Released October 1991 (1991-10) Release date 1991 Genres Rock music, Pop music | Artist Deborah Conway Label Mushroom Records | |
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Recorded Metropolis Audio, Melbourne
Ardent Studios, Memphis Producer Joe Hardy
Michael den Elzen
Richard Pleasance String Of Pearls
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(1993) Similar Bitch Epic, My Third Husband, Exquisite Stereo, The Iron Man: The Musical b, Owsley | ||
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"String of Pearls" is the debut studio album by Australia rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, Deborah Conway. The album was released in October 1991 and peaked at number 20 on the Australian ARIA Charts.
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At the ARIA Music Awards of 1992, the album received nominated for four awards; ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Album, ARIA Award for Album of the Year, ARIA Award for Best Cover Art and ARIA Award for Best Female Artist. It won Best Female artist .
In June 2015, Conway celebrated the 25th anniversary of the album by performing the entire album in Melbourne.
Critical reception
Jonathan Lewis from AllMusic said “’’String of Pearls’’ ranges from the melodic pop of the most successful single "It's Only the Beginning" to the rock of "Under My Skin." Much of the rest of the album is acoustic pop and gentle ballads, with the superb "Release Me" being the best example. Conway's voice is what holds the album together. Her voice is strong and suited to these songs. In the hands of a lesser singer String of Pearls would not have been anywhere near as effective. Instead, Conway manages to cover the slight lack of originality in songwriting by her strong presence and produces a memorable set of songs.
Credits
Songs
1Release Me4:41
2It's Only the Beginning4:42
3Under My Skin3:34