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Lucky Charm (album)

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Lucky Charm
Studio album by
Released4 November 1994 (1994-11-04)
Genre
LabelColumbia
ProducerJoe Camilleri, Kerryn Tolhurst
The Black Sorrows chronology
The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits
(1993)
Lucky Charm
(1994)
Radio Waves
(1996)
Singles from Lucky Charm
  1. "Snake Skin Shoes"
    Released: July 1994
  2. "Last One Standing for You"
    Released: 24 October 1994[1]
  3. "Lucky Charm"
    Released: February 1995

Lucky Charm is the eighth studio album by Australian rock act The Black Sorrows. Previously a band with a set line-up, for this album lead singer Joe Camilleri was the only constant from track to track, as he worked with 42 other musicians on the album.

Lucky Charm was released on 4 November 1994. The album debuted and peaked at number 20 on the ARIA Charts, becoming the band's fifth consecutive top twenty album.

Track listing

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CD track listing (478280 2)[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lucky Charm"
4:57
2."Biggest Show in Town"
  • Camilleri
  • Smith
4:51
3."Snake Skin Shoes"
  • Camilleri
  • J. Griffin
4:44
4."Last One Standing For You" (with Jon Stevens)
  • Camilleri
  • Griffin
  • Laurie Polec
4:14
5."Down to the Sea"
  • Camilleri
  • Smith
3:55
6."Don't Judge Me Too Hard"
  • Camilleri
  • Smith
4:39
7."Radio Was King"
  • Camilleri
  • Smith
4:02
8."Sacred Thing"
  • Camilleri
  • Smith
4:42
9."Mystery Ship"
  • Camilleri
  • Smith
4:27
10."I'm a Stranger"
  • Camilleri
  • Griffin
4:33
11."Kiss From a Cage"
  • Camilleri
  • Polec
5:11
12."Time to Burn"
  • Camilleri
  • Smith
4:40
13."Bone Man"
  • Camilleri
  • Smith
3:20
14."When it All Comes Down"
  • Camilleri
  • Smith
3:55
15."Life's Sad Parade"
  • Camilleri
  • Smith
3:24

Weekly charts

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Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 20

Personnel

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  • Joe Camilleri – vocals, guitars (1,5,9,13,14), saxophone (2,4), accordion (7), vibes (9)

with:

  • Kerryn Tolhurst – guitars (1,2,3,10), banjo (3), tiple (4,6,7,8,10,12), mandolin (4,7,11) lap steel (12), Hawaiian guitar (8,11)
  • Andy York – guitars (1,3,6,7,8,11)
  • Claude Carranza – guitars (2,4,9,10,12), dobro (9)
  • Stuart Fraser – guitar (4)
  • Shane O'Mara – guitars (5,14), dobro (5)
  • Phil Butson – guitar (6)
  • John Scurry – banjo (15)
  • James Black – keyboards (1)
  • Bob Mayo – keyboards (1,3,7)
  • Charlie Giordano – accordion (2,8,12), keyboards (2,4,10)
  • Michael Allen – sound effects keyboard (3)
  • John Margolis – keyboards (6,11)
  • David Bates – piano (15)
  • Robert Burke – flute and clarinet (5)
  • Chris Taner – clarinet (15)
  • Lenny Pickett – tenor saxophone (7)
  • Crispin Cioe – baritone saxophone (12)
  • Arno Hecht – tenor saxophone (12)
  • Vinnie Cutro – trumpet (10)
  • Eugene Ball – cornet (15)
  • Todd Reynolds – violin (2)
  • Eileen Ivers – fiddle (6,11)
  • Susan Pirotti – strings (14)
  • Rosanne Hunt – strings (14)
  • Julia De Jonghe – strings (14)
  • Karen Coulton – strings (14)
  • Steven Hadley – bass (1,2,3,4,6,7,8,10,11,12)
  • Joe Creighton – bass (9)
  • Howard Cairns – double bass (15)
  • Steve Ferrone – drums (1,2,3,4,6,7,8,10,11,12)
  • John Watson – drums (9)
  • Allan Browne – drums (15)
  • Jon Stevens - co-lead vocal (4)
  • Rebecca Barnard – backing vocals (1,5,14)
  • Gordon Dukes – backing vocals (2)
  • Ron Grant – backing vocals (2,4)
  • Wayne Hernandez – backing vocals (2,4)
  • Kenny Simpson – backing vocals (4)
  • Nick Smith – backing vocals (6)
  • Joey Diggs – backing vocals (7)
  • Lamont Van Hook – backing vocals (7)
  • Johnny Rosch – backing vocals (7)

References

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  1. ^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from: 24/10/94 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 245)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ^ Lucky Charm (CD). The Black Sorrows. Columbia Records. 1994.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Black Sorrows – Lucky Charm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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