Vika and Linda (album)
Vika and Linda is the debut studio album by Australia vocal duo Vika & Linda Bull. The album was released in May 1994 and debuted and peaked at number 7 on the Australian ARIA Charts in June 1994.
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Released | 6 June 1994 | |||
Studio | Metropolis Audio and Platinum Studios, Melbourne Periscope Studios and Studios 301, Sydney | |||
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Length | 49:45 | |||
Label | Mushroom | |||
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At the ARIA Music Awards of 1995, the album was nominated for ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Album, but lost to Frogstomp by Silverchair.[1]
Critical reception
Ed St John from Rolling Stone Australia wrote: "It's the simplest of ideas: take two of Australia's best singers, find them a bunch of great original songs, and then put them in the studio with a sympathetic producer and the best band you can muster. Not surprisingly, the results here are frequently exceptional. Beautifully played - with an accent on subtle arrangements and largely acoustic instruments - the album is imbued with a warm inner glow and a genuine musical depth. Perhaps because of the contributions of such a broad diversity of writers - and thanks also to the fact that Vika and Linda Bull possess strikingly different voices - the album moves effortlessly across a spectrum of styles but, for the most part, is a very laid-back, often country-flavoured affair. Still, far from getting bogged down in a single groove, Vika and Linda is a real feast.
It's not the kind of album where singles, or "standout tracks", are easy to pick. Sure, the first single "When Will You Fall For Me" has a terrific rousing chorus. Three of the Paul Kelly songs are killers, including the slow reggae of "We've Started A Fire" and the funky "I Know Where to Go to Feel Good". Also intriguing is "Ninety Nine Years", a song Kelly wrote with the Bull sisters. Utilising eastern tones and a haunting melody, it marks an interesting and very appealing departure for all three artists."[2]
Track listing
- "Hard Love" (Paul Kelly) – 4:40
- "When Will You Fall for Me" (Mark Seymour) – 3:47
- "House of Love" (Wayne Burt) – 4:12
- "Gone Again" (Nick Barker) – 3:16
- "We've Started a Fire" (Paul Kelly) – 5:06
- "I Didn't Know Love Could Be Mine" (Paul Kelly) – 3:23
- "Sacred Things" (Joe Camilleri) – 3:31
- "Love This Time" (Wayne Burt) – 3:36
- "Ninety Nine Years" (Paul Kelly, Vika and Linda) – 3:56
- "I Know Where to Go to Feel Good" (Paul Kelly) – 5:03
- "These Hands" (Eris O'Brien) – 4:28
- "The Blue Hour" (Chris Abrahams, Stephen Cummings) – 4:55
1995 bonus disc
- "Set on Freedom" – 4:26
- "Up Above My Head (I Hear Music in the Air)" – 2:32
- "Have a Little Faith in Me" – 4:01
- "Saved" – 3:20
- "Many Rivers to Cross" – 5:03
Personnel
- Jex Saarelaht – electric piano, organ
- Jeff Burstin – guitar
- Justin Stanford – shaker
- Paul Kelly – vocals, guitar
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1994–1995) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 7 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] | 16 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1995) | Position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 67 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[5] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- "Winners by Year 1995". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- "Vika & Linda". The Blurb. June 1994. Archived from the original on 6 June 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "Australiancharts.com – Vika and Linda – album=Vika & Linda". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- "Charts.nz – Vika and Linda – Vika & Linda". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums 1995 (page 2)". ARIA. Retrieved 21 February 2016.