Working Class Boy (soundtrack) explained

Working Class Boy
Type:	soundtrack
Artist:	Jimmy Barnes
Cover:	Working_Class_Boy_soundtrack.jpg
Released:	17 August 2018
Recorded:	State Theatre (Sydney), 12 April 2017
Label:	Bloodlines
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Working Class Boy (subtitled The Soundtracks) is a 2018 soundtrack album by Australian singer-songwriter, Jimmy Barnes. It is the soundtrack album for the 2018 film of the same name, based on the 2016 memoir of the same name, which became a tour in 2016 and 2017 in which Barnes sang songs and told stories from the memoir.^[1] The album was released on 17 August 2018.

Disc 1 contains 12 songs, 2 instrumentals and 13 spoken word pieces captured live at the State Theatre (Sydney) on 12 April 2017. Disc 2 is an 8 song recording with a full band on a Soundstage for the movie version of Working Class Boy.^[2]

On 10 August 2018, Barnes announced royalties from the soundtrack would be donated to drought relief charities to assist Australian farmers.^[3]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, the album won the ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album.^[4]

Track listing

Disc 1: "Stories & Songs" Live from The State Theatre

1. "Glasgow/The Dark Isle/Scotland the Brave" (spoken) – 1:30
2. "Granny's Party Song" (spoken) – 0:21
3. "Heartaches By the Number" (spoken) – 2:47
4. "My Dad" (spoken) – 0:16
5. "Around the World" – 3:09
6. "Circus Animals" (spoken) – 1:29
7. "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (featuring Mahalia Barnes) – 2:13
8. "City of Tomorrow" (spoken) – 1:21
9. "Mahalia and the Imitation of Life" (spoken) – 2:14
10. "The Upper Room" – 6:09
11. "Runaway" (spoken) – 0:17
12. "Texas Girl at the Funeral of Her Father" – 2:41
13. "Reg Barnes" (spoken) – 1:55
14. "Reg's Piano" (spoken) – 1:15
15. "Elizabeth" (spoken) – 0:41
16. "Dark End of the Street" – 3:48
17. "David" (spoken) – 0:07
18. "Reflections of My Life" (featuring David Campbell) – 5:04
19. "Ike and Tina" (spoken) – 0:28
20. "A Fool in Love" (featuring Mahalia Barnes) – 2:58
21. "Steve and Don" (spoken) – 0:53
22. "Flame Trees" – 5:04
23. "I Could've Been Dead as Well" (spoken) – 0:13
24. "Four Walls" – 2:53
25. "Safe with Mum" (spoken) – 0:06
26. "When the War Is Over" – 5:41
27. "Still Got a Long Way to Go" (featuring Diesel) – 4:36
28. "Duke's Waltz" (Ambient Soundscape) – 2:56

Disc 2: The Movie Soundtrack

1. "Around the World" – 3:19
2. "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (featuring Mahalia Barnes) – 2:53
3. "Texas Girl at the Funeral of Her Father" (featuring Australian Chamber Orchestra) – 3:41
4. "Dark End of the Street" – 3:37
5. "A Fool in Love" (featuring Mahalia Barnes) – 3:09
6. "The Upper Room" – 6:22
7. "When the War Is Over" – 5:34
8. "Still Got a Long Way to Go" (featuring Diesel) – 4:14

Release history

Region	Date	Edition	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	17 August 2018	Limited deluxe edition	2×CD^[6]	Bloodlines	BLOOD30X
		The Movie Soundtrack	Vinyl^[7]		BLOODLP34
	24 August 2018	Digital edition	Digital download^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jimmy Barnes Adds 2017 Working Class Boy Encore Dates . noise11. 23 January 2017. 15 August 2018.
2. Web site: Jimmy Barnes Prepares For Working Class Boy Film With The Soundtracks. noise11. 20 July 2018. 15 August 2018.
3. Web site: Jimmy Barnes Donates Royalties From Working Class Boy Soundtrack To Drought Relief . noise11. 11 August 2018. 15 August 2018.
4. Web site: And the ARIA Award Goes To... . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 28 November 2018 . 28 November 2018 .
5. Web site: ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums. Australian Recording Industry Association. 27 August 2018. 25 August 2018.
6. Web site: Working Class Boy: The Soundtracks (Limited Deluxe Edition) (CD). JB Hi-Fi. 15 August 2018.
7. Web site: Working Class Boy: The Movie Soundtrack (Vinyl). JB Hi-Fi. 15 August 2018.
8. Web site: Working Class Boys - iTunes. iTunes Australia. 15 August 2018.