Rainbow Valley (album)
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| Released | 2 November 2018 | |||
| Studio | Music Farm, Byron Bay | |||
| Length | 41:42 | |||
| Label | Universal Music Australia | |||
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Rainbow Valley is the second studio album by Australian singer Matt Corby. It was released on 2 November 2018 through Universal Music Australia.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the album was nominated for three awards; Best Male Artist, Best Soul/R&B Release while Dann Hume won Producer of the Year for this release.[1]
At the J Awards of 2019, the album won Australian Album of the Year.[2]
Background[edit]
Corby spent time travelling and experimenting with a friend Alex Henriksson, with the ideas they created becoming the basis for Rainbow Valley.
Following the August 2018 release of "No Ordinary Life", Corby released the single "All Fired Up" and announced the release of Rainbow Valley.[3] "All That I See" was released as the album's third single in October 2018.[4]
Corby plays all instruments and sings all vocals on the record.[5]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Light My Dart Up" | Matt Corby | 3:59 |
| 2. | "No Ordinary Life" | Corby, Dann Hume | 3:58 |
| 3. | "All That I See" | Corby, Hume | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Get with the Times" | Corby, John Alexander Henriksson | 3:14 |
| 5. | "All Fired Up" | Corby, Hume | 4:30 |
| 6. | "How It Ends" | Corby, Hume | 0:38 |
| 7. | "New Day Coming" | Corby, Hume | 4:35 |
| 8. | "Better" | Corby, Hume | 4:00 |
| 9. | "Miracle Love" | Corby, Hume | 4:22 |
| 10. | "Elements" | Corby, Hume | 4:51 |
| 11. | "Rainbow Valley" | Corby, Henriksson | 3:49 |
| Total length: | 41:42 | ||
Personnel[edit]
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and AllMusic.com.[6]
- Matt Corby – composer, drums, keyboards, piano, primary artist, strings, synthesizer, vocals, backing vocals
- Dann Hume – composer, mixing, producer, recording
- Matthew Neighbour – engineer, co-producer, recording
- Andrei Eremin – mastering
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 4 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] | 30 |
Year-end charts[edit]
| Chart (2019) | Position |
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| Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)[9] | 38 |
References[edit]
- ^ "ARIA Awards: 2019 ARIA Awards Nominated Artists Revealed". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "The J Award 2019". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Matt Corby will release his long-awaited second album, Rainbow Valley, in November". triple j. Words by Sose Fuamoli. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "New Release & Single: Matt Corby – All That I See". ThankFolkforThat. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Listen: Matt Corby releases new single, announces new album 'Rainbow Valley'". Beat Magazine. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Rainbow Valley - Matt Corby | Release Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Australian Artist (ARIA) End of Year Albums Chart 2019". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
