Harley and Rose

Harley and Rose
Studio album by The Black Sorrows
Released	21 September 1990 (1990-09-21)
Recorded	1989−90
Studio	Sing Sing Studios, RBX Studios
Genre	Folk rock pop rock country rock
Length	43:36
Label	CBS
Producer	Jeff Burstin, Joe Camilleri, Peter Luscombe
The Black Sorrows chronology
Hold On to Me (1988) Harley and Rose (1990) Better Times (1992)
Singles from Harley and Rose
"Harley + Rose" Released: July 1990 "Angel Street" Released: November 1990 "Never Let Me Go" Released: January 1991 "Hold It Up to the Mirror" Released: June 1991

Harley and Rose is the sixth studio album by Australian rock band The Black Sorrows. The album was released in September 1990 and peaked at number three on the ARIA Charts, becoming the band's first top five album. The album remained in the top 50 for 51 weeks. The title track is "Harley And Rose" on the CD booklet, "Harley & Rose" on the CD, and "Harley + Rose" on vinyl.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1991, the album was nominated for two ARIA Awards; Album of the Year and Best Group but lost to Blue Sky Mining by Midnight Oil for both awards. ^{[1] [2]}

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Tom Demalon of AllMusic felt that although "rooted in country, folk, and blues ... the band doesn't allow themselves to be stuck in any one genre and they flirt from one style to another, enthusiastically anchored only by the literate songwriting and tight musicianship displayed throughout".

Track listing

CD (CBS – 467133 2)

All lyrics are written by Nick Smith, except where noted; all music is composed by Joe Camilleri, except where noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Harley And Rose"			3:54
2.	"Never Let Me Go"			4:03
3.	"Love Goes Wild"			3:25
4.	"Hold It Up To The Mirror"			5:43
5.	"Carried By The Light"			4:45
6.	"Angel Street"			3:55
7.	"Tears For The Bride"			4:03
8.	"Small Changes"	Laurie Polec		4:01
9.	"Soul On Fire"			5:56
10.	"Calling Card"	Wayne Burt	Wayne Burt	4:34
11.	"Cannonball Café"			3:54
12.	"Rise And Fall"			3:50
13.	"House Of Light"			5:01
14.	"Baby It's A Crime"			3:55
15.	"Deadline Blues"			3:16
16.	"Lay Your Head Down"			4:48

Vinyl (CBS 467133 1)

All lyrics are written by Nick Smith; all music is composed by Joe Camilleri.

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Harley + Rose"	3:54
2.	"Never Let Me Go"	4:03
3.	"Love Goes Wild"	3:25
4.	"Hold It Up To The Mirror"	5:43
5.	"Angel Street"	3:55

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Soul On Fire"	5:56
2.	"Carried By The Light"	4:45
3.	"House Of Light"	5:01
4.	"Tears For The Bride"	4:03
5.	"Cannonball Cafe"	3:54

Personnel

The Black Sorrows

• Joe Camilleri - lead and harmony vocals, guitars, sax
• Jen Anderson - violin
• Linda Bull - vocals
• Vika Bull - vocals; lead vocals on "Never Let Me Go"
• Wayne Burt - guitar
• Jeff Burstin - guitar
• Peter Luscombe - drums
• Richard Sega - bass

with:

• Peter Bishop - trumpet
• James Black - hammond organ, piano, Harmonium, guitar, sitar
• Danny Bourke - violin
• George Butrumlis - accordion
• Phil Butson - guitar
• Joe Creighton - bass, additional vocals
• Venetta Fields - additional vocals
• Paul Grabowsky - piano
• Steven Hadley - bass
• Ross Hannaford - guitar, vocals
• Anthony Harkin - harmonica
• Stephen McTaggart - strings
• Dobe Newton - tin whistle
• Lucky Oceans - pedal steel
• Gabby O'Halloran - strings
• Alex Pertout - congas
• Sam See - guitar, slide, lap steel
• The Brasstards - horns

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990–91)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [4]	3
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [5]	5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [6]	35

Year-end chart

Chart (1990)	Position
Australia (ARIA) Chart [7]	72
Chart (1991)	Position
Australia (ARIA) Chart [8]	21

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [9]	2× Platinum	140,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Winners by Year 1991". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
2. "Australia 1991 ARIA Awards". ALLdownunder.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
3. Demalon, Tom (1992). "Album Review: Black Sorrows – Harley and Rose Mel". AllMusic.
4. "Australiancharts.com – The Black Sorrows – Harley & Rose". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
5. "Norwegiancharts.com – The Black Sorrows – Harley & Rose". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
6. "Swedishcharts.com – The Black Sorrows – Harley & Rose". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
7. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 32.
8. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1991". ARIA. 1991. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
9. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 32.

External links

• "Harley and Rose" at discogs.com