Under_the_Sun_(Paul_Kelly_album)

<i>Under the Sun</i> (Paul Kelly album)

Under the Sun (Paul Kelly album)

1987 studio album by Paul Kelly

Under the Sun is the second album by Australian rock group Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls and was originally released in December 1987 by Mushroom Records.[4][5] In the North American and European markets, it was released by A&M Records in 1988 with the band credited as Paul Kelly & The Messengers, with a different track order and listing.[5]

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On the Australian albums charts, it peaked at #19, with the single "To Her Door" peaking at #14.[6][7] Another single, "Dumb Things," peaked at #36 in early 1989 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) singles charts;[7] it reached #16 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart.[8] The song was included in the soundtrack for the 1988 Yahoo Serious film Young Einstein.[9]

"To Her Door" won an ARIA Award in 1988 for 'Best Video' directed by Claudia Castle.[10][11] In 2001, the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) listed the Top 30 Australian songs of all time,[12] including "To Her Door," written by Kelly.[13]

Background

After relocating from Melbourne to Sydney in 1985, Paul Kelly began to play and record with a full-time band, which included Michael Armiger on bass guitar, Michael Barclay on drums, Steve Connolly on guitar, eventually bassist Jon Schofield, and keyboardist Peter Bull joined.[5] Through a joke based on Lou Reed's song "Walk on the Wild Side", the band became known as Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls.[4][14] In September 1986 the band released their debut double LP Gossip.[5] Due to possible racist connotations the band changed its name, for international releases, to Paul Kelly and the Messengers.[4][14] They made an American tour, initially supporting Crowded House and then head-lining, travelling across the United States by bus.[4] Jon Schofield replaced Armiger on bass guitar, Chris Coyne on tenor saxophone and Chris Wilson on harmonica

On the Australian albums charts, it peaked at #19 with the single "To Her Door" peaking at #14.[6][7] First single from the album, "Bradman," had been released in January 1987 as a double-A side with "Leaps and Bounds" from Gossip but had little chart success.[6][7] The third and fourth singles, "Forty Miles to Saturday Night" and "Don't Stand So Close to the Window" also had little chart success.[6][7] Another single, "Dumb Things," peaked at #36 in early 1989 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) singles charts;[7] it reached #16 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart.[8] The song was included in the soundtrack for the 1988 Yahoo Serious film Young Einstein.[9]

In 1988, "To Her Door" won an ARIA Award for 'Best Video' directed by Claudia Castle.[10][11] In 2001, the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) listed the Top 30 Australian songs of all time,[12] including "To Her Door," written by Kelly.[13]

"Desdemona" was featured in an episode of the Australian TV show Packed To The Rafters.

Track listing

All tracks written by Paul Kelly unless otherwise indicated.[13]

Original Australian LP/MC release

  1. "Dumb Things" (aka "I've Done all the Dumb Things) – 2:31
  2. "Same Old Walk" – 4:08
  3. "Big Heart" – 3:22
  4. "Don't Stand So Close to the Window" (Paul Kelly, A McGregor) – 2:35
  5. "Forty Miles to Saturday Night" – 3:11
  6. "I Don't Remember a Thing" – 2:04
  7. "Know Your Friends" – 3:37
  8. "To Her Door" – 3:18
  9. "Under the Sun" – 4:18
  10. "Untouchable" – 2:04
  11. "Desdemona" – 3:46
  12. "Happy Slave" – 2:30
  13. "Crosstown" – 2:23
  14. "Bicentennial" – 3:04

Bonus tracks for Australian CD release

  2. "Bradman" – 7:26
  3. "Pastures of Plenty" (Woody Guthrie) – 2:26

North American/European release

  1. "Dumb Things" – 2:31 ^^
  2. "Same Old Walk" – 4:08
  3. "Big Heart" – 3:22
  4. "Don't Stand So Close to the Window" (Paul Kelly, A McGregor) – 2:35
  5. "Forty Miles to Saturday Night" – 3:11 ^^
  6. "Untouchable" – 2:04
  7. "Know Your Friends" – 3:37
  8. "To Her Door" – 3:18 ^^
  9. "Under the Sun" – 4:18
  10. "Desdemona" – 2:07
  11. "Happy Slave" – 3:46
  12. "Crosstown" – 2:30
  13. "Little Decisions" – 2:25
  14. "Bicentennial" – 3:04

(^^) The European release featured slightly different mixes of these tracks.

Personnel

Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls

Additional musicians

Recording details

  • Producer — Alan Thorne and Paul Kelly except "Dumb Things", produced by Martin Armiger and Paul Kelly
  • Engineer — Alan Thorne
    • Assistant engineer — Kathy Naunton
  • Recording & mixing studio — Alberts and Trafalgar Studios

Art work

  • Design — Melanie Nissen
  • Photography — Francine McDougall (cover photo), Isabel Snyder

Charts

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Certifications

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Release history

Format Country Label Catalogue No. Year
LP/CD/Cassette AUS Mushroom RML 53248 November 1987
LP/CD USA A&M Records SP 5157 1988
CD Germany A&M 396979-1 1988
CD AUS Mushroom/White MUSH322812 1997

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