Carnival (album)

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Carnival

Studio album by Kasey Chambers
Released	August 19, 2006 (Australia) September 12, 2006 (U.S.)
Recorded	Central Coast, New South Wales, 2006
Genre	Country/Pop
Length	46:14
Label	EMI (Australia) / Warner Bros. Records (U.S.)
Producer(s)	Nash Chambers
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Kasey Chambers chronology
Wayward Angel (2004)	Carnival (2006)

Carnival is the fourth studio album from Australian singer/songwriter Kasey Chambers, released in Australia on August 19, 2006 and in the United States on 12 September 2006 (see 2006 in music).

Carnival marks a departure from the trademark styles of Chambers' previous albums, showcasing a more mature and edgier sound. The album features guest appearances by Tim Rogers and Bernard Fanning, as well as appearances by her son, Talon, and nephew, Eden.

On the album, Chambers has said:

“

It is a little different in places but is still very much a KC album. I feel comfortable with it and have really enjoyed trying some new sounds on certain tracks and old familiar ones on others. There are moments on this album lyrically that are very deep and mean a lot to me but also moments where I have tried to not analyse too much and just let the lyrics flow out naturally. But once again there is (and always be) a little piece of my heart and soul in every line and sound...

”

On August 28, 2006 the album made its debut on the Australian Albums chart at number one and accrediting Platinum by ARIA. It was knocked off the top spot on its second week in the chart by Bob Dylan's album Modern Times and then on the third week it feel to number three. The album then dropped five places down the chart to number eight and then fell out of the top ten to number fourteen. It spent another two weeks in the top twenty then falling to number twenty-two, then to twenty-eight and after two weeks it fell out of the charts at number forty-two spending eleven weeks in the top fifty.

The album was deemed ineligible for both the Australian and U.S. Billboard country charts, the first of Kasey's albums to not be classified as country. Had it been eligible, based on its the sales the album would have charted in the 30's on the Billboard country chart, a similar position to her previous album Wayward Angel.

Two songs were released from the album; "Nothing at All" and "Surrender", both written by Chambers. "Nothing at All" was released as a CD single on July 22, 2006 and had high success debuting and peaking in the Australian Singles Chart top ten at number nine. "Surrender" however was not as successful only peaking at number seventy-four in Australia.