Colours of My Life

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Colours of My Life
Colours of My Life by Judith Durham.jpg
Greatest hits album by
Released7 November 2011
Genre Easy listening, folk, pop
Label Decca Records, Universal Music Australia
Judith Durham chronology
Epiphany
(2011)
Colours of My Life
(2011)
The Australian Cities Suite
(2012)

Colours of My Life is a 2011 compilation album by Australian recording artist Judith Durham. The album was released in November 2011. A DVD was also included featuring an interview with Judith Durham by Peter Thompson.

Contents

In a December 2011 interview with 'Beauty and Lace' Durham said "Colours of My Life is a retrospective of all the albums I’ve recorded in 50 years. There are all styles of songs and composing, even me playing ragtime piano." adding it "would appeal to anyone who wants to share my musical journey through all the different styles." [1]

Track listing

  1. "Colours of My Life"
  2. "Moan You Mourners" (Bessie Smith)
  3. "Georgy Girl" (Tom Springfield, Jim Dale)
  4. "The Olive Tree" (Diane Lampert, Tom Springfield)
  5. "Maple Leaf Rag" (Scott Joplin) (Live at The Talk of the Town)
  6. "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" (trad.)
  7. "The Light is Dark Enough" (Maitland, Kerr)
  8. "Skyline Pigeon" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin)
  9. "I Wanna Dance to Your Music" (Judith Durham)
  10. "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green)
  11. "What'll I Do" (Irving Berlin)
  12. "My Buddy" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn)
  13. "Australia Land of Today" (Durham)
  14. "When Starlight Fades" (Durham, H. Cock, Ron Edgeworth)
  15. "It's Hard to Leave" (Durham)
  16. "End of the World" (Skeeter Davis)
  17. "Far Shore"
  18. "Fifties Medley" (made up of "You Belong To Me", "It’s Impossible" and "Wonderful! Wonderful!")
  19. "The Carnival is Over" (Springfield)
  20. "His Eye is on the Sparrow" (Civilla D. Martin, Charles H. Gabriel)
  21. "I Celebrate Your Life My Baby" (Durham)
  22. "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers)

Charts

Weekly charts

Colours of My Life debuted at number 57 and peaked at 40 the following week.

Chart (2011/12)Peak
Position
Australian (ARIA) [2] 40
Australian (ARIA) Jazz and Blues Chart1
Australian (ARIA) Artist Chart8

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)Position
Australian Jazz and Blues Albums (ARIA) [3] 4
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA) [4] 42
Chart (2012)Position
Australian Jazz and Blues Albums (ARIA) [5] 12

Tour

In April 2012, Durham announced dates for the "Colour of My Life tour. This was her first solo tour since 2001. [6]

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