Shangri-La (Blackeyed Susans album)
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Shangri-La is the sixth and most recent studio album by The Blackeyed Susans
, released in July 2003
. After initial writing sessions in mid-1999, recording of the album was scheduled for 2000. It was postponed when the band’s then record company, Mds, was bought by Festival Records
. The band eventually returned to the project in 2002, after their covers album Dedicated to the Ones We Love
. It was released on their own label, Teardrop, the following year.
The title of the album Shangri-La
, refers to an illusory island paradise, a lost utopia that exists only in imagination and metaphor an apt
name considering it was almost abandoned as an impossible project. In an interview Phil Kakulas commented
Shangri-La was nominated for 'Best Adult Contemporary Album' at the 2003 ARIA Awards
, missing out to John Farnham
's The Last Time
.
The Blackeyed Susans
The Blackeyed Susans are an Australian rock band, formed in Perth in 1989, based in Melbourne since 1992.-Perth 1989-1990:The original line-up consisted of David McComb on vocals and guitar, Alsy MacDonald on drums , Phil Kakulas on bass guitar , Rob Snarski on vocals and guitar, and...
, released in July 2003
2003 in music
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. After initial writing sessions in mid-1999, recording of the album was scheduled for 2000. It was postponed when the band’s then record company, Mds, was bought by Festival Records
Festival
A festival or gala is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival....
. The band eventually returned to the project in 2002, after their covers album Dedicated to the Ones We Love
Dedicated to the Ones We Love
Dedicated to the Ones We Love is the fifth studio album by the Australian folk rock group The Blackeyed Susans and was released on 23 April 2001. It is the first issued on their own label, Teardrop, and was distributed through Shock Records. As the name suggests, it is a collection of cover...
. It was released on their own label, Teardrop, the following year.
The title of the album Shangri-La
Shangri-La
Shangri-La is a fictional place described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton. Hilton describes Shangri-La as a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains...
, refers to an illusory island paradise, a lost utopia that exists only in imagination and metaphor an apt
APT
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name considering it was almost abandoned as an impossible project. In an interview Phil Kakulas commented
"It was named before, back when I still had all faith that it would be released," Kakulas begins, "but it seems almost prophetic in that we did almost lose it. The name 'Shangri-La' seems to sum up a lot of what the album is about. The songs seem to deal with what happiness might be and where you might find happiness. Also I've been listening to a lot of the Shangri-Las, the girl group, and I like that seedy neon lights appeal. My vision of Shangri-La is much more like Vegas or something like that. It's a fools paradise."
Shangri-La was nominated for 'Best Adult Contemporary Album' at the 2003 ARIA Awards
ARIA Music Awards of 2003
The 17th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 21 October 2003 at the Sydney Superdome.-ARIA Awards:*Album of the Year**Powderfinger – Vulture Street...
, missing out to John Farnham
John Farnham
John Peter Farnham, AO, formerly billed as Johnny Farnham , is an English-born Australian pop singer. He was a teen pop idol from 1964 to 1979, and has since forged a career as an adult contemporary singer. His career has mostly been as a solo artist although he briefly replaced Glenn Shorrock as...
's The Last Time
The Last Time (album)
The Last Time is a studio album by Australian singer John Farnham. The album was released in Australia on 7 October 2002 and reached #1 in the ARIA charts.On 21 July 2003, a DVD of the subsequent national tour titled "The Last Time" was released....
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Track listing
All songs written by Phil Kakulas and Rob Snarski, except where noted.- "A Cat Needs A Mouse" (Phil Kakulas, Dan Luscombe, Rob Snarski) – 3:15
- "End Of Time" – 5:04
- "Open All Hours" (Kiernan Box, Phil Kakulas, Dan Luscombe) – 4:47
- "My Body (Has A Mind Of Its Own)" (Kiernan Box, Phil Kakulas, Dan Luscombe) – 3:27
- "Deliver Me" – 5:26
- "Lost Horizon" (Kiernan Box, Phil Kakulas, Dan Luscombe, Rob Snarski) – 4:43
- "Hard Stuff" (Phil Kakulas, Dan Luscombe, Smith) – 3:48
- "The Eastern States" (Phil Kakulas, Dan Luscombe) – 5:52
- "Shangri-La" (Kiernan Box, Phil Kakulas) – 3:27
- "It’s Gonna Rain" – 5:34
- "Indian Summer" (Kiernan Box, Matt Habben) – 2:57
- "Endless Night" (Mark Dawson, Phil Kakulas, Rob Snarski) – 7:50
Additional musicians
- Matt Habben - clarinet, saxophone
- Adam Hutterer - trombone
- Craig Pilkington – trumpet
- Jen Anderson – violin, viola
- Helen Mountford – cello