Released 10 November 2003 Producer Jarrad Rogers | Length 41:53 | |
Recorded Sing Sing Studios, 2003 Genre Pop rock, Dance-pop, Urban music Label Festival Mushroom Records | ||
45 Degrees is the third studio album by ARIA Award winning, Torres Strait Islander singer Christine Anu.
Anu sites Melbourne-based producer Jarrad Rogers as the key catalyst to this musical re-awakening. Long runs with the stage show Kissing Frogs and the birth of her second child Zipporah had left Christine a little hesitant about returning to the studio. "Basically, I wasn’t going to do another album until the right person was found," she states, "And I’ve been blessed. Our paths were meant to meet."
In an interview with Paul Cashmere in March 2004, Anu said the album was 'self indulgent' and "We let each song evolve and the strong ones stayed and the other ones have gone into a catalogue to be resurrected somewhere down the track".
Reviews
Ellaina Wigell from Music Wire complemented the 'energy' and 'different shades' to the album saying; "this album presents a different side to Anu. It is diverse and stands apart from predecessors" adding, "Risk-taking however is fundamental to musical growth and it is encouraging to see Anu take chances."
Hector from HMV also warned listeners to be surprised saying "Christine Anu has taken one giant leap on her third album dishing up a dose of energetic funk and rock. "2 Late" slams in like Prince in his glory days, "LRHD" is rock meets dance but with a modern production sound, "Different Kind of Something" has R&B / jazz leanings and "Talk About Love" is another no nonsense rock track pushing her voice to the limit." Hector concluded with "Christine is a major Australian talent. 45 Degrees modernizes her sound"