Please Leave Your Light On

Please Leave Your Light On
Studio album by
Paul Kelly and Paul Grabowsky
Released31 July 2020 (2020-07-31)
RecordedAugust 23–25, 2019
StudioDavid Li Sound Gallery, Monash University, Melbourne
LabelEMI Music Australia
Paul Kelly studio chronology
Forty Days
(2020) 		Please Leave Your Light On
(2020) 		Paul Kelly's Christmas Train
(2021)
Paul Grabowsky chronology
Tryst
(2019) 		Please Leave Your Light On
(2020)
Singles from Please Leave Your Light On
  1. "If I Could Start Today Again"
    Released: 17 June 2020[1]
  2. "Please Leave Your Light On"
    Released: 18 June 2020[2]
  3. "Young Lovers"
    Released: 17 July 2020[3]

Please Leave Your Light On is a collaborative studio album by Australian musicians Paul Kelly, and Paul Grabowsky. The album was released on 31 July 2020. The collection features Kelly performing songs from nine of his albums, along with the previously unreleased track "True to You" and a cover of Cole Porter's "Every Time We Say Goodbye" to new interpretations by Grabowsky.[4][5]

The album was announced on 17 June 2020 and in a press statement, Grabowsky said "The performances are intimate, and shine a light on lyrical moments from the Kelly oeuvre. Paul is a generous collaborator, always listening closely to what I am doing, and giving me the freedom to bring my own interpretation to the songs. I think people will hear, and hopefully enjoy, the deep communication that we are bringing to the performances." with Kelly adding "Singing with Paul is like walking a tightrope. It's as if we are acrobats together. We have to pay serious attention to one another to pull the songs off. I like that."[6][7]

Grabowsky said the album was inspired by Frank Sinatra, Nelson Riddle, Bill Evans and Tony Bennett. "They're massive influences upon me and they've been massive influences upon this project. That was kind of a baseline for what we were trying to do."[4]

At the 2020 ARIA Music Awards it won ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album.[8]

  1. ^ "Paul Kelly & Paul Grabowsky - If I Could Start Today Again (Official Video)". YouTube. YouTube. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  2. ^ "The first two tracks from the record, "If I Could Start Today Again" and "Please Leave Your Light On" are available for streaming now". Facebook. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Paul Kelly & Paul Grabowsky release "YOUNG LOVERS"". amnplify. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Paul Kelly and Paul Grabowsky deliver album of reimagined torch songs". Sydney Morning Herald. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference JB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Paul Kelly and Paul Grabowsky announce new collaborative album". NME. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Paul Kelly & Paul Grabowsky announce new album Please Leave Your Light On". Music Feeds. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  8. ^ "And the 2020 ARIA Awards Go To…". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 25 November 2020.