So Much Water So Close to Home

So Much Water So Close to Home
Studio album by
Paul Kelly and the Messengers
ReleasedAugust 1989
RecordedFebruary–March 1989
StudioOcean Way Studios, Los Angeles
GenreFolk rock
Length40:58
LabelMushroom/White (AUS/NZL)
A&M (Rest of World)
ProducerScott Litt, Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly and the Messengers chronology
Under the Sun
(1987) 		So Much Water So Close to Home
(1989) 		Comedy
(1991)
Singles from So Much Water So Close to Home
  1. "Sweet Guy"
    Released: July 1989
  2. "Careless"
    Released: 23 October 1989[1]
  3. "Most Wanted Man in the World"
    Released: 12 February 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

So Much Water So Close to Home is an album by Australian rock band Paul Kelly and the Messengers and was originally released in August 1989.[4][5] The title comes from a short story of the same name by author Raymond Carver.[6] Carver died in August 1988.[7] Kelly co-wrote the score for the 2006 Australian film Jindabyne, [8] which was also based on the same story.[6] The entire album was recorded in the U.S. with producer Scott Litt,[5] best known for his work with R.E.M. It was released on Mushroom/White Records in Australia & New Zealand and A&M Records for the rest of the world.[5] The album peaked at #10 on the ARIA album charts,[9] but none of its singles, "Sweet Guy", "Careless" and "Most Wanted Man in the World" had any Top 40 chart success.[9] All tracks for the album were written by Kelly,[10] who provided vocals, guitar and harmonica and also co-produced with Litt.[5]

  1. ^ "Australian Music Report No 795 – 23 October 1989 > Singles: New Releases". Australian Music Report. Retrieved 30 October 2020 – via Imgur.com.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Rolling Stone magazine review
  4. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Paul Kelly'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Retrieved 3 November 2008.
  5. ^ a b c d Holmgren, Magnus. "Paul Kelly". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Jindabyne movie bios". Sony Films. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
  7. ^ "Literary Encyclopedia: Raymond Carver". The Literary Dictionary Company Limited. Retrieved 3 November 2008.
  8. ^ "Jindabyne (2006) - Full cast and crew". Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Retrieved 3 November 2008.
  9. ^ a b "Discography Paul Kelly". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 3 November 2008.
  10. ^ "Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) search engine". APRA. Retrieved 2 November 2008. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. YOU CANT TAKE IT WITH YOU