Keith Urban - Keith Urban 1991

Artist:

Urban, Keith

UPC:

724385748424

Description:

Personnel: Keith Urban (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, electric sitar, ganjo); Steve Wariner (acoustic & electric guitars, background vocals); Biff Watson (acoustic guitar); Bruce Bouton (steel guitar, dobro); Paul Franklin, (steel guitar); Aubrey Haynie (fiddle, mandolin); Steve Conn (accordion); Matt Rollings (piano, organ, synthesizer, background vocals); Glenn Worf (bass); Chris McHugh (drums, drum loops, percussion); Kim Keyes, Jerry Flowers, Tabitha Fair, Emily Robison, Martie Seidel, Curtis Young (background vocals); The Love Strings.
Principally recorded at Javelina Recording Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.
"Rollercoaster" was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance.
This rereleased version of the Australian country artist`s 1991 debut features 15 tracks, including "Only You."
Personnel: Keith Urban (vocals, guitar, piano, grand piano, keyboards, tambourine, percussion, programming, background vocals); Tim Gaze (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Kirk Lorange (slide guitar); Mark Collins (banjo, electric banjo); Wayne Goodwin, Paul Jenkins (fiddle); Peter Blyton (piano, background vocals); Michael Farmer (drums, hi-hat); Peter Clarke (drums); Todd Hunter (programming, background vocals); Rick Price (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Greg Shaw; Keith Urban; Peter Blyton.
Recording information: Studios 301, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Keith Urban is Australian, but listening to his debut self-titled solo CD, you`d swear he was raised somewhere south of the Mason-Dixon line. Just as the Beatles mimicked the American accents of their musical heroes, Urban, the former leader of the group the Ranch, adopts the twang of the country stars he heard growing up Down Under. Urban`s brand of country includes soulful vocals; a nice mix of acoustic and steel guitars, banjo, fiddles, and mandolins; and some fine songwriting, from Urban, Steve Wariner, and even two former members of the Go-Gos`s (!) The subject here, with few exceptions, is love in all its aspects, from the hooky opening cut, "It`s a Love Thing," to the gorgeous ballad "Your Everything," to the Cajun stomp of "I Wanna Be Your Man (Forever)." Urban`s excellent guitar playing throughout the CD is tasteful and understated, but adds immeasurably to the arrangements. When he really cuts loose, on the instrumental "Rollercoaster," you can hear why acts like the Dixie Chicks and Garth Brooks tapped him to play on their CDs. Overall, KEITH URBAN offers a taste of what this talented singer, songwriter, and guitarist might do in the future.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Only You
2. Got It Bad
3. Blue Stranger
4. Without You
5. Arms of Mary
6. Yesterday
7. Don`t Go
8. Hold on to Your Dreams
9. Lovin` on the Side
10. Future Plans
11. Love We Got Goin`
12. Clutterbilly
13. River, The
14. What Love Is That Way
15. I Never Work on a Sunday

Album Information

Release Date:

09/22/2000

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Contemporary Country

Label:

EMI Music Distribution

Producer:

Keith Urban; Peter Blyton

Catalog Number:

57484

Original Release Year:

1999

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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