Gossip (Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls album)

Gossip
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1986 (AUS)
July 1987 (USA)
RecordedMarch–May 1986
StudioTrafalger Studios, Sydney
GenreAustralian Rock
Length81:38
LabelMushroom/White (Australia)
A&M (U.S.)
ProducerAlan Thorne, Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls chronology
Post
(1985)
Gossip
(1986)
Under the Sun
(1987)
Singles from Gossip
  1. "Before Too Long"
    Released: June 1986
  2. "Darling It Hurts"
    Released: September 1986
  3. "Leaps and Bounds"
    Released: January 1987
  4. "Look So Fine, Feel So Low"
    Released: July 1987
  5. "The Execution"
    Released: 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Los Angeles Times[2]

Gossip is the double LP debut album by Australian rock group Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls.[3] Produced by Alan Thorne and Paul Kelly,[4] it was released on Mushroom Records in September 1986, which peaked at No. 15 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart,[5] and achieved gold record status.[3] There was commercial success for "Before Too Long" which peaked at No. 15 and "Darling It Hurts" reached No. 25 on the related Singles Chart.[5] Gossip was released in different forms, initially as a double album with 24 tracks, it was edited down to a single 15-track LP for North American and European release on A&M Records, when released on CD in North America, it featured 17 tracks.[4]

At the 1986 Countdown Australian Music Awards the album was nominated for Best Australian Album.[6][7]

Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls had been named for a lyric in Lou Reed's song "Walk on the Wild Side", but all North American and European releases were credited to Paul Kelly and the Messengers due to possible racist interpretations.[8] "Darling It Hurts" peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart in 1987.[9] The initial 1987 Australian CD release contained 21 tracks; in 2005, a special deluxe 2-CD version was released in Australia which contained all 24 tracks.[4] In October 2010, it was listed at No. 7 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.[10]

  1. ^ DeGagne, Mike. "Gossip – Paul Kelly & the Messengers / Paul Kelly". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. ^ Hochman, Steve (23 August 1987). "Aussie Treasure". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b McFarlane, Ian (1999). Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  4. ^ a b c Holmgren, Magnus. "Paul Kelly". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  5. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  7. ^ "Final episode of Countdown". 1970scountdown. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  8. ^ Jenkins, Jeff; Meldrum, Ian (2007). Molly Meldrum presents 50 years of rock in Australia. Melbourne, Vic.: Wilkinson Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921332-11-1.
  9. ^ "Billboard singles charts". Allmusic. (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  10. ^ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.