My Life Is a Symphony

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My Life Is a Symphony
My Life Is a Symphony by Kate Ceberano and MSO.png
Studio album by
Released12 May 2023 (2023-05-12)
StudioIwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank, Sing Sing Studios - Melbourne Australia
Label ABC Music
Producer Roscoe James Irwin, Justin Stanley, Lee Rogers, Duncan Yardley
Kate Ceberano albums chronology
Sweet Inspiration
(2021)
My Life Is a Symphony
(2023)
Singles from My Life Is a Symphony
  1. "Pash"
    Released: 13 February 2023 [1]
  2. "Louis' Song"
    Released: 14 April 2023 [2]

My Life Is a Symphony is the eighteenth studio and thirtieth career album by Australian singer, Kate Ceberano. The album features new versions of Ceberano's song, from the four decade career and is a collaboration with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. [3] The album was announced in February 2023 and released on 12 May 2023. [4] It peaked at number 6 on the ARIA charts.

Contents

About the album, Ceberano said "This album was conceived and the orchestra recorded in the last months before the Covid blackout. After several years of waiting to complete it, when I finally got to return to the project and record the vocals it was a very emotional experience for me... back in a studio where i had recorded Brave 35 years before – and with my daughter now singing backing vocals. I never wanted to take anything for granted again. I was more committed, bolder, and more willing to back my stories and songwriting. The power of the orchestra, the arrangements by my talented friend Roscoe have given new life to songs that together we cherrypicked from my albums over the years. Songs that are meaningful to me, earmarking personal memories and travelling with me across 4 decades." [4]

At the 2023 ARIA Music Awards, the album was nominated for Best Adult Contemporary Album. [5]

At the AIR Awards of 2024, the album was nominated for Best Independent Pop Album or EP. [6]

Reception

Female called the album a "breathtaking celebration of Kates's songwriting from across her 40-year recording career." [7]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 6 on the ARIA chart. It is Ceberano's 17th ARIA top 50 album, including albums with her Septet, I'm Talking and Wendy Matthews. [8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Brave"Kate Ceberano, Phil Ceberano5:01
2."Earth & Sky"K. Ceberano, Dallas Cosmos4:05
3."Time to Think"K. Ceberano, Chaz Jankel 4:43
4."Pash"K. Ceberano, Mark Goldenberg 4:56
5."Courage"K. Ceberano, Goldenberg4:45
6."Louis' Song"K. Ceberano, Paul Cecchinelli5:00
7."Sympathy"K. Ceberano, Peter Vettesse4:41
8."Sunburn"K. Ceberano3:45
9."Cherry Blossom Lipstick"K. Ceberano, Goldenberg5:37
10."Champion"K. Ceberano, James Bryan4:06

Charts

Chart performance for My Life Is a Symphony
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [9] 6

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