| Words and Music | ||||
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| Released | 10 May 1998 | |||
| Genre | Folk/Rock | |||
| Label | Mushroom (AUS) Vanguard (US) | |||
| Producer | Paul Kelly Mark Opitz Simon Polinski | |||
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| Singles from Words and Music | ||||
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Words And Music is an album recorded by Paul Kelly and originally released in 1998.
The album was released on Mushroom Records in Australia and Vanguard Records in the United States. [1] It peaked at 17 in Australia and 44 in New Zealand and was certified gold. [2]
Kelly was nominated and won an ARIA Award in the category Best Male Artist for Words and Music in 1998. [3]
The US release included one additional track, "How to Make Gravy", which was released as a separate Extended Play prior to the release of Words and Music in Australia and was nominated as Song of the Year at the 1997 Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) Awards. [1]
The song "Little Kings" begins "I’m so afraid for my country, There’s an ill wind blowing no good, So many lies in the name of history" and includes the lyrics: [4]
In the land of the little kings
There’s a price on everything
And everywhere the little kings
Are getting away with murder
The title was used for the feature-length documentary film, Land of the Little Kings, [5] which tells the stories of Indigenous children affected by being forcibly removed from their families, [6] through the stories of Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter, and the song is sung by Roach in the film. [7]
All songs were written by Paul Kelly, except where noted.
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA) [8] | 17 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [9] | 43 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA) [10] | Gold | 35,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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