Endless Sleep Chapter 47

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Endless Sleep Chapter 47
Studio album by
The Black Sorrows
Released17 April 2015
RecordedWoodstock Studios & Black Pearl Studios, Melbourne, Australia
Genre
LabelHead Records
ProducerJoe Camilleri, John McAll
The Black Sorrows chronology
Endless Sleep Chapter 46
(2015) 		Endless Sleep Chapter 47
(2015) 		Faithful Satellite
(2016)

Endless Sleep Chapter 47 is the sixteenth studio album Australian blues rock band, The Black Sorrows. The album was the second of two simultaneously-released limited edition vinyl in Australia in April 2015. It was later released on digital download and compact disc in Europe.

The band supported the European release with a 16-date tour of the UK and Scandinavia in August 2016, including 6 performances at Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[1]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015, Endless Sleep was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Blues and Roots Album, losing to Gon' Boogaloo by C. W. Stoneking.[2]

Background[edit]

Following on from the success of their album Certified Blue in 2014, The Black Sorrows simultaneously released two limited edition 12" vinyl LPs in time for Record Store Day on 18 April 2015. The LPs are a tribute to the lyricists. Joe Camilleri said; "I tip my hat to the spirit of these artists who have inspired me and give the songs another opportunity to be heard...I’m a disciple and it's a bit of soul food."

The title Endless Sleep refers to the fact that the original artists of the songs are no longer alive.[3] Camelleri said "As the original artists are no longer living, Endless Sleep, Track 1 of Chapter 47, by fifties rockabilly artist Jody Reynolds, seemed the perfect title."[4] The 'Chapter 47' refers to the number of albums lead singer Joe Camilleri has released over his career, dating back to the 1960s and including Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons, The Revelators, his solo works and The Black Sorrows.[5][6]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Music

Dylan Stewart from The Music gave the album 3.5 out of 5, saying: "There's a moment on Endless Sleep Chapter 47 during the Black Sorrows' cover of Hank Williams' 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry' when it seems as though Williams had written the tune especially for Joe Camilleri, some 66 years after the fact." Stewart added: "Of course, there are plenty more upbeat covers here, and it's this contrast across the record that most appeals. Clearly a passion project, Chapter 47 is a bucket of fun and memories, wrapped in that vintage Black Sorrows sound."[7]

A reviewer from Daily Planet on ABC said the albums (referring to Chapters 46 and 47) are "full of beautifully judged covers of country, blues, soul, rock and jazz recordings that have continued to inspire him."[8]

Track listing[edit]

Vinyl (HEAD210V-47)
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Endless Sleep"Jody Reynolds2:50
2."I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"Hank Williams3:37
3."Hard Time Killing Floor"Nehemiah Curtis James4:08
4."61 Highway"Fred McDowell3:45
5."Done Somebody Wrong"Elmore James2:50
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No Such Pain As Love"Willy DeVille3:52
2."Come Back Baby"Walter Davis2:59
3."Baby Let Me Kiss You"King Floyd2:45
4."Blue Light"Louis Jordan, Jessie Mae Robinson4:04
5."Wallflower"Bob Dylan2:52

Band members[edit]

  • Joe Camilleri – vocals, guitar, saxophone, harp
  • John McAll – keyboards, vocals
  • Claude Carranza – guitar, vocals
  • Mark Gray – bass, vocals
  • Angus Burchall – drums

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia 17 April 2015[9][10] Vinyl Head Record HEAD210V-46
Europe 29 April 2015[11][12] digital download, CD Rootsy WMS-7350050-361198

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Black Sorrows Media Release Endless Sleep" (PDF). The Black Sorrows. April 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  2. ^ "ARIA Awards History by year 2015". ARIA Awards. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Endless Sleep (Chapter 46)". The Black Sorrows. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Endless Sleep Chapter 47". The Black Sorrows. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  5. ^ "The Black Sorrows - 'Endless Sleep'". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  6. ^ "The Black Sorrows Endless Sleep". PAUL CASHMERE. Noise 11. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  7. ^ "The Black Sorrows Endless Sleep (Chapter 47) (review)". Dylan Stewart. The Music AU. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  8. ^ "The Black Sorrows - 'Endless Sleep'". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Endless Sleep Chapter 47". The Black Sorrows. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Endless Sleep Chapter 47 by The Black Sorrows". Sanity. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  11. ^ "Endless Sleep XL (DD)". iTunes GB. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  12. ^ "The Black Sorrows Endless Sleep XL 2CD". CD On. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
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