey Chambers - Storybook". discogs.com. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Album of the week - Kasey Chambers' Storybook". Anne-Marie Middlemast. www.abc.net.au. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Storybook - Kasey Chambers". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- 1 2 "KASEY CHAMBERS - STORYBOOK (ALBUM)". Australian-Charts.com. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Kasey Chambers Storybook review". All Music. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Kasey Chambers: Storybook". Jason Hamad. nosurfmusic.com. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Kasey Chambers – Chart history" Billboard Top Country Albums for Kasey Chambers.
- ↑ "Kasey Chambers – Chart history" Billboard Folk Albums for Kasey Chambers.
- ↑ "Kasey Chambers – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Kasey Chambers.