Amazing Stories (album)

Amazing Stories is the debut studio album by Australian blues-rock band The Revelators. The album was released in 1991 and consisted of cover versions of soul and blues songs. The album was re-released in March 1993 as a 2CD pack with The Black Sorrows' Better Times and peaked at number 14 on the ARIA Chart. The album was re-released in 2002 with two additional tracks from the original sessions that were not included on the first pressing, Those being "Honest I Do" and "Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down"

Amazing Stories
Studio album by
The Revelators
ReleasedDecember 1991
Recorded1991
Genre
Length47:20 (2002 release)
LabelSony Music Australia/Head Records (Australia)
Demon Records (United Kingdom)
ProducerJoe Camilleri
The Revelators chronology
Amazing Stories
(1991)		 The Adventures of The Amazing Revelators
(2000)
Alternative cover
UK album cover

Inside the booklet, Joe Camilleri of The Revelators said: "I don't see this as a greatest hits recording, more an opportunity to pay homage to some of the great writers of our time.The Revelators were formed out of a desire to keep music alive. Some of these songs have been with us for some time - others we were drawn to because of their charm... and every word is true." [1]

Track listing
CD track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."What Does It Take To Win Your Love?"
3.50
2."Oh Darlin'"
  • J.O'Hara
  • K.Kane
2.27
3."Do Right Woman"
3.27
4."Caribbean Wind"
4.51
5."El Salvador"
4.21
6."Hot Burrito #1"
  • C.Parson
  • C.Etheridge
3.41
7."Louisiana Blues"
  • M.Waters
4.36
8."I've Got to Find a Way to Win Maria Back"
  • J.Bristol
3.20
9."If I Could Be There"
  • J.O'Hara
  • K.Kane
4.37
10."Tupelo Honey"
3.27
11."Walk That Line"
  • J.O'Hara
  • K.Kane
3.06
2002 Re-release
  1. "El Salvador"
  2. "Oh Darling"
  3. "Do Right Woman"
  4. "I've Got to Find a Way to Win Maria Back"
  5. "Tupelo Honey"
  6. "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)?"
  7. "Caribbean Wind"
  8. "Honest I Do" (John Scofield) - 3:05
  9. "Hot Burrito #1"
  10. "If I Could Be There"
  11. "Louisiana Blues"
  12. "Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down" (Merle Haggard) - 3:27
  13. "Walk That Line"

Weekly charts

Upon re-release with The Black Sorrows' Better Times, the album debuted at number 41, before peaking at number 14 on the ARIA charts in May 1993.[2]

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 14

Personnel

The Revelators are:

  • Joe Camilleri - vocal, saxophone, guitar
  • James Black - keyboard, guitar
  • Jeff Burstin - guitar, mandolin
  • Joe Creighton - bass, backing vocals
  • Peter Luscombe - drums, percussion

Release history
Region Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia December 1991 CD, Cassette Sony Music Australia 4692552
Australia March 1993 CD, Cassette CBS Records 4721492
United Kingdom 1993 CD, Cassette Demon Records FIENDCD729
Worldwide 2002 CD, Digital Download Head Records HEAD026

References
  1. Amazing Stories (CD). The Revelators. Demon Records. 2003.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. "THE BLACK SORROWS - BETTER TIMES / AMAZING STORIES (ALBUM)". Australian Charts. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. "Australiancharts.com – The Black Sorrows – Better Times / Amazing Stories". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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