| Far Be It from Me | ||||
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| Released | August 1996 | |||
| Recorded | February–May 1996 | |||
| Studio | Megaphon Studios, Sydney and Seed Studios, Melbourne | |||
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Far Be It from Me is the debut solo studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Tex Perkins. The album was released in August 1996 and peaked at number 42 on the ARIA Charts.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "She's a Friend of Mine" | 4:39 | |
| 2. | "Splendid Lie" |
| 3:47 |
| 3. | "This Is Forever" |
| 4:41 |
| 4. | "Her Own Life" |
| 3:21 |
| 5. | "I Can't Sing" |
| 4:12 |
| 6. | "That Was Now This Is Then" |
| 2:28 |
| 7. | "Two Wrongs" |
| 6:33 |
| 8. | "Real Love" |
| 3:45 |
| 9. | "You're Too Beautiful" |
| 4:45 |
| 10. | "Somewhere in the World" | 4:28 | |
| 11. | "It Will Come" |
| 6:28 |
| 12. | "Whatever and Ever" |
| 1:57 |
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) [1] | 43 |
| Region | Date | Format | Edition(s) | Label | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | August 1996 |
| Standard | Slick, Polydor Records | 533062-2 |
The Cruel Sea are an Australian indie rock band from Sydney, New South Wales formed in late 1987. Originally an instrumental-only band, they became more popular when fronted by vocalist Tex Perkins in addition to Jim Elliott on drums, Ken Gormly on bass guitar, Dan Rumour on guitar and James Cruickshank on guitar and keyboards. Their popular albums are The Honeymoon Is Over (1993), Three Legged Dog (1995) and Over Easy (1998). Their best-known songs are "Better Get a Lawyer", "Takin' All Day", "The Honeymoon Is Over" and "Reckless Eyeballin'" – an instrumental track from their debut album Down Below that became the theme of Australian TV police drama, Blue Heelers. The band has won eight ARIA Music Awards including five in 1994 for work associated with The Honeymoon Is Over.
Gregory Stephen Perkins, better known by his stage name Tex Perkins, is an Australian singer-songwriter who fronts the Australian rock band The Cruel Sea, but has also performed with the Beasts of Bourbon, Thug, James Baker Experience, The Butcher Shop, Salamander Jim, and Tex, Don and Charlie. He has also released many solo records. In 1997, a portrait of Tex Perkins by artist Bill Leak won the Packing Room award at the Archibald Prize.
Beasts of Bourbon are an Australian alternative rock, blues rock band formed in August 1983, with James Baker on drums, Spencer P. Jones on guitar, Tex Perkins on vocals, Kim Salmon on guitar and Boris Sujdovic on bass guitar. Except for mainstays Jones and Perkins, the line-up has changed as the group splintered and reformed several times. Their debut album, The Axeman's Jazz, was the best selling Australian alternative rock album of 1984. Their debut single, "Psycho", is a cover version of the Leon Payne original, and was the best selling Australian alternative rock single for that year. However the group disbanded by mid-1985 and each member pursued other musical projects.
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