Music from McLeod's Daughters

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The television series McLeod's Daughters had many different songs for their closing credits which were written by Posie Graeme-Evans and Chris Harriot and performed by singer Rebecca Lavelle.

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Production

In 2008, Graeme-Evans tells of the songwriting process for the soundtracks.

For me, writing the songs for McLeod's has become an emotional journey into the heart of the series and the characters we've all come to love so much. I'd always thought Chris Harriott and I could use songs as a way to get under the skin of Claire, Tess, Meg, Jodi, Becky, Nick and Alex; almost like tools within an episode, the songs would give voice to what the characters were feeling but could not say. But as Chris and I have developed the songs, they've become much more to me than that: they've become a way of exploring how we all feel, the things we'd all like to say. [1]

The music was performed primarily by Rebecca Lavelle. A few songs were performed by other artists including Abi Tucker and Doris Youanne. Three CDs, called McLeod's Daughters: Songs from the Series , were released in 2002, 2004, and 2008: [2]

List

Song titlePerformerCDFeatured in episode(s)
A Matter of TimeRebecca Lavelle-
All I Ever Wanted Was LoveRebecca Lavelle-97, 129, 136
Alone & AfraidRebecca Lavelle-199
Am I Crazy?Rebecca Lavelle11, 6
BelongingRebecca Lavelle-198
Brick & Becky’s ThemeInstrumental-47, 122, 145
Broken DreamsRebecca Lavelle3104, 128, 149
By My SideRebecca Lavelle248, 81, 99
Charlotte's SongRebecca Lavelle384
Common GroundRebecca Lavelle12, 6, 9, 12, 13, 25, 33, 59, 74, 78, 110, 172
Did I Tell You?Rebecca Lavelle267, 72, 135, 147, 166, 176
Don't Give UpRebecca Lavelle275, 106, 139, 168, 179
Don't JudgeRebecca Lavelle13, 6, 14, 56, 130
Drover's Run (My Heart's Home)Rebecca Lavelle3178
Feet On The GroundRebecca Lavelle-3, 32, 54
ForeverDoris Youanne, Peter Hardy, Abi Tucker, Matt Passmore -222
Gentle, Gentle (Life Of Your Life)Rebecca Lavelle260, 61, 62, 83, 165
Had To HappenRebecca Lavelle389, 93, 95, 122, 161
HeatRebecca Lavelle18, 26
Hey Girl (You Got A New Life)Rebecca Lavelle270, 88, 91, 101, 109, 113, 117, 142, 157, 170, 171, 173
Hey YouAbi Tucker-
Hopeless CaseRebecca Lavelle13, 11, 15, 37, 38, 39, 55, 66, 80, 87, 92, 100, 114, 116, 121
I Reach OutRebecca Lavelle; Naomi Starr-28
I Wish The Past Was DifferentRebecca Lavelle3134
In His EyesRebecca Lavelle253, 137
It Comes To ThisRebecca Lavelle3167
Just A ChildRebecca Lavelle124, 29
Kate's Lullaby Michala Banas -206
Life Makes A Fool Of UsRebecca Lavelle-158
Locked Away Inside My HeartRebecca Lavelle3170
Love Is EndlessRebecca Lavelle-146
Love You, Hate YouRebecca Lavelle11, 8, 86, 98, 102, 119, 131
Matter Of TimeRebecca Lavelle-11, 33
McLeod's Daughters ThemeRebecca Lavelle-2-224
My Enemy, My FriendAbi Tucker-196
My Heart Is Like A RiverRebecca Lavelle15, 7, 31, 32, 52, 73,177, 178
Never EnoughRebecca Lavelle130, 31, 43, 115, 132, 188
One True ThingRebecca Lavelle3184
Our Home, Our PlaceRebecca Lavelle, Michala Banas 3163
Room to MoveRebecca Lavelle-2, 16
So SorryRebecca Lavelle-126
Something So StrongRebecca Lavelle-96, 154
SometimesRebecca Lavelle279, 105, 123, 133, 144, 186
SorrowRebecca Lavelle-
Speak My AngelAbi Tucker-
StayRebecca Lavelle-108, 112, 140
Strip Jack NakedRebecca Lavelle385, 94, 111, 120, 155, 185
Take The Rain AwayRebecca Lavelle245, 69, 73, 107, 138, 143, 160
Tears on My PillowRebecca Lavelle, Glenda Linscott-87
The First TouchRebecca Lavelle250, 145
The Man I LovedRebecca Lavelle3
The Siren's SongRebecca Lavelle136, 40, 44, 68, 103, 124, 175, 187
The StrangerRebecca Lavelle271, 90, 156, 174
Theme - Seasons 1-4Rebecca Lavelle22-106
Theme - Seasons 5-8Rebecca Lavelle3107-224
This Perfect DayRebecca Lavelle3100
Time Turn OverRebecca Lavelle3
Too Young (Was I Too Young)Rebecca Lavelle282, 173
Truckstop WomanDoris Younane, Simmone Jade Mackinnon, Luke Jacobz, Gillian Alexy -222
Trust The NightRebecca Lavelle3178
Understand MeRebecca Lavelle14, 58, 76, 125, 153, 167
Wake Up GungellanDoris Younane, Abi Tucker, Gillian Alexy -222
We Got It WrongRebecca Lavelle135, 64, 77, 127
You BelievedRebecca Lavelle3169

References

  1. "Songs from the series". 2008-10-14. Archived from the original on 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  2. "Australian Television: McLeod's Daughters: soundtracks". www.australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 2021-04-01.