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Spirit of the Anzacs is a studio album by Australian country singer Lee Kernaghan. It was released digitally and physically in Australia on March 13, 2015 through ABC Music. [1] A Limited deluxe edition features 4 additional tracks plus a 64 page booklet that includes many of the letters, stories and images behind the songs.

Background

2015 marks the 100th Anniversary of the ANZAC’s landing of Australian soldiers at Gallipoli during World War I). In honour of this landmark occasion, former Australian of the Year, Lee Kernaghan, teamed up with a host of local artists and musicians to bring you and album titled, ‘Spirit of the Anzacs'. The album was recorded at Rancom Street Studio in Sydney and Kernaghan worked with long-time producer and collaborator Garth Porter. [2] The project was inspired by Kernaghan's 2014 visit to the Australian War Memorial when he was shown archives of soldiers letters to family from the front lines from World War I thru to the present day..[3]

Track listing

Standard Edition (Barcode: 0602547172938)
  1. "For King And Country" (by George Sheppard)
  2. "To The Top Of The Hill"
  3. "Song For Grace" (by Sara Storer)
  4. "We'll Take Beersheba"
  5. "Oh Passchendaele"
  6. "When The First Bombs Fell"
  7. "Being Your Sons"
  8. "Kokoda – Only The Brave Ones" (duet with John Schumann)
  9. "Teddy Sheean – Forever Eighteen"
  10. "We Heard A Bugle Play"
  11. "Tell Carmelita"
  12. "The Unbearable Price Of War" (duet with Lisa McCune)
  13. "The Dust Of Uruzgan" (duet with Fred Smith)
  14. "I Will Always Be With You"
  15. "Lest We Forget" (duet with Ben Roberts-Smith)
  16. "Spirit of the Anzacs" (with Guy Sebastian, Sheppard, Jon Stevens, Jessica Mauboy, Shannon Noll & Megan Washington)
Deluxe Edition (Barcode: 602547174987)
  1. "As If He Knows"
  2. "Changi Banjo"
  3. "I Was Only 19 (A Walk In The Green Light)"
  4. "The Last Post"

Chart positions

"Spirit of the Anzacs" debuted at no.2 in Australia, behind Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp A Butterfly". This is Kernaghan's highest charting album. [4]

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[5] 2
ARIA Australian Artist Albums Chart [6] 1

Tour

An 8-date national tour will commence in Newcastle on 21 August, before travelling to Brisbane, Wollongong, Sydney, Tamworth, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth throughout September 2015. [7] The tour is directed by Ignatius Jones  (Creative director of Vivid Sydney and the 2010 Winter Olympics) , the arena event is presented by Chugg Entertainment and Stephen White Productions. $3 from every ticket sold will be donated to Soldier On and Legacy charities.

The all-star cast of actors and singers, supported by an 11-piece band and vocal group, will perform all the songs from the Spirit of the ANZACS album in addition to some other Australian classic songs. [8]

References

  1. ^ "Spirit of the Anzacs deluxe edition". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Lee Kernaghan Spirit of the Anzacs standard CD". abc.net.au. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  3. ^ McCabe, Kathy (23 January 2015). "Lee Kernaghan enlists Sheppard, Jessica Mauboy and Guy Sebastian for Spirit of the Anzacs single". News.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 23 January 2015. ((cite news)): templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  4. ^ "Australian Charts - Search Lee Kernaghan". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Australian Albums Chart w/c 23 March 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  6. ^ "ARIA Australian Artist Albums Chart w/c 23 March 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Spirit of the Anzacs tour". spiritoftheanzacs.com. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  8. ^ "SPIRIT OF THE ANZACS Album Out Now; Arena Tour Announced". BWW News Desk. www.broadwayworld.com. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
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