Gossip (2CD)

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Produced by Alan Thorne and Paul Kelly, 'Gossip' was originally released as a double album in September 1986 - peaking at #15 on the National albums charts achieving gold record st atus.There was singles chart success for "Before Too Long" which peaked at #15 and "Darling it Hurts" reaching #25. 'Gossip' was also widely released in America - launching Paul Kelly and his band - now called The Coloured Girls (after a line from Lou Reed's 'Walk On The Wild Side') on an American tour, initially supporting Crowded House and then head-lining, travelling across the United States by bus. "Darling it Hurts" peaked at #19 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in 1987. The New York Times rock critic, John Pareles wrote "Mr. Kelly sang one smart, catchy three-minute song after another - dozens of them - as the band played with no-frills directness." following the band's performance at the Bottom Line Club in New York. TRACK LIST Last Train to Heaven Leaps and Bounds Before the Old Man Died Down On My Speedway White Train Randwick Bells Before Too Long Adelaide I Won't Be Torn Apart Going About My Father's Business Somebody's Forgetting Somebody (Somebody's Letting Somebody Down) The Ballroom Tighten Up I've Come for Your Daughter So Blue The Execution Incident On South Dowling Street Maralinga (Rainy Land) Darling It Hurts Look So Fine, Feel So Low Stories of Me Don't Harm the Messenger Gossip After the Show WATCH: PK Performs "Going About My Father's Business" Live Show more