Between Two Shores (Vika and Linda album)

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Between Two Shores
Between Two Shores by Vika and Linda.jpg
Studio album by
Released23 September 2006 (2006-09-23)
RecordedJune 2006
StudioStudio One, Collingwood, Victoria
Genre
Length59:58
Label Liberation
Producer
Vika and Linda chronology
Tell the Angels
(2004)
Between Two Shores
(2006)
Vika and Linda Live 2010
(2010)

Between Two Shores is the fifth studio album by Australia vocal duo Vika & Linda Bull. The album features some of the most popular songs of Vika and Linda Bulls's career, including some from their time with Black Sorrows. [1] The album was released on 23 September 2006 via Liberation Records.

Contents

The album was dedicated to Stuart Speed, Vika and Linda's bass player who died during the making of the album. [2]

Critical reception

An Amazon.com editorial said: "Highlights include a heavy groove version of the Black Sorrows' hit single of 1989, "Chained to the Wheel"; a reggae take on "When Will You Fall for Me" and a soulful reconstruction of Barry Palmer's "Love Comes Easy". [3]

Track listing

Between Two Shores track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Chained to the Wheel" Joe Camilleri / Nick SmithVika & Linda3:59
2."When Will You Fall for Me" Mark Seymour Vika4:22
3."Never Let Me Go"Camilleri / SmithVika3:58
4."I Know Where to Go to Feel Good" Paul Kelly Vika & Linda3:12
5."House of Love"Wayne BurtLinda4:00
6."These Hands" Eris O'Brien Linda3:21
7."The Blue Hour" Stephen Cummings / Chris Abrahams Vika4:01
8."Holy Waters"Cyndi BosteLinda5:18
9."Ninety Nine Years"Kelly / Vika & LindaVika3:57
10."Love Comes Easy" Barry Palmer / Vika & LindaLinda3:29
11."Hard Love"KellyVika5:04
12."Grandpa's Song"Michael Barker / Vika & LindaLinda5:55
13."The Parting Song"Kelly / Vika & LindaVika4:09
14."Between Two Shores"Kelly / Vika & LindaLinda5:13

Personnel

Release history

Release history and formats for Between Two Shores
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelCatalogue
Australia23 September 2006 CD, digital download Liberation BLUE093.2

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References

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  2. Between Two Shores (CD). Vika & Linda. Liberation Blue Records. 2006.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. "Between Two Shores by Vika and Linda" . Retrieved 5 August 2016.