Back to Before (album)

Back to Before
Soundtrack album by Judi Connelli
Released	2001 (2001)
Label	ABC Classics

Back to Before is a 2001 autobiographical cabaret show ^[1] and soundtrack album (subtitled A Life in Song) ^[2] by Judi Connelli. It features songs from shows she has performed over her career. ^[3] She previewed the show in Victorian and NSW country towns before opening it at the New York Town Hall. ^[4]

The album was nominated for the ARIA Music Award for Best Original Show/Cast Album in 2002. ^{[5] [6]}

Track listing

1. Journey to the Past
2. Child in Me Again
3. Welcome To the Theater / That Halloween
4. Sunrise, Sunrise
5. Song on the Sand
6. When You're Good to Mama
7. As If We Never Said Goodbye
8. An Old-Fashioned Love Story
9. Could I Leave You
10. I'll Imagine You a Song
11. As Time Goes By
12. Some Enchanted Evening
13. I Don't Want to Know
14. Everything Must Change
15. Back to Before
16. Rose's Turn

References

1. Hallett, Bryce (23 July 2001), "Amazing grace, how sweet the sound from this real trouper", The Sydney Morning Herald
2. Shand, John (20 October 2001), "Drawn from life", The Sydney Morning Herald
3. Heinrich, Karen (19 April 2002), "Magic in the dark", The Age
4. Hallett, Bryce (2 April 2001), "Small town tryout for Connelli", The Sydney Morning Herald
5. Australian Recording Industry Association. "2002 ARIA Award Winners". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
6. Allen, Jodi (17 September 2002), "And the nominees are... - Shortorders", Illawarra Mercury