Dark Shades of Blue
| Dark Shades of Blue | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Xavier Rudd | ||||
| Released | 16 August 2008 | |||
| Label | Anti | |||
| Producer | Xavier Rudd, Joe Barresi | |||
| Xavier Rudd chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Crawdaddy! | (favourable)[2] |
| Honest Tune | {favourable}[3] |
Dark Shades of Blue is the fifth studio album by Australian multi-instrumentalist Xavier Rudd, which was released on 16 August 2008. It peaked at No. 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Xavier Rudd.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blackwater" | 3:31 |
| 2. | "Dark Shades of Blue" | 4:03 |
| 3. | "Secrets" | 6:43 |
| 4. | "Guku" | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Edge of the Moon" | 5:08 |
| 6. | "This World As We Know It" | 4:03 |
| 7. | "Shiver" | 7:27 |
| 8. | "Uncle" | 7:49 |
| 9. | "Up in Flames" | 3:37 |
| 10. | "Hope That You'll Stay" | 4:09 |
| 11. | "Home" | 5:52 |
Personnel
- Joe Barresi – mixing
- Carmel Echols – choir, chorus
- Rob Giles – choir, chorus
- Jimmy Hoyson – engineer, vocal engineer
- Clydene Jackson – choir, chorus
- James Looker – engineer, production assistant, photography, instrument technician
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering
- Anthony Lycenko – assistant engineer
- Banula Marika – vocals, vocals (background)
- Xavier Rudd – organ, guitar (acoustic), bass, guitar (electric), vocals, producer, slide guitar, stomp box, guitar (12-string acoustic)
- Paul "Scooby" Smith – assistant engineer
- Oren Waters – choir, chorus
- Wil Wheaton – choir, chorus
- Maxine Willard – Waters choir, chorus
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 5 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] | 94 |
References
- ^ Dark Shades of Blue at AllMusic
- ^ "Xavier Rudd, Dark Shades of Blue". Crawdaddy!. Wolfgang's Vault. Archived from the original on 23 December 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Xavier Rudd". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Xavier Rudd – Dark Shades of Blue". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Xavier Rudd – Dark Shades of Blue" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2016.