| The Gospel Album | ||||
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| Released |  31 July 2015 [1] | |||
| Genre | Folk, world, Aboriginal, Inspirational | |||
| Label | Skinnyfish Music | |||
| Producer | Michael Hohnen | |||
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The Gospel Album is the third studio album from Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu. It is performed in a mixture of both Yolngu and English. The album was announced in May and is described as 'a uniquely Indigenous approach to gospel songs with an expanded sound that combines new hymns, and reimagined gospel songs' [2] The album was released on 31 July 2015 and reached number three on the ARIA charts in August 2015.[3]
The album is a dedication to Gurrumul's mother and aunts, who brought him up with songs and lullabies from the church at Elcho Island. As a small boy Gurrumul was not only influenced by the traditional music of his clan but by the gospel music he heard at the local Methodist church. It is a re-imagining of the spiritual songs that came to north-east Arnhem Land via Christian missionaries.[4]
The album cover who captured by Sydney photographer Nic Walker. A music video for "Jesu" was released on 3 July 2015.[5] A music video for "Amazing Grace" (featuring Paul Kelly) was released on 8 September 2015.[6]
The Gospel Album was the last album Gurrumul released before he died on 25 July 2017, with Djarimirri being posthumously distributed.[7]
- ^ "iTunes - Music - The Gospel Album by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu". Itunes.apple.com. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "New Gurrumul release The Gospel Album announced". www.skinnyfishmusic.com.au. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Gurrumul - The Gospel Album". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "New Gurrumul album national tour announced". www.skinnyfishmusic.com.au. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Gurrumul - 'Jesu' (Official Music Video)". www.youtube.com. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Gurrumul and Paul Kelly - Amazing Grace (Official Music Video)". www.youtube.com. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ Aikman, Amos. "Singer Dr G. Yunupingu dies aged 46". The Australian. Retrieved 25 July 2017.