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Keith Urban (1991)
Where the lyrics of Keith Urban take you, and where it was really made.
Urban's debut album came out only in Australia in 1991, and it did not reach the rest of the world until EMI released it worldwide in 2005.
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Recorded at Studios 301, Sydney (1991)
Recording site Studios 301 — The album was recorded, mixed and mastered at Studios 301 in Sydney, according to the credits. The mixing and mastering are also listed at EMI Studios 301. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Drum tracks at Starsound, Brisbane (1991)
Recording site Starsound Studios — The credits list Starsound Studios in Brisbane for the drum trax engineering. The point is placed at city-center level. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Album story
Overview
- Keith Urban: debut studio album by Australian and American country music singer Keith Urban
- Released only in Australia in 1991
- Later released worldwide in 2005 by EMI
- Three singles released between 1990 and 1991
Background
- Singles: "I Never Work on a Sunday", "Only You", "Got It Bad"
- The singles came out in 1990 and 1991 respectively
- The album was the first studio release of a singer who later became known in country music
- The album also covers the Sutherland Brothers and Quiver's 1976 hit "Arms of Mary"
Recording
- Recorded, mixed and mastered at Studios 301, Sydney
- Drum Trax engineer credited at Starsound Studios, Brisbane
- Track 14 engineered at Alberts Studios
- Mastering by Leon Zervos at EMI Studios 301
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com
Artist
Formation
- Keith Lionel Urban, born 26 October 1967 in Whangārei, New Zealand, moved to Caboolture, Queensland, Australia at age two.
- Took up the guitar at age six; influenced by country music from his parents and by guitarists Mark Knopfler and Lindsey Buckingham.
- Won the Star Maker talent quest at the Tamworth Country Music Festival in 1990, leading to a contract with EMI Music Australia.
Career
- Self-titled debut album released in Australia in 1991; moved to Nashville in 1992.
- Formed the band The Ranch in 1995; their self-titled album was released on Capitol Nashville in 1997.
- US solo debut in 1999 with a second self-titled album; "But for the Grace of God" became his first US country number one.
- Golden Road (2002) and Be Here (2004) followed; Be Here became his best-selling album, certified 4× Platinum.
- Won Grammy Awards for "You'll Think of Me" and "Stupid Boy".
- Has charted 37 singles on the US Hot Country Songs chart, 18 of them number one.
- Served as a judge on American Idol and a coach on The Voice Australia.
- Appointed Officer of the Order of Australia in 2020.
Members
- Solo artist; founded The Ranch as a backing band with drummer Peter Clarke and bassist Jerry Flowers.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Reception
At release
- Released only in Australia in 1991
- Debut studio album by Keith Urban, an Australian and American country music singer
- Three singles released between 1990 and 1991: "I Never Work on a Sunday", "Only You", "Got It Bad"
- "Only You" was made into a music video in 1991
- The album charted at number 98 in Australia
Reappraisal
- Later released worldwide in 2005 by EMI, so the album reached audiences outside Australia about fourteen years after its first release
- The album includes a cover of the Sutherland Brothers and Quiver's 1976 hit "Arms of Mary"
- The instrumental "Clutterbilly" was later re-recorded by Urban with his short-lived backing band The Ranch on their lone album in 1997
Records
- Australian chart peak: number 98
- Worldwide release year: 2005, by EMI
- Singles released in 1990 and 1991
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- The album was released only in Australia in 1991 and was not issued worldwide until 2005.
- "Only You" received a music video in 1991, the year the album came out.
- Urban re-recorded the instrumental "Clutterbilly" with The Ranch, a backing band he was in for a short time, on their only album in 1997.
- The album's cover song, "Arms of Mary", was a 1976 hit for the Sutherland Brothers and Quiver.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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