Skin is a studio album by Australian musician Katie Noonan. It was released in August 2007 and peaked at number 6 on the Australian ARIA Charts. Skin was the first album released by Noonan as a solo artist and recorded between the time of 3 and 8 months pregnant. Noonan says: "I love the themes I explored on this album – I was a madly in love newlywed, experiencing the miracle of pregnancy – it was quite a trip to document! Inspired by Donny Hathaway, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Vince Jones, this album was all about exploring groove for me. I learn’t a huge amount making this album and I am really grateful for the arduous journey I took with this process, as since then, it has confirmed my instinct to listen to and trust my inner voice."[1]
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| Released | 13 August 2007 | |||
| Genre | Pop, jazz | |||
| Length | 67:25 | |||
| Label | Festival Mushroom Records Warner Bros. Records | |||
| Producer | Andrew Klippel | |||
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Reviews
editBernard Zuel from Sydney Morning Herald said "Her first solo album finds her mostly dabbling in a kind of fluttering, '70s soul jazz reminiscent of, among others, Minnie Riperton." adding "The songs have a basement soul feel. That is, as with any number of competent jazz funk bands you may see at the Sydney venue on a Friday night, there's a groove, but apart from "Return", it never sinks in beneath the skin. Across them Noonan's lyrics are not awful but they rarely say something that couldn't have been done by a committee."[2]
Track listing
edit- "Logic" - 2:47
- "Return" - 3:32
- "Time to Begin" - 4:25
- "Love's My Song for You" - 4:06
- "Little Boy Man" - 3:22
- "Sunshine" - 3:31
- "One Step" - 3:48
- "Home" - 4:19
- "Send Out a Little Love" - 3:51
- "Who Are You?" - 4:30
- "Bluebird" - 4:43
- "A Little Smile" - 3:05
Bonus disc
edit- "Special Ones"
- "Crazy"
- "I Think I Am"
- "Choir Girl"
- "Breathe In Now"
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 6 |
| Australian Artist Albums Chart[4] | 1 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2007) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Australian Artist Albums Chart[5] | 48 |
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "SKIN and SECOND SKIN – KATIE NOONAN". katienoonan.com. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ "Skin Review". Bernard Zuel. www.smh.com.au. 11 August 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Katie Noonan – Skin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Report Week Commencing 20th August 2007" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 20 August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2007". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
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