Harley and Rose explained

Harley and Rose
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Black Sorrows
Cover:	Harley and Rose album by Black Sorrows.jpg
Recorded:	1989−90
Studio:	Sing Sing Studios, RBX Studios
Label:	CBS
Producer:	Jeff Burstin, Joe Camilleri, Peter Luscombe
Prev Title:	Hold On to Me
Prev Year:	1988
Next Title:	Better Times
Next Year:	1992

Harley and Rose is the sixth studio album by Australian rock band The Black Sorrows. The album was released in September 1990 and peaked at number three on the ARIA Charts, becoming the band's first top five album. The album remained in the top 50 for 51 weeks.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1991, the album was nominated for two ARIA Awards; Album of the Year and Best Group but lost to Blue Sky Mining by Midnight Oil for both awards.^{[1] [2]}

Critical reception

Tom Demalon of AllMusic felt that although "rooted in country, folk, and blues ... the band doesn't allow themselves to be stuck in any one genre and they flirt from one style to another, enthusiastically anchored only by the literate songwriting and tight musicianship displayed throughout".

Track listing

CD (CBS – 467133 2)(All track written by Joe Camilleri and Nick Smith except where noted.

1. "Harley + Rose" – 3:54
2. "Never Let Me Go" – 4:03
3. "Love Goes Wild" – 3:25
4. "Hold It Up to the Mirror" – 5:43
5. "Carried by the Light" – 4:45
6. "Angel Street" – 3:55
7. "Tears for the Bride" – 4:03
8. "Small Changes" – 4:01
9. "Soul on Fire" – 5:56
10. "Calling Card" (Burt) – 4:34
11. "Cannonball Cafe" – 3:54
12. "Rise and Fall" – 3:50
13. "House of Light" – 5:01
14. "Baby It's a Crime" – 3:55
15. "Deadline Blues" – 3:16
16. "Lay Your Head Down" – 4:48

Vinyl (CBS 467133 1)Side A

1. "Harley + Rose" – 3:54
2. "Never Let Me Go" – 4:03
3. "Love Goes Wild" – 3:25
4. "Hold It Up to the Mirror" – 5:43
5. "Angel Street" – 3:55

Side B

1. "Soul on Fire" – 5:56
2. "Carried by the Light" – 4:45
3. "House of Light" – 5:01
4. "Tears for the Bride" – 4:03
5. "Cannonball Cafe" – 3:54

Personnel

• Accordion – George Butrumlis
• Bass – Richard Sega, Joe Creighton, Stephen Hadley
• Congas – Alex Pertout
• Drums, percussion – Peter Luscombe
• Electric guitar – Ross Hannaford
• Guitar – Wayne Burt
• Guitar, mandolin – Jeffrey Burstin, Sam See, Phil Butson
• Harmonica – Anthony Harkin
• Horns – The Brasstards
• Lead vocals, harmony vocals – Vika and Linda Bull
• Hammond organ, piano, Harmonium, guitar, sitar – James Black
• Piano – Paul Grabowsky
• Steel guitar – Lucky Oceans
• Strings – Gabby O'Halloran, Stephen McTaggart
• Tin whistle – Dobe Newton
• Trumpet – Peter Bishop
• Violin – Jen Anderson, Danny Bourke
• Harmony vocals – Venetta Fields, Joe Creighton
• Vocals, saxophone, guitar, Hammond organ – Joe Camilleri

Charts

Year-end chart

Chart (1990)	Position
Australia (ARIA) Chart^[3]	72
Chart (1991)	Position
Australia (ARIA) Chart^[4]	21

External links

• "Harley and Rose" at discogs.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20090608063024/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1991 . Winners by Year 1991 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 8 June 2009 . 4 December 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
2. Web site: Australia 1991 ARIA Awards. ALLdownunder.com. 5 December 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090225205754/http://www.alldownunder.com/oz-p/aria/1991-aria.htm. 25 February 2009. dmy-all.
3. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. pdf. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. 32.
4. Web site: ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1991. ARIA. 1991. 24 June 2020.