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==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
Ed St John from [[Rolling Stone (Australia)]] said; "It's the simplest of ideas: take two of Australia's best singers, find them a bunch of great original songs, and then put them in the studio with a sympathetic producer and the best band you can muster. Not surprisingly, the results here are frequently exceptional. Beautifully played - with an accent on subtle arrangements and largely acoustic instruments - the album is imbued with a warm inner glow and a genuine musical depth. Perhaps because of the contributions of such a broad diversity of writers - and thanks also to the fact that Vika and Linda Bull possess strikingly different voices - the album moves effortlessly across a spectrum of styles but, for the most part, is a very laid-back, often country-flavoured affair. Still, far from getting bogged down in a single groove, Vika and Linda is a real feast.


It's not the kind of album where singles, or "standout tracks", are easy to pick. Sure, the first single "When Will You Fall For Me" has a terrific rousing chorus. Three of the Paul Kelly songs are killers, including the slow reggae of "We've Started A Fire" and the funky "I Know Where to Go to Feel Good". Also intriguing is "Ninety Nine Years", a song Kelly wrote with the Bull sisters. Utilising eastern tones and a haunting melody, it marks an interesting and very appealing departure for all three artists."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14067/20040607-0000/www.theblurb.com.au/SoundscapeHome.htm|title=Vika & Linda|publisher=The Blurb|date=June 1994|accessdate=6 August 2016}}</ref>
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==Track listing==
==Track listing==

Revision as of 15:03, 6 August 2016

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"Vika and Linda" is the debut studio album by Australia vocal duo Vika & Linda Bull. The album was released in May 1994 and debuted and peaked at number 7 on the Australian ARIA Charts in June 1994.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1995, the album was nominated for ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Album, but lost to Frogstomp by Silverchair.[1]

Critical reception

Ed St John from Rolling Stone (Australia) said; "It's the simplest of ideas: take two of Australia's best singers, find them a bunch of great original songs, and then put them in the studio with a sympathetic producer and the best band you can muster. Not surprisingly, the results here are frequently exceptional. Beautifully played - with an accent on subtle arrangements and largely acoustic instruments - the album is imbued with a warm inner glow and a genuine musical depth. Perhaps because of the contributions of such a broad diversity of writers - and thanks also to the fact that Vika and Linda Bull possess strikingly different voices - the album moves effortlessly across a spectrum of styles but, for the most part, is a very laid-back, often country-flavoured affair. Still, far from getting bogged down in a single groove, Vika and Linda is a real feast.

It's not the kind of album where singles, or "standout tracks", are easy to pick. Sure, the first single "When Will You Fall For Me" has a terrific rousing chorus. Three of the Paul Kelly songs are killers, including the slow reggae of "We've Started A Fire" and the funky "I Know Where to Go to Feel Good". Also intriguing is "Ninety Nine Years", a song Kelly wrote with the Bull sisters. Utilising eastern tones and a haunting melody, it marks an interesting and very appealing departure for all three artists."[2]

Track listing

  1. "Hard Love" (Paul Kelly) - 4:40
  2. "When Will You Fall For Me" (Mark Seymour) - 3:47
  3. "House Of Love" (Wayne Burt) - 4:12
  4. "Gone Again" (Nick Barker) - 3:16
  5. "We've Started A Fire" (Paul Kelly) - 5:06
  6. "I Didn't Know Love Could Be Mine" (Paul Kelly) - 3:23
  7. "Sacred Things" (Joe Camilleri) - 3:31
  8. "Love This Time" (Wayne Burt) - 3:36
  9. "Ninety Nine Years" (Paul Kelly, Vika and Linda) - 3:56
  10. "I Know Where To Go To Feel Good" (Paul Kelly) - 5:03
  11. "These Hands" (Eris O'Brien) - 4:28
  12. "The Blue Hour" (Chris Abrahams, Stephen Cummings) - 4:55
1995 Bonus Disc
  1. "Set On Freedom" - 4:26
  2. "Up Above My Head (I Hear Music In The Air)" - 2:32
  3. "Have a Little Faith in Me" - 4:01
  4. "Saved" - 3:20
  5. "Many Rivers to Cross" - 5:03

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994/95) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 7
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] 16

Year-end charts

Chart (1995) Position
Australian (ARIA Charts)[5] 67

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Credits

  • Electric Piano, Organ – Jex Saarelaht
  • Guitar – Jeff Burstin
  • Shaker – Justin Stanford
  • Vocals, Guitar – Paul Kelly

References

  1. ^ "Winners by Year 1995". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Vika & Linda". The Blurb. June 1994. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Vika and Linda – album=Vika & Linda". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Charts.nz – Vika and Linda – Vika & Linda". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  5. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums 1995 (page 2)". ARIA. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1995 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
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