Angus & Julia Stone (album)

Angus & Julia Stone is the third studio album by Australian singer-songwriter duo Angus & Julia Stone, released on 1 August 2014 in Australia through EMI Music Australia,^[5] and on the same day in the United States through American Recordings.^[6] Its release was preceded by the singles "Heart Beats Slow",^[1] which peaked at No. 37 in Australia,^[7] "Death Defying Acts" in June, "A Heartbreak" and "Grizzly Bear" in July.^[3] The videos for all four songs as well as a video for "Get Home" were directed by Jessie Hill.^[8]

American record producer Rick Rubin helped reunite the duo and co-produced the album.^[9] Rubin said of the experience: "This album is extraordinary; Angus and Julia are truly unique musicians. They are authentic and pure people who do things from the heart. I've never worked with anyone like them before."^[10] The album has been said to contain "blended harmonies [...] and more experimental guitar textures".^[10]

The album is the highest-charting by the duo to date, reaching the top 10 in several countries including France, Germany, the Netherlands and New Zealand. With an average of 67 based on 7 reviews on review aggregator Metacritic, Angus & Julia Stone received generally favourable critical reception.^[11]

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Track listing

All tracks are written by Angus & Julia Stone

Standard edition^[5]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Heartbreak"	4:16
2.	"My Word for It"	4:08
3.	"Grizzly Bear"	4:08
4.	"Heart Beats Slow"	4:35
5.	"Wherever You Are"	3:41
6.	"Get Home"	4:31
7.	"Death Defying Acts"	5:13
8.	"Little Whiskey"	3:36
9.	"From the Stalls"	5:09
10.	"Other Things"	2:59
11.	"Please You"	5:40
12.	"Main Street"	5:35
13.	"Crash and Burn"	6:36
Total length:		60:07

Deluxe edition bonus tracks^[12]
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Do Without"	4:15
15.	"All This Love"	4:05
16.	"Roses"	3:29
Total length:		71:56

Australian iTunes Store special edition^[13]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Heartbreak" (Live in London / 2014)	4:50
2.	"Main Street" (Live in Sesto / 2014)	5:51
3.	"For You" (Live in Brisbane / 2014)	5:02
4.	"Crash & Burn" (Live in Lyon / 2014)	6:15
5.	"My Word for It" (Live in Brisbane / 2014)	4:14
6.	"Big Jet Plane" (Live in Lyon / 2014)	4:15
7.	"Other Things" (Live in Newcastle / 2014)	6:03
8.	"Wedding Song" (Live in Melbourne / 2014)	3:44
9.	"Wherever You Are" (Live in Brooklyn / 2014)	3:40
10.	"Death Defying Acts" (Live in Vienna / 2014)	5:41
11.	"Santa Monica Dream" (Live in Paris / 2014)	5:24
Total length:		54:49

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Angus & Julia Stone*
Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[14]	1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[15]	16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[16]	5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[17]	4
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[18]	6
French Albums (SNEP)^[19]	8
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[20]	8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[21]	6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[22]	3

Year-end charts

2014 year-end chart performance for *Angus & Julia Stone*
Chart (2014)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[23]	28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[24]	117
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[25]	88
French Albums (SNEP)^[26]	108

2015 year-end chart performance for *Angus & Julia Stone*
Chart (2015)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[27]	68

Certifications

Certifications for *Angus & Julia Stone*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[28]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
France (SNEP)^[29]	Gold	50,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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v t e Angus & Julia Stone
Angus Stone Julia Stone
Studio albums	A Book Like This Down the Way Angus & Julia Stone Snow
Soundtrack	Life Is Strange
Compilation albums	Memories of an Old Friend
EPs	Chocolates and Cigarettes Heart Full of Wine
Singles	"The Beast" "Big Jet Plane" "Hollywood" "Heart Beats Slow" "The Hanging Tree" "Snow" "Chateau" "Youngblood"

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