Lucky Charm (album)

Lucky Charm
Studio album by The Black Sorrows
Released	4 November 1994 (1994-11-04)
Genre	Blues rock Folk rock pop rock country rock
Label	Columbia
Producer	Joe Camilleri, Kerryn Tolhurst
The Black Sorrows chronology
The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits (1993) Lucky Charm (1994) Radio Waves (1996)
Singles from Lucky Charm
"Snake Skin Shoes" Released: July 1994 "Last One Standing for You" Released: 24 October 1994 [1] "Lucky Charm" Released: February 1995

Lucky Charm is the eighth studio album by Australian rock act The Black Sorrows. Previously a band with a set line-up, for this album lead singer Joe Camilleri was the only constant from track to track, as he worked with 42 other musicians on the album.

Lucky Charm was released on 4 November 1994. The album debuted and peaked at number 20 on the ARIA Charts, becoming the band's fifth consecutive top twenty album.

Track listing

CD track listing (478280 2) ^[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lucky Charm"	Joe Camilleri Nick Smith	Joe Camilleri Kerryn Tolhurst	4:57
2.	"Biggest Show in Town"	Camilleri Smith	Camilleri Tolhurst	4:51
3.	"Snake Skin Shoes"	Camilleri Jeff Griffin	Camilleri Tolhurst	4:44
4.	"Last One Standing For You" (with Jon Stevens)	Camilleri Griffin Laurie Polec	Camilleri	4:14
5.	"Down to the Sea"	Camilleri Smith	Camilleri	3:55
6.	"Don't Judge Me Too Hard"	Camilleri Smith	Camilleri Tolhurst	4:39
7.	"Radio Was King"	Camilleri Smith	Camilleri Tolhurst	4:02
8.	"Sacred Thing"	Camilleri Smith	Camilleri Tolhurst	4:42
9.	"Mystery Ship"	Camilleri Smith	Camilleri	4:27
10.	"I'm a Stranger"	Camilleri Griffin	Camilleri Tolhurst	4:33
11.	"Kiss From a Cage"	Camilleri Polec	Camilleri Tolhurst	5:11
12.	"Time to Burn"	Camilleri Smith	Camilleri Tolhurst	4:40
13.	"Bone Man"	Camilleri Smith	Camilleri	3:20
14.	"When it All Comes Down"	Camilleri Smith	Camilleri	3:55
15.	"Life's Sad Parade"	Camilleri Smith	Camilleri	3:24

Additional track on US/European releases

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"Stir It Up"	Bob Marley	Camilleri	3:35

Weekly charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3]	20

Personnel

• Joe Camilleri – vocals, guitars (1,5,9,13,14), saxophone (2,4), accordion (7), vibes (9)

with:

• Kerryn Tolhurst – guitars (1,2,3,10), banjo (3), tiple (4,6,7,8,10,12), mandolin (4,7,11) lap steel (12), Hawaiian guitar (8,11)
• Andy York – guitars (1,3,6,7,8,11)
• Claude Carranza – guitars (2,4,9,10,12), dobro (9)
• Stuart Fraser – guitar (4)
• Shane O'Mara – guitars (5,14), dobro (5)
• Phil Butson – guitar (6)
• John Scurry – banjo (15)
• James Black – keyboards (1)
• Bob Mayo – keyboards (1,3,7)
• Charlie Giordano – accordion (2,8,12), keyboards (2,4,10)
• Michael Allen – sound effects keyboard (3)
• John Margolis – keyboards (6,11)
• David Bates – piano (15)
• Robert Burke – flute and clarinet (5)
• Chris Taner – clarinet (15)
• Lenny Pickett – tenor saxophone (7)
• Crispin Cioe – baritone saxophone (12)
• Arno Hecht – tenor saxophone (12)
• Vinnie Cutro – trumpet (10)
• Eugene Ball – cornet (15)
• Todd Reynolds – violin (2)
• Eileen Ivers – fiddle (6,11)
• Susan Pirotti – strings (14)
• Rosanne Hunt – strings (14)
• Julia De Jonghe – strings (14)
• Karen Coulton – strings (14)
• Steven Hadley – bass (1,2,3,4,6,7,8,10,11,12)
• Joe Creighton – bass (9)
• Howard Cairns – double bass (15)
• Steve Ferrone – drums (1,2,3,4,6,7,8,10,11,12)
• John Watson – drums (9)
• Allan Browne – drums (15)
• Jon Stevens - co-lead vocal (4)
• Rebecca Barnard – backing vocals (1,5,14)
• Gordon Dukes – backing vocals (2)
• Ron Grant – backing vocals (2,4)
• Wayne Hernandez – backing vocals (2,4)
• Kenny Simpson – backing vocals (4)
• Nick Smith – backing vocals (6)
• Joey Diggs – backing vocals (7)
• Lamont Van Hook – backing vocals (7)
• Johnny Rosch – backing vocals (7)

References

1. "New Release Summary – Product Available from: 24/10/94 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 245)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
2. Lucky Charm (CD). The Black Sorrows. Columbia Records. 1994.
3. "Australiancharts.com – The Black Sorrows – Lucky Charm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

External links

• "Lucky Charm" at discogs.com