Stylin' Up

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Stylin' Up
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Studio album by
Released1 May 1995 (1995-05-01)
Genre Pop
Length44:30
Label White Label Records, Mushroom
Producer David Bridie
Christine Anu chronology
Stylin' Up
(1995)
Come My Way
(2000)
Singles from Stylin' Up
  1. "Monkey and the Turtle"
    Released: 3 October 1994
  2. "Island Home"
    Released: 23 January 1995
  3. "Party"
    Released: 5 June 1995
  4. "Come On"
    Released: 23 October 1995

Stylin' Up is the debut album by Australian singer Christine Anu, released on 1 May 1995 by Mushroom Records. [1] A deluxe edition was later released with six live tracks. The album was certified platinum in 2000. [2] [3]

Contents

The album fuses a blend of pure, up-beat pop with "Party" as well as the more traditional "Monkey and the Turtle". Upon release she told triple j’s Angela Catterns "Hopefully my album sales are going to go up and Indigenous artists are going to get more radio play, more recognition, that sort of stuff.” [4]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1995, the album was nominated for four awards, winning 'Best Indigenous Release' [5]

In 2015, Anu celebrated the album's 20th anniversary by releasing a live recording titled ReStylin' Up 20 Years .

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Don Snowden from AllMusic said: "Stylin' Up is an intriguing disc that makes clear Anu lines up far closer to Neneh Cherry's tough, positive assertion of female identity than any kind of fabricated ethnic exotic spice girl, but there's a sketchiness to some material that leaves it uneven and sometimes frustrating."

Track listing

All songs composed by Christine Anu and David Bridie except where noted.

  1. "Wanem Time" (Neil Murray) – 2:49
  2. "Island Home" (Murray) – 4:12
  3. "San E Wireless" – (Anu, Nelson) 3:32
  4. "Monkey and the Turtle" – 3:59
  5. "Come On" – 3:37
  6. "Rain" (Anu, Bridie, Steve Hadley, Nelson) – 2:32
  7. "Party" – 3:14
  8. "Tama Oma" – 2:04
  9. "Dive" – 4:07
  10. "Stylin' Up" (Anu, Bridie, Peter Luscombe) – 2:45
  11. "Photograph" – 3:52
  12. "Love That Heals" (Murray) – 4:35
  13. "Sik O" (Bridie, Traditional) – 3:12
Bonus disc
  1. "Wanem Time" – 3:04
  2. "Kulba Yaday" – 3:43
  3. "Sailing Song" – 2:01
  4. "Last Train" – 4:41
  5. "Keep Up" – 3:40
  6. "Love That Heals" – 4:48

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [7] 21

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)Position
Australian Albums Chart [8] 97

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [9] Platinum70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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