The Rise (Carl Riseley album)

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The Rise
Carl riseley the rise.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 2008
Recorded2008
StudioAllan Eaton Studios, Melbourne,
Electric Avenue Studios, Sydney, Australia
Genre Pop
Jazz
Easy listening
Length47:02
Label Mercury Australia
Producer John Foreman
Carl Riseley chronology
The Rise
(2008)
The Stillest Hour
(2009)

The Rise is a 2008 album by Australian singer Carl Riseley. It was released on 26 April, and produced by John Foreman, the music director of Australian Idol , after Carl Riseley came third in the 2007 series of the show. [1] The record features a guest appearance by James Morrison, who arranged "Waltzing Matilda". [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Let's Fall in Love" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)- 2:53
  2. "Pure Imagination" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) - 3:51
  3. "Lido Shuffle" (David Paich, Boz Scaggs) - 4:12
  4. "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" (Robert Lamm) - 3:33
  5. "We've Only Just Begun" (Paul Williams, Roger Nichols) - 3:42
  6. "Reminiscing" (Graham Goble)- 4:03
  7. "The Girl from Ipanema" (Norman Gimbel, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes) - 3:15
  8. "This Guy's in Love with You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 4:28
  9. "The Letter" (Wayne Carson) - 3:14
  10. "Time After Time" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne)- 3:16
  11. "Smooth Operator" (Sade Adu, Ray St. John) - 3:40
  12. "Waltzing Matilda" (Marie Cowan) - 6:29
  13. "That's All" (Bob Haymes, Alan Brandt) - 2:18 (iTunes Bonus Track)

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 5

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