Released October 2008 Release date October 2008 | Artist Judith Durham Genre Folk music | |
Recorded ABC Iwaki Auditorium, Melbourne, Label Musicoat/ Decca Records / Universal Music Australia The Australian Cities Suite
(2008) Up Close and Personal
(2009) The Australian Cities Suite
(2012) The Platinum Album
(2013) Similar The Platinum Album, Gift of Song, Let Me Find Love, Judith Durham and The, Mona Lisas | ||
The Australian Cities Suite is a 2008 album by Australian recording artist Judith Durham with Orchestra Victoria. The album is collection of songs she's written about each capital city in Australia and was released in October 2008.
Contents
The album was re-releassed on 27 April 2012. The album peaked at number 81 on the ARIA Chart in May 2012.
Background and release
In 2006, The Seekers were given the “Key to the City” of Melbourne. where Durham sang her song “Seldom Melbourne Leaves My Mind” as part of her speech in tribute to her home town. Durham accepted an invitation by Orchestra Victoria to record an album that would be titled The Australian Cities Suite with all royaltiesbenefiting 400 charities. The album was released in October 2008.
Track listing
- "Judith Durham's Advance Australia Fair - Opening Chorus" - 1:21
- "Overture" - 3:41
- "Australia Land Of Today" - 3:01
- "Seldom Melbourne Leaves My Mind" - 3:49
- "Meet Me in the Mall in Brisbane" - 2:15
- "Australia's Canberra" - 3:20
- "Happy Years I Spent in Hobart" - 3:14
- "Darwin is Da Winner" - 2:40
- "Adelaide You're Beautiful" - 3:30
- "When Perth is on the East Side" - 2:07
- "Sydney, Girl of My Dreams" - 3:01
- "Our Town" - 2:37
- "Advance Australia Fair" 2012 re-release only - 3:30
- "Australia Land of Today" - 1:45
References
The Australian Cities Suite Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA