Backbone (Anthony Callea album)

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Backbone
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Studio album by
Anthony Callea
Released16 September 2016
RecordedJune–July 2016
StudioSing Sing Studios, Melbourne
Genre Pop
Length61:35
Label Sony Music Australia
Producer James Roche
Anthony Callea chronology
Ladies & Gentlemen: The Songs of George Michael
(2014)		Backbone
(2016)		 ARIA Number 1 Hits in Symphony
(2017)

Backbone is the fifth studio album by Australian pop singer Anthony Callea. The album is produced by James Roche of Bachelor Girl and was released on 16 September 2016. It reunites Callea with Sony Music with whom he signed in 2004 and released two studio albums and two number 1 multi-platinum-selling singles. [1] Callea said, "I'm so fortunate that Denis Handlin and Sony Music have embraced my idea of Backbone and allowed me to make this exciting album with them." [2]

Contents

Upon announcement of the album, Callea said "With Backbone, we have explored songs that we all know and love – and we've been able to get to the core of these songs, their lyrics and melody, bringing them to the surface with organic and creative musical instrumentation and vocal delivery." He added, "I wrote the title track when I was in Los Angeles, and it sums up the essence of this album." [3]

Reception

Myke Bartlett from The Weekly Review said, "If the choices are a tad obvious, the renditions aren’t. In stripping some songs back and slowing others down, Anthony finds something new in the well-worn." [4] A staff writer in Out in Perth gave the album 4 out of 5 saying, "A friendly sing-a-long with an acoustic guitar and piano. Kicking things off with Michael Jackson’s "Man in the Mirror", which is much more laid back than the original. Callea tackles Queen’s "Somebody to Love" acapella which showcases his vocal abilities. A ballad version of Bananarama’s "Love in the First Degree" is a highlight, while a gender swap take on TLCs "Unpretty" is nice too." [5]

Track listing

Tracks on Backbone are "stripped back" renditions of 80s and 90s tracks. [6]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Man in the Mirror" (Michael Jackson song)
4:51
2."Hold On" (Wilson Phillips song)
4:02
3."We Belong" (Pat Benatar song)
4:51
4."Higher Love" (Steve Winwood song)
4:44
5."Sometimes" (Britney Spears song)
4:54
6."I Wanna Dance with Somebody/How Will I Know" (Whitney Houston songs)
6:28
7."Love in the First Degree" (Bananarama song)
4:13
8."Somebody to Love" (Queen song) Freddie Mercury 4:06
9."It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (Céline Dion/Meat Loaf & Marion Raven song)
6:54
10."King of Wishful Thinking" (Go West song)
3:25
11."Fantasy" (Earth, Wind & Fire/Black Box song)
5:11
12."Unpretty" (TLC song)
4:36
13."Backbone" (original song)
3:20

Tour

Callea promoted the album with a 5-date tour. [7]

Charts

Backbone debuted at number one in Australia. It was Callea's second number one album and first since his 2005 self-titled debut album. Backbone sold 2949 in the first week, [8] becoming the lowest selling number one debut of all time in Australia. [9]

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] 1

Personnel

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia [11] [12] 16 September 2016 CD, digital download Sony Music Australia 88985371212

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