| So Much Water So Close to Home | ||||
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| Studio album by Paul Kelly and the Messengers | ||||
| Released | August 1989 | |||
| Recorded | February-March 1989 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 40:58 | |||
| Label | Mushroom/White (Australia) A&M (U.S.) |
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| Producer | Scott Litt, Paul Kelly | |||
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| Rolling Stone magazine | [2] |
So Much Water, So Close to Home is an album by Australian rock band Paul Kelly and the Messengers and was originally released in August 1989.[3][4] The title comes from a short story of the same name by author Raymond Carver.[5] Carver had died in August 1988,[6] Kelly would go on to co-write the score for the 2006 Australian film Jindabyne, [7] which was also based on the same story.[5] The entire album was recorded in the U.S. with producer Scott Litt,[4] best known for his work with R.E.M.. It was released on Mushroom/White Records in Australia and A&M Records in the United States.[4] The album peaked at #10 on the ARIA album charts,[8] but none of its singles, "Sweet Guy", "Careless" and "Most Wanted Man in the World" had any Top 40 chart success.[8] All tracks for the album were written by Kelly,[9] who provided vocals, guitar and harmonica and also co-produced with Litt.[4]
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Paul Kelly had formed Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls in 1985, named for Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side".[3][4][10] For international releases from 1987 they used the name Paul Kelly and the Messengers to avoid possible racist interpretations.[3][10] They released Gossip in 1986 on Mushroom Records in Australia and in 1987 on A&M Records for international release.[4] Under the Sun was released in 1987 in Australia and in 1988 internationally.[4]
Their next album, So Much Water So Close to Home was released in 1989 as by Paul Kelly and the Messengers in all markets,[4] it peaked at #10 on the ARIA album charts,[8] but none of its singles reached the ARIA Top 40 Singles charts.[8] The entire album was recorded in the U.S. with producer Scott Litt,[4] best known for his work with R.E.M.. Litt had re-mixed some of Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls' tracks from Gossip for its US release as by Paul Kelly and the Messengers.[3][4] So Much Water So Close to Home was released on Mushroom/White Records in Australia and A&M Records in the United States and Europe in 1989.[4] The title comes from a short story of the same name by author Raymond Carver.[5] Album track, "Everything's Turning to White" is based on Carver's short story,[11] it describes the tale of hunters/fishermen who find a dead woman's body but continue their trip for three days before reporting their discovery to police.[12] Kelly would go on to co-write the score for the 2006 Australian film Jindabyne,[7] which was also based on the same story.[5] In 1991 Paul Kelly and the Messengers released their next album Comedy.[3][4]
All tracks written by Paul Kelly.[9]
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