You've Always Got the Blues

You've Always Got the Blues
Soundtrack album by
Released17 June 1988
GenrePop, folk, world, country
LabelABC Records
ProducerMartin Armiger
Kate Ceberano chronology
Kate Ceberano and her Septet
(1987)
You've Always Got the Blues
(1988)
Brave
(1989)
Wendy Matthews chronology
You've Always Got the Blues
(1998)
Émigré
(1990)
Singles from You've Always Got the Blues
  1. "You've Always Got the Blues"
    Released: April 1988
  2. "Guilty (Through Neglect)"
    Released: August 1988

You've Always Got the Blues is a 1988 album by Kate Ceberano and Wendy Matthews recorded as the soundtrack for the ABC TV series Stringer.[1] The album is primarily composed of duets performed by Ceberano and Matthews but also features Joy Smithers and Martin Armiger. According to Ceberano's 2014 autobiography, she and Matthews recorded the album in 48 hours.[2]

The album received two ARIA Awards in 1989, for Best Female Artist (Kate Ceberano) and Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Recording. It was also nominated for Best Female Artist (Wendy Matthews), Best Jazz Album and Best Adult Contemporary Album.

  1. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156239/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4 [user-generated source]
  2. ^ Ceberano, Kate (2014). I'm Talking. Sydney, Australia: Hachette. ISBN 978-0-7336-3023-1.