Down the Way

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Down the Way
Angus & Julia Stone - Down the Way - Album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released12 March 2010 (2010-03-12)
Genre Folk, acoustic
Length66:11 (including physical bonus track)
Label EMI Music Australia, Capitol Records
Producer Angus & Julia Stone
(except "And the Boys" produced by Brad Albetta; "Hold On" co-produced by Keiran Kelly and "Big Jet Plane" co-produced by Govinda Doyle)
Angus & Julia Stone chronology
A Book Like This
(2007)
Down the Way
(2010)
Memories of an Old Friend
(2010)
Singles from Down the Way
  1. "And the Boys"
    Released: 4 December 2009
  2. "Black Crow"
    Released: March 2010
  3. "Big Jet Plane"
    Released: 7 May 2010
  4. "For You"
    Released: 1 April 2011

Down the Way is the second studio album by Australian singer-songwriter duo Angus & Julia Stone. It was released on 12 March 2010 in Australia through EMI Music Australia and debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Charts.

Contents

The physical CD release (including an untitled bonus track appended to track 13) was released in two formats: standard CD jewel case or deluxe version with gold embossed text on a ribbon-tied, peach-coloured, fabric covered digipak hard-book which includes the additional Red Berries bonus disc and a 20-page lyric book. Red Berries is a collection of bonus tracks from the previous EPs and includes one previously unreleased track "This Way". [1] The song "Santa Monica Dream" was also featured in the 2015 video game Life Is Strange .

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2010, the album won Album of the Year, Best Adult Alternative Album, Best Cover Art while Angus and Julia won Producer of the Year for their work on this album.

At the J Awards of 2010, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Angus & Julia Stone

Down the Way
No.TitleLength
1."Hold On"4:25
2."Black Crow"3:50
3."For You"5:20
4."Big Jet Plane"3:59
5."Santa Monica Dream"5:30
6."Yellow Brick Road"7:36
7."And the Boys"4:09
8."On the Road"4:05
9."Walk It Off"3:24
10."Hush"4:22
11."Draw Your Swords"6:35
12."I'm Not Yours"3:58
13."The Devil's Tears" (includes hidden song, "Old Friend")8:51
Total length:66:01
Australian deluxe packaging Red Berries bonus CD
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Lonely Hands" (Julia's version of "Just a Boy") Hollywood (2008)3:46
2."Red Berries""Just a Boy" (2008)5:06
3."All the Colours" (Angus' version of "Wasted")Hollywood (2008)4:31
4."Choking" The Beast (2008)5:45
5."Take You Away""And the Boys" (2009)3:50
6."Johnny and June" (Angus' version of "Hollywood")Hollywood (2008)3:12
7."This Way"unreleased2:39
8."Little Bird""The Beast" (2007)4:28
9."I'll Wait""The Beast" (2007)3:01
10."Change""And the Boys" (2009)3:24
Total length:39:47

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [14] 4× Platinum280,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia12 March 2010 [15] CD, Music download Capitol Records/EMI Music 6263842
Australia12 March 20102x Vinyl Record EMI Music5099960986511
Europe15 March 2010CD, DD, LPFlock/PIAS FLOCKCD8
USA & Canada30 March 2010CD/DVD, Digital download Nettwerk 067003088428

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