Gift of Song
Gift of Song | ||||
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Studio album by Judith Durham | ||||
Released | 15 February 1970 | |||
Studio | Western Recorders, Hollywood, California | |||
Genre | Folk, pop | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Chad Stewart | |||
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![]() Australian 1973 re-release | ||||
Gift of Song is the second studio album released in 1970 by Australian recording artist Judith Durham.
The album was re-released in 1973 and again on CD and digitally in 2012.[1][2]
The album produced the singles, "The Light Is Dark Enough"/"Wanderlove" which was released in January 1970[3] and "Take Care of My Brother".
Reception
Richie Unterberger from AllMusic gave the album 3 out of 5 saying "This seems to be A&M's (unsuccessful) attempt to break ex-Seeker Judith Durham into the American pop market. Not much of The Seekers' folk-pop is left on this heavily, though tastefully, orchestrated production. Durham and her handlers seem to be aiming for a Judy Collins-like Baroque-folk on many cuts, and (in other parallel with Collins) some theatrical art song-informed songs. Durham's voice is not as good or expressive as Collins', and her material isn't as stellar either. For all that, this isn't a bad record, particularly when it does get into its most melancholy classical-Baroque arrangements on "Wanderlove," "There's a Baby," and similar numbers. A couple of Mason Williams songs, "Wanderlove" and "Here Am I," are among the better offerings, and there's also a relatively little-known Harry Nilsson song, "Wailing of the Willow"."[4]
Track listing
- LP/ Cassette
- "Wanderlove" (Mason Williams) - 2:35
- "I Wish I Knew" (Roger Nichols, Hal Levy) - 2:50
- "There's a Baby" (Alan Bernstein, Vic Millrose) - 2:52
- "That's How My Love Is" (Clive Westlake) - 3:10
- "I Can Say" (David Reilly) - 3:38
- "Gift of Song" (Patti Ingalls) - 3:08
- "Wailing of the Willow" (Harry Nilsson) - 2:29
- "The Light Is Dark Enough" (Jean Maitland, Richard Kerr) - 2:39
- "Take Care of My Brother" (Art Podell) - 3:00
- "God Bless the Child" (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday) - 2:49
- "Here Am I" (Mason Williams) - 2:33
Personnel
- Judith Durham - vocals
- Steve LeFever - bass
- Hal Blaine - drums
- Richard Clements - arrangements
- Erno Neufeld - concertmaster
- Technical
- Mike Shields - engineer
- Tom Wilkes - art direction
- Jim McCrary - photography
External links
- "Gift of Song" at discogs.com
References
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- For Christmas with Love (1968)
- Gift of Song (1970)
- Climb Ev'ry Mountain (1971)
- Judith Durham and The Hottest Band in Town (1974)
- Judith Durham and The Hottest Band in Town Volume 2 (1974)
- Let Me Find Love (1994)
- Mona Lisas (1996)
- Future Road (1997)
- The Australian Cities Suite (2008)
- Up Close and Personal (2009)
- Epiphany (2011)
- It's Christmas Time (2013)
- The Hot Jazz Duo (1979)
- 25 Year Reunion Celebration (1993)
- 1968 BBC Farewell Spectacular (1999)
- Live in Concert (2002)
- Live in London (2014)
- Australia's Own Judith Durham (1971)
- Here Am I (1972)
- The Silver Jubilee Album (1993)
- A Carnival of Hits (1994)
- Colours of My Life (2011)
- The Platinum Album (2013)
- So Much More (2018)
- "Climb Ev'ry Mountain"
- "A World of Our Own" (with The Seekers)
- "Georgy Girl (with The Seekers)
- "I Am Australian" (with Russell Hitchcock and Mandawuy Yunupingu)
- "Yil Lull" (as Singers for the Red Black & Gold)
- "Advance Australia Fair"
- Australian of the Year (1967)
- Medal of the Order of Australia (1995)
- ARIA Hall of Fame (1995)
- Centenary Medal (2001)
- Officer of the Order of Australia (2014)
- Victorian of the Year (2014)