A Book Like This

A Book Like This

Studio album by

Angus & Julia Stone

Released

8 September 2007

Flock, PIAS

Fran Healy, Ian Pritchett, Angus and Julia Stone,

Angus & Julia Stone chronology

Heart Full of Wine The Beast
(2007)

A Book Like This
(2007)

Down the Way
(2010)

Singles from A Book Like This

"The Beast"
Released: August 18, 2007 (2007-08-18)^[1]
"Wasted"
Released: March 16, 2008 (2008-03-16)
"Just a Boy"
Released: March 29, 2008 (2008-03-29)
"Hollywood"
Released: November 8, 2008 (2008-11-08)

A Book Like This is the first studio album by Australian singer-songwriter duo Angus & Julia Stone. It was released in September 2007 in Australia and debuted and peaked on the ARIA Charts at number 6.

The album was released in the UK through Flock Music/PIAS on 31 March 2008 and an alternative version was released in North America through Nettwerk on 3 March 2009 where the band performed songs from the album on US Radio Station KCRW.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2008, the album was nominated for Best Blues and Roots Album, Best Group, Breakthrough Artist and Best Cover Art.

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

Andrew Leahey from AllMusic said "Angus & Julia Stone's debut recalls the lush, cuddle-up-in-bed indie folk of the Weepies and Kaiser Cartel. A Book Like This takes strength from its two young songwriters, both of whom approach love and coming-of-age issues from their own gendered perspective. Julia plays the part of the quirky ingénue, her vocals fluttering like a young Joanna Newsom over homespun melodies and gauzy instrumental backdrops... where brother Angus details an awkward encounter with the fairer sex". Leahey concluded "A Book Like This is an appropriate soundtrack for lazy Sunday afternoons and slow Monday mornings, when the pace of the world matches the relaxed gait of this band."^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Beast"	3:50
2.	"Here We Go Again"	4:59
3.	"Wasted"	3:44
4.	"Just a Boy"	3:57
5.	"Bella"	4:05
6.	"Hollywood"	2:37
7.	"A Book Like This"	3:51
8.	"Silver Coin"	4:56
9.	"Stranger"	4:10
10.	"Soldier"	3:39
11.	"Jewels and Gold"	4:22
12.	"Another Day"	4:17
13.	"Horse and Cart"	4:36
14.	"Mother Hubbards Shoe" (Australian iTunes exclusive bonus track this was written by marcus dzanda)

Alternative version (2009)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mango Tree"	3:45
2.	"Wasted"	3:45
3.	"Private Lawns"	3:07
4.	"The Beast"	3:52
5.	"Silver Coin"	4:57
6.	"A Book Like This"	3:57
7.	"Choking"	5:48
8.	"Bella"	4:08
9.	"Paper Aeroplane"	3:43
10.	"Hollywood"	2:38
11.	"Just a Boy"	4:01
12.	"Jewels and Gold"	4:25
13.	"Here We Go Again"	5:01

Personnel

Zach Brock – strings, violin
Ian Burdge – cello
Mitchell Connelly – drums, percussion
Calina de la Mare – violin
Emery Dobyns – harmony
Ali Friend – bass
Fran Healy – bass, congas, Glockenspiel, Piano
Sally Herbert – string arrangements, strings, violin
Christopher Hoffman – cello, strings
John Metcalfe – viola
Elizabeth Myers – strings, viola
Ian Pritchett – bass
Jeff Ratner – bass, double bass
Angus Stone – guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, Vocals
Julia Stone – Bazouki, guitar, organ, piano, trumpet, vocals
Cameron Whipp – violin
Sarah Jane Wilson – cello
Producers – Angus & Julia Stone, Fran Healy, Ian Pritchett
Mixer – Ian Pritchett
Illustrator – Caroline Pedler

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007–2010)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	6
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[4]	32

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)	Position
Australian Artist Albums Chart^[5]	47
Chart (2008)	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[6]	60
Australian Artist Albums Chart^[7]	14
Chart (2010)	Position
Australian Artist Albums Chart^[8]	47

Certification


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[9]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	8 September 2007	CD	Capitol Records/EMI Music	5056592
Europe	8 September 2007	CD	Discograph	3233062
United Kingdom	31 March 2008	CD/DVD, Digital download	Flock/PIAS	FLOCKCD1ST
USA & Canada	2009	CD/DVD, Digital download	Nettwerk	067003082525

References

^ "The Beast - EP by Angus & Julia Stone". Music.apple.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b Leahey, Andrew. "Angus & Julia Stone A Book Like This". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Angus and Julia Ston – A Book Like This". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
^ "Angus & Julia Stone". Billboard.com. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
^ "2007 ARIA AUSTRALIAN ARTIST ALBUMS CHART". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
^ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2008". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
^ "2008 ARIA AUSTRALIAN ARTIST ALBUMS CHART". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
^ "2010 ARIA AUSTRALIAN ARTIST ALBUMS CHART". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.

v t e Angus & Julia Stone
Angus Stone Julia Stone
Studio albums	A Book Like This Down the Way Angus & Julia Stone Snow Cape Forestier
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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