Saint Georges Road

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Saint Georges Road
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Studio album by
Released10 September 2021
Genre Blues rock [1]
Label Ambition Records
Producer Peter Solley [2]
The Black Sorrows chronology
Citizen John
(2019)
Saint Georges Road
(2021)
Singles from Saint Georges Road
  1. "Livin' Like Kings"
    Released: 13 August 2021 [3]
  2. "Revolutionary Blues"
    Released: 17 September 2021 [4]

Saint Georges Road is the nineteenth studio album by Australian blues rock band, The Black Sorrows. The album was released on 10 September 2021. The album sees the band reunite with English producer Peter Solley, who produced Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons' 1979 album, Screaming Targets , which featured Joe Camilleri's first Top 40 hits "Hit and Run" and "Shame I'm In". [1]

Contents

The album will be supported with Australian Livin' Like Kings tour. [5]

Reception

Jeff Jenkins from Stack Magazine said "Saint Georges Road is sophisticated, soulful and superb, a crowning moment in a career that refuses to look back." [6] The Australian called it the group's "most accessible album yet." [7]

Track listing

  1. "What Stephanie Knows"
  2. "What's Taken Your Smile Away"
  3. "Livin' Like Kings"
  4. "Saint Georges Road"
  5. "Another Blue Day"
  6. "Chiquita"
  7. "Holy Man"
  8. "Revolutionary Blues"
  9. "My Heart Don't Feel a Thing"
  10. "Only Got Yourself to Blame"
  11. "King Without a Throne"
  12. "Out of Your Mind" (Collectors Edition Track)
  13. "Holy Man" (demo) (Collectors Edition Track)
  14. "It's Your Fault (I Cant Get Back to Sleep)" (Collectors Edition Track)
  15. "Revolutionary Blues" (demo) (Collectors Edition Track)
  16. "Sittin' on Top of the World" (Collectors Edition Track)

Charts

Chart performance for Saint Georges Road
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [8] 14

Release history

Release history and formats for Saint Georges Road
RegionDateFormatEditionLabelCatalogue
Australia10 September 2021 Digital download, CD Standard edition [9] [2] Ambition RecordsAMBITION144
CD Collectors Edition [10] AMBITION144D
29 October 2021 Limited edition vinyl LP Edition [11] AMBITION144V

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