The Black Sorrows discography

The Black Sorrows discography
The Black Sorrows discography
Studio albums	17
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	3

The Black Sorrows are an Australian blues rock band formed in 1983 by mainstay vocalist Joe Camilleri. The band is most well known for their songs "Chained to the Wheel", "Harley + Rose" and "Never Let Me Go", released in the late '80s and early '90s. Faithful Satellite, released in September 2016, is the band's 18th album (excluding compilations).^[1] Citizen John was released in March 2019.^[2]

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions			Notes
Year	Title	AUS ^[3]	NOR ^[4]	NZ ^[5]	Notes
1984	Sonola Released: June 1984 Label: Spirit Records	50	—	—
1985	Rockin' Zydeco Released: March 1985 Label: Spirit Records	—	—	—
1985	A Place in the World Released: November 1985 Label: Spirit Records	—	—	—
1987	Dear Children Released: April 1987 Label: CBS Records	22	—	—
1988	Hold on to Me Released: September 1988 Label: CBS Records	7	6	35
1990	Harley and Rose Released: August 1990 Label: CBS Records	3	5	—	ARIA: 2x Platinum
1992	Better Times Released: September 1992 Label: Columbia Records	13	—	—
1994	Lucky Charm Released: November 1994 Label: Columbia Records	20	—	—
1998	Beat Club Released: November 1998 Label: Mushroom Records	—	—	—
2004	One Mo' Time Released: August 2004 Label: Liberation Records	—	—	—
2006	Roarin' Town Released: October 2006 Label: Warner Music	—	—	—
2009	4 Days in Sing Sing Released: September 2009 Label: Head Records	—	—	—
2012	Crooked Little Thoughts Released: 24 February 2012 Label: Head Records	—	—	—
2014	Certified Blue Released: 4 April 2014 Label: Head Records	73	—	—	No. 5 on 2014 Jazz and Blues Australian year-end chart^[6] No. 49 on 2015 Jazz and Blues Australian year-end chart.^[7]
2015	Endless Sleep Chapter 46 Released: 13 April 2015 Label: Head Records	—	—	—	Nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Blues and Roots Album in 2015
2015	Endless Sleep Chapter 47 Released: 13 April 2015 Label: Head Records	—	—	—
2016	Faithful Satellite Released: 16 September 2016^[8] Label: Head	—	—	—
2019	Citizen John Released: 29 March 2019^[2] Label: Bloodlines, Mushroom	11 ^[9]	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions	Notes
Year	Title	AUS ^[3]	Notes
1996	Radio Waves Released: March 1996 Label: Mushroom Records	—	Contains 3 discs
2019	Live! At the Palms

Compilations

Year	Title	Peak chart positions		Certifications
Year	Title	AUS ^[3]	NZ ^[5]	Certifications
1993	The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits Released: November 1993 Label: Columbia Records	4	23	AUS: Platinum No. 50 in 1994 year end Australian chart.^[10]
1997	The Very Best of The Black Sorrows Released: November 1997 Label: Mushroom Records	—	—
2007	The Essential Black Sorrows Released: 28 July 2007 Label: Sony BMG	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions		Album
Year	Title	AUS ^[3]	NZ ^[5]	Album
1984	"Brown Eyed Girl"/"What a Difference a Day Makes"	—	—	Sonola
1985	"Shape I'm In"	—	—	Rockin' Zydeco
1985	"Sons of the Sea"	—	—	A Place in the World
1986	"Country Girls"	—	—	A Place in the World
1987	"Daughters of Glory"	48	—	Dear Children
	"Maybe Tomorrow"	91	—
	"The Last Frontier"	—	—
1988	"Hold on to Me"	41	—	Hold On to Me
1988	"The Chosen Ones"	65	32
1989	"Chained to the Wheel"	9	42
	"The Crack Up"	40	—
	"Fire Down Below"	74	—
1990	"Harley + Rose"	24	—	Harley and Rose
1990	"Angel Street"	97	—
1991	"Never Let Me Go"	30	—
1991	"Hold It Up to the Mirror"	97	—
1992	"Ain't Love the Strangest Thing"	46	—	Better Times
1992	"Better Times"	74	—
1993	"Come On, Come On"	70	—
	"Sweet Inspiration"	136	—
	"Stir It Up"	58	20	The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits
1994	"Snake Skin Shoes"	16	—	Lucky Charm
1994	"Last One Standing for You" (with Jon Stevens)	46	—
1995	"Lucky Charm"	158	—
1997	"New Craze"	177	—	Beat Club
2016	"Fix My Bail"^[11]	—	—	Faithful Satellite
2016	"It Ain't Ever Gonna Happen"^[12]	—	—
2017	"Raise Your Hands"^[13]	—	—
2018	"Silvio"^[14]	—	—	Citizen John
2019	"Wednesday's Child"^[15]	—	—	Citizen John

References

^ "THE BLACK SORROWS - FAITHFUL SATELLITE ALBUM LAUNCH TOUR Tickets". Facebook. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b "The Black Sorrows Cover Bob Dylan Ahead Of 19th album 'Citizen John'". Noise11. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d
Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. pp. 36–37. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Discography The Black Sorrows". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 32.
- "The Chosen Ones" (single) (ARIA) peak: Scott, Gavin. "30 Years Ago This Week: November 27, 1988". chartbeats.com.au. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- Certified Blue (ARIA) peak: "The ARIA Report issue 1265" (PDF). Pandora Archive (original document published by ARIA). 26 May 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- All ARIA-era singles chart peaks to 29 May 2018: "Response from ARIA re: The Black Sorrows singles chart history, received 29 May 2018". Imgur.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the singles's peak on the national chart. The peak for "Come On, Come On" is missing from this.
^ "norwegiancharts.com > Discography The Black Sorrows". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "charts.nz > Discography The Black Sorrows". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
^ "The ARIA Report EOY 2014" (PDF). Pandora Archive (original document published by ARIA). January 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
^ "The ARIA Report Issue 1348A 2015" (PDF). Pandora Archive (original document published by ARIA). January 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
^ "Faithful Satellite (album)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
^ "1994 Album Charts". ARIA. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
^ "The Black Sorrows 'Fix My Bail' Video Is Simply Charming". noise11. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
^ "The Black Sorrows – It Ain't Ever Gonna Happen". noise11. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
^ "World Premiere: The Black Sorrows 'Raise Your Hands'". noise11. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
^ "Silvio - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
^ "The Black Sorrows Give You A Second Taste of 'Citizen John'". noise11. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.

External links

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[1] "THE BLACK SORROWS - FAITHFUL SATELLITE ALBUM LAUNCH TOUR Tickets". Facebook. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[Citizen_John-2] "The Black Sorrows Cover Bob Dylan Ahead Of 19th album 'Citizen John'". Noise11. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

[AUS-3] Australian chart peaks:
Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. pp. 36–37. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.

Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Discography The Black Sorrows". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 32.

"The Chosen Ones" (single) (ARIA) peak: Scott, Gavin. "30 Years Ago This Week: November 27, 1988". chartbeats.com.au. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

Certified Blue (ARIA) peak: "The ARIA Report issue 1265" (PDF). Pandora Archive (original document published by ARIA). 26 May 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

All ARIA-era singles chart peaks to 29 May 2018: "Response from ARIA re: The Black Sorrows singles chart history, received 29 May 2018". Imgur.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the singles's peak on the national chart. The peak for "Come On, Come On" is missing from this.

[4] Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. pp. 36–37. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.

[5] Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Discography The Black Sorrows". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[6] Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 32.

[7] "The Chosen Ones" (single) (ARIA) peak: Scott, Gavin. "30 Years Ago This Week: November 27, 1988". chartbeats.com.au. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[8] Certified Blue (ARIA) peak: "The ARIA Report issue 1265" (PDF). Pandora Archive (original document published by ARIA). 26 May 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[9] All ARIA-era singles chart peaks to 29 May 2018: "Response from ARIA re: The Black Sorrows singles chart history, received 29 May 2018". Imgur.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the singles's peak on the national chart. The peak for "Come On, Come On" is missing from this.

[NOR-4] "norwegiancharts.com > Discography The Black Sorrows". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[NZ-5] "charts.nz > Discography The Black Sorrows". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[6] "The ARIA Report EOY 2014" (PDF). Pandora Archive (original document published by ARIA). January 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

[7] "The ARIA Report Issue 1348A 2015" (PDF). Pandora Archive (original document published by ARIA). January 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

[8] "Faithful Satellite (album)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[9] "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.

[10] "1994 Album Charts". ARIA. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[11] "The Black Sorrows 'Fix My Bail' Video Is Simply Charming". noise11. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2019.

[12] "The Black Sorrows – It Ain't Ever Gonna Happen". noise11. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2019.

[13] "World Premiere: The Black Sorrows 'Raise Your Hands'". noise11. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2019.

[14] "Silvio - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

[15] "The Black Sorrows Give You A Second Taste of 'Citizen John'". noise11. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.

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v t e The Black Sorrows
Discography Joe Camilleri
Studio albums	Sonola (1984) Rockin' Zydeco (1985) A Place in the World (1985) Dear Children (1987) Hold On to Me (1988) Harley and Rose (1990) Better Times (1992) Lucky Charm (1994) Beat Club (1998) One Mo' Time (2004) Roarin' Town (2006) 4 Days in Sing Sing (2009) Crooked Little Thoughts (2012) Certified Blue (2014) Endless Sleep Chapter 46 (2015) Endless Sleep Chapter 47 (2015) Faithful Satellite (2016) Citizen John (2019) Saint Georges Road (2021)
Live albums	Radio Waves (1996)
Compilations	The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits (1993) The Very Best of The Black Sorrows (1997) The Essential Black Sorrows (2007)
Singles	"Brown Eyed Girl"/"What a Difference a Day Makes" "Hold On to Me" "The Chosen Ones" "Chained to the Wheel" "The Crack Up" "Harley + Rose" "Never Let Me Go" "Ain't Love the Strangest Thing" "Stir It Up" "Snake Skin Shoes" "Last One Standing for You"
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