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==Charts==
==Commercial performance==
The album debuted and peaked at number No.&nbsp;7 on 26 June 1988 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums Chart]] and was certified platinum in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock/you-ve-always-got-the-blues/238456 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=December 18, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219012437/http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock/you-ve-always-got-the-blues/238456 |archivedate=December 19, 2013 }}</ref>
The album debuted and peaked at number No.&nbsp;7 on 26 June 1988 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums Chart]] and was certified platinum in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock/you-ve-always-got-the-blues/238456 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=December 18, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219012437/http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock/you-ve-always-got-the-blues/238456 |archivedate=December 19, 2013 }}</ref>


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==Certification==
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==

Revision as of 22:56, 4 December 2020

You've Always Got the Blues
Studio album by
Released17 June 1988
Recorded1987−88[1]
GenrePop, folk, world, country
LabelABC Records
ProducerMartin Armiger
Kate Ceberano chronology
Kate Ceberano and her Septet
(1987)
You've Always Got the Blues
(1988)
Brave
(1989)
Wendy Matthews chronology
You've Always Got the Blues
(1998)
Émigré
(1990)
Singles from You've Always Got the Blues
  1. "You've Always Got the Blues"
    Released: April 1988
  2. "Guilty (Through Neglect)"
    Released: August 1988

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.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength
1."You've Always Got The Blues"Mickey NewberryKate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews4:20
2."Guilty (Through Neglect)"DD Smash, Dave DobbynKate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews4:18
3."Back From the Dead"Martin ArmigerKate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews3:53
4."The Danger Zone"Curtis MayfieldKate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews2:18
5."Stringer"Martin ArmigerKate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews2:54
6."Sing to Me"Don WalkerKate Ceberano3:33
7."The Girl in the Picture"Don Walker, Steve PrestwichKate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews3:48
8."3 = 2 + 1 (Shame)"Martin ArmigerKate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews2:50
9."Cry Me a River"Arthur HamiltonKate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews2:47
10."Don't You Take It Too Bad"Townes Van ZandtWendy Matthews, Martin Armiger4:03
11."Young Love"Joy Smithers, Martin Armiger, Rob GrosserJoy Smithers3:45
12."The Way You Look Tonight"Dorothy Fields, Jerome KernWendy Matthews, Kate Ceberano2:26

Charts

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

Certification

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

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. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156239/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4
  3. ^ Ceberano, Kate (2014). I'm Talking. Sydney, Australia: Hachette. ISBN 978-0-7336-3023-1.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Wendy Matthew and Kate Ceberano – You've Always Got the Blues". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  6. ^ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50albums-1988.htm
  7. ^ "Healine Act Kate Ceberano". westsidetalent. Retrieved 5 December 2020.