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1988 soundtrack album by Kate Ceberano and Wendy Matthews
You've Always Got the Blues is a 1988 album by Kate Ceberano and Wendy Matthews recorded as the soundtrack for the ABC TV series Stringer .[ 1] The album is primarily composed of duets performed by Ceberano and Matthews but also features Joy Smithers and Martin Armiger . According to Ceberano's 2014 autobiography, she and Matthews recorded the album in 48 hours.[ 2]
The album received two ARIA Awards in 1989 , for Best Female Artist (Kate Ceberano) and Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Recording . It was also nominated for Best Female Artist (Wendy Matthews), Best Jazz Album and Best Adult Contemporary Album .
Track listing
You've Always Got The Blues Title Writer(s) Performer 1. "You've Always Got The Blues" Mickey Newberry Kate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews 4:20 2. "Guilty (Through Neglect)" DD Smash , Dave Dobbyn Kate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews 4:18 3. "Back From the Dead" Martin Armiger Kate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews 3:53 4. "The Danger Zone" Curtis Mayfield Kate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews 2:18 5. "Stringer" Martin Armiger Kate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews 2:54 6. "Sing to Me" Don Walker Kate Ceberano 3:33 7. "The Girl in the Picture" Don Walker, Steve Prestwich Kate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews 3:48 8. "3 = 2 + 1 (Shame)" Martin Armiger Kate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews 2:50 9. "Cry Me a River " Arthur Hamilton Kate Ceberano, Wendy Matthews 2:47 10. "Don't You Take It Too Bad" Townes Van Zandt Wendy Matthews, Martin Armiger 4:03 11. "Young Love" Joy Smithers, Martin Armiger, Rob Grosser Joy Smithers 3:45 12. "The Way You Look Tonight " Dorothy Fields , Jerome Kern Wendy Matthews, Kate Ceberano 2:26
Charts
The album debuted and peaked at number No. 7 on 26 June 1988 on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified platinum in Australia.[ 3]
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certification
Personnel
Musicians
Tony Buchanan – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
Graham Jesse – horns
Kate Ceberano – vocals
Wendy Matthews – vocals
Joy Smithers – vocals ("Young Love")
Joe Creighton – bass
Ricky Fataar – drums
Ken Francis – guitar ("The Girl in the Picture", "Young Love")
Rex Goh – guitar
Martin Armiger – keyboards, vocals ("Don't You Take It Too Bad")
Andrew Thomas Wilson – hammond organ ("Guilty (Through Neglect)", "Stringer")
Kenny Kitchings – pedal steel guitar
Max Lambert – piano
Col Loughnan – tenor saxophone
Paul Panici – trumpet, flugelhorn
Production
Producer – Martin Armiger
Recording, Mixing – Mike Stavrou
Mastering – Don Bartley
References
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