Working Class Boy (soundtrack)
Working Class Boy (subtitled The Soundtracks) is a 2018 soundtrack album by Australian singer-songwriter, Jimmy Barnes. It is the soundtrack album for the 2018 film of the same name, based on the 2016 memoir of the same name, which became a tour in 2016 and 2017 in which Barnes sang songs and told stories from the memoir.[1] The album was released on 17 August 2018.
Working Class Boy | ||||
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Released | 17 August 2018 | |||
Recorded | State Theatre (Sydney), 12 April 2017 | |||
Label | Bloodlines | |||
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Disc 1 contains 12 songs, 2 instrumentals and 13 spoken word pieces captured live at the State Theatre (Sydney) on 12 April 2017. Disc 2 is an 8 songs recording with a full band on a Soundstage for the movie version of Working Class Boy.[2]
On 10 August 2018, Barnes announced royalties from the soundtrack will be donated to drought relief charities to assist Australian farmers.[3]
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, the album won the ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album.[4]
Track listing
Disc 1: "Stories & Songs" Live from The State Theatre
- "Glasgow/The Dark Isle/Scotland the Brave" (spoken) – 1:30
- "Granny's Party Song" (spoken) – 0:21
- "Heartaches By the Number" (spoken) – 2:47
- "My Dad" (spoken) – 0:16
- "Around the World" – 3:09
- "Circus Animals" (spoken) – 1:29
- "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (featuring Mahalia Barnes) – 2:13
- "City of Tomorrow" (spoken) – 1:21
- "Mahalia and the Imitation of Life" (spoken) – 2:14
- "The Upper Room" – 6:09
- "Runaway" (spoken) – 0:17
- "Texas Girl at the Funeral of Her Father" – 2:41
- "Reg Barnes" (spoken) – 1:55
- "Reg's Piano" (spoken) – 1:15
- "Elizabeth" (spoken) – 0:41
- "Dark End of the Street" – 3:48
- "David" (spoken) – 0:07
- "Reflections of My Life" (featuring David Campbell) – 5:04
- "Ike and Tina" (spoken) – 0:28
- "A Fool in Love" (featuring Mahalia Barnes) – 2:58
- "Steve and Don" (spoken) – 0:53
- "Flame Trees" – 5:04
- "I Could've Been Dead as Well" (spoken) – 0:13
- "Four Walls" – 2:53
- "Safe with Mum" (spoken) – 0:06
- "When the War Is Over" – 5:41
- "Still Got a Long Way to Go" (featuring Diesel) – 4:36
- "Duke's Waltz" (Ambient Soundscape) – 2:56
Disc 2: The Movie Soundtrack
- "Around the World" – 3:19
- "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (featuring Mahalia Barnes) – 2:53
- "Texas Girl at the Funeral of Her Father" (featuring Australian Chamber Orchestra) – 3:41
- "Dark End of the Street" – 3:37
- "A Fool in Love" (featuring Mahalia Barnes) – 3:09
- "The Upper Room" – 6:22
- "When the War Is Over" – 5:34
- "Still Got a Long Way to Go" (featuring Diesel) – 4:14
Release history
Region | Date | Edition | Format | Label | Catalogue |
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Australia | 17 August 2018 | Limited deluxe edition | 2×CD[6] | Bloodlines | BLOOD30X |
The Movie Soundtrack | Vinyl[7] | BLOODLP34 | |||
24 August 2018 | Digital edition | Digital download[8] |
References
- "Jimmy Barnes Adds 2017 Working Class Boy Encore Dates". noise11. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- "Jimmy Barnes Prepares For Working Class Boy Film With The Soundtracks". noise11. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- "Jimmy Barnes Donates Royalties From Working Class Boy Soundtrack To Drought Relief". noise11. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) (28 November 2018). "And the ARIA Award Goes To..." Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- "Working Class Boy: The Soundtracks (Limited Deluxe Edition) (CD)". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- "Working Class Boy: The Movie Soundtrack (Vinyl)". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- "Working Class Boys - iTunes". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2018.