| Stylin' Up | ||||
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| Released | 1 May 1995 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 44:30 | |||
| Label | White Label Records, Mushroom | |||
| Producer | David Bridie | |||
| Christine Anu chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Stylin' Up | ||||
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Stylin' Up is the debut album by Australian singer Christine Anu, released on 1 May 1995 by Mushroom Records.[1] A deluxe edition was later released with six live tracks. The album was certified platinum in 2000.[2]
The album fuses a blend of pure, up-beat pop with "Party" as well as the more traditional "Monkey and the Turtle". Upon release she told triple j’s Angela Catterns "Hopefully my album sales are going to go up and Indigenous artists are going to get more radio play, more recognition, that sort of stuff.”[3]
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1995, the album was nominated for four awards, winning 'Best Indigenous Release'[4]
In 2015, Anu celebrated the album's 20th anniversary by releasing a live recording titled ReStylin' Up 20 Years.
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Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
Don Snowden from AllMusic said: "Stylin' Up is an intriguing disc that makes clear Anu lines up far closer to Neneh Cherry's tough, positive assertion of female identity than any kind of fabricated ethnic exotic spice girl, but there's a sketchiness to some material that leaves it uneven and sometimes frustrating."
Track listing
All songs composed by Christine Anu and David Bridie except where noted.
- "Wanem Time" (Neil Murray) – 2:49
- "Island Home" (Murray) – 4:12
- "San E Wireless" – (Anu, Nelson) 3:32
- "Monkey and the Turtle" – 3:59
- "Come On" – 3:37
- "Rain" (Anu, Bridie, Steve Hadley, Nelson) – 2:32
- "Party" – 3:14
- "Tama Oma" – 2:04
- "Dive" – 4:07
- "Stylin' Up" (Anu, Bridie, Peter Luscombe) – 2:45
- "Photograph" – 3:52
- "Love That Heals" (Murray) – 4:35
- "Sik O" (Bridie, Traditional) – 3:12
- Bonus disc
- "Wanem Time" – 3:04
- "Kulba Yaday" – 3:43
- "Sailing Song" – 2:01
- "Last Train" – 4:41
- "Keep Up" – 3:40
- "Love That Heals" – 4:48
- Bonus disc recorded live at the Metro in Sydney on 29 July 1995.
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 21 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1995) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart[7] | 97 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[8] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "Stylin' Up - Christine Anu". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - accreditations albums 2000". ARIA. 2000. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Australian Classics: Christine Anu – Stylin' Up". Double J. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Winners by Year 1995". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ Snowden, Don. "Album Review: Stylin' Up by Christine Anu –". All Music. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Christine Anu – Stylin' Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums 1995 (page 2)". imgur.com. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
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