Gossip (Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls album)

Gossip
Studio album by
Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls
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.