Stolen Apples (album)

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Stolen Apples
Stolen Apples cover
Studio album by Paul Kelly
Released July 7, 2007
Recorded Australia
Genre Folk rock
Length 41:27
Label EMI Music
Producer Paul Kelly and The Boon Companions
Professional reviews
Paul Kelly chronology
Ways & Means
(2004)		 Stolen Apples
(2007)

Stolen Apples is an album released by Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly in 2007. This is his first solo album since 2004's Ways & Means, and features religious themes throughout.

Contents

[edit] Track Listing

  1. "Feelings of Grief"
  2. "God Told Me To"
  3. "Stolen Apples Taste The Sweetest"
  4. "The Sweetest Thing"
  5. "You're 39, You're Beautiful, You're Mine"
  6. "The Lion And The Lamb"*
  7. "Right Outta My Head"**
  8. "Keep On Driving"
  9. "The Ballad of Queenie and Rover"
  10. "The Foggy Fields of France"
  11. "Please Leave Your Light On"

[edit] Personnel

  • Paul Kelly - Acoustic guitar, lead vocals, piano on "Please Leave Your Light On", all songwriting except where noted with * and **
  • Dan Kelly - Electric guitar, banjo, harmony vocals, piano on "The Foggy Fields Of France", co-writer where indicated with * and **
  • Dan Ludscombe - Electric guitar, slide guitar, keyboards, harmony vocals, co-writer where indicated with *
  • Peter Ludscombe - Drums, percussion, occasional harmony vocals, co-writer where indicated with *
  • Bill McDonald - Bass, occasional harmony vocals, co-writer where indicated with *
  • Steve Hesketh - Guest keyboardist on "Right Outta My Head"
  • Michael Barclay - Harmony vocals on "Keep On Driving"
  • Amanda Roff - Harmony and backing vocals on "The Sweetest Thing"
  • Sharman Williamson, Eva McDonald, Natalie Camilleri and The Boon Companions - backing vocals on "The Sweetest Thing"
  • The Pigram Brothers - Harmony vocals on "The Ballad of Queenie and Rover"
  • Ross Irwin - Trumpet and Flugel horn on "The Ballad of Queenie and Rover"

[edit] Stolen Apples Tour

For the tour on the back of this album, Paul decided to play the entire album in full and then play a collection of his greatest hits. In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, Kelly stated that the idea was inspired by a tour Neil Young once did in the seventies.

[edit] The Band

The band for this tour and all current shows are:
Paul Kelly - Lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Dan Kelly and Dan Ludscombe - Electric guitar and harmonies
Peter Ludscombe - Drums and harmonies
Bill McDonald - Bass guitar and harmonies
Phil Carroll - Keyboards