Faithful Satellite

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Faithful Satellite
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Studio album by
The Black Sorrows
Released16 September 2016
Recorded2015−2016
StudioWoodstock Studios, Melbourne
Genre
Label Head Records
Producer Joe Camilleri, John McAll
The Black Sorrows chronology
Endless Sleep Chapter 47
(2015)		Faithful Satellite
(2016)		 Citizen John
(2019)
Singles from Citizen John
  1. "Fix My Bail"
    Released: September 2016 [1]
  2. "It Ain't Ever Gonna Happen"
    Released: November 2016 [2]
  3. "Raise Your Hands"
    Released: February 2017 [3]

Faithful Satellite is the seventeenth studio album by Australian blues rock band, The Black Sorrows. The album was initially released on CD and digital download on September 16, 2016; followed by a limited-edition double vinyl followed on September 30, 2016. The vinyl included eight tracks exclusively.

Contents

Reception

In a review for Stack Magazine, Jeff Jenkins wrote "Faithful Satellite traverses bluegrass, blues, rockabilly, reggae, rock, gospel, and soul. 'Camilleri' is known for the vitality in his lyrics". [4]

Paul Cashmere, reviewing the album for Noise11, stated that the album is a 'masterpiece', adding that "The Faithful Satellite's beauty is in its diversity with rock, jazz, bluegrass, and country woven through the release. This often reminds long-time Camilleri fans of the various eras of Black Sorrows music across the last 30 years."

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cold Grey Moon"Joe Camilleri, Nick Smith5:28
2."Raise Your Hands"Camilleri, Smith3:13
3."You Were Never Mine"Camilleri, Smith4:45
4."Fix My Bail"Camilleri, Smith3:50
5."Until the Rain Begins to Fall"Camilleri, Smith 
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It Ain't Ever Gonna Happen"Camilleri, Smith4:01
2."I Love You Anyhow"Camilleri, Smith3:29
3."Winter Rose"Camilleri, Smith4:29
4."How Could You Leave Me"Camilleri, Smith 
5."Into Twilight"Camilleri, Smith3:41
Side C
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Caroline"Camilleri, Smith3:50
2."Love is on its Way"Camilleri, Smith5:33
3."Land of the Dead"Camilleri, Smith3:30
4."Beat Nightmare"Camilleri, Smith4:36
5."Diamonds and Furs"Camilleri, Smith 
Side D
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Redemption Blues"Camilleri, Smith 
2."Out of Your Mind"Camilleri, Smith 
3."Separation Blues"Camilleri, Smith 
4."It's Your Fault (I Can't Get Back to Sleep)"Camilleri, Smith 
5."Nobody's Fool"Camilleri, Smith 
Digital download
  1. "I Love You Anyhow"
  2. "Raise Your Hands"
  3. "It Ain't Ever Gonna Happen"
  4. "Land of the Dead"
  5. "Cold Grey Moon"
  6. "Fix My Bail"
  7. "Carolina"
  8. "You Were Never Mine"
  9. "Winter Rose"
  10. "Love Is On Its Way"
  11. "Beat Nightmare"
  12. "Into Twilight"

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Jazz and Blues Chart)2

Faithful Satellite Tour

The group toured the album across Australia throughout the second half of 2016. [5]

Personnel

The Black Sorrows

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia16 September 2016 [7] [8] Digital download, CD Head RecordsHEAD230
30 September 2016 [9] Vinyl HEAD230V

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References

  1. ↑ "The Black Sorrows 'Fix My Bail' Video Is Simply Charming". noise11. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "The Black Sorrows – It Ain't Ever Gonna Happen". noise11. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "World Premiere: The Black Sorrows 'Raise Your Hands'". noise11. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Review: The Black Sorrows, 'Faithful Satellite'". Stack Magazine. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "The Black Sorrow to release Faithful Satellite". 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "No Sadness as The Black Sorrows rock on". Port News. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
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