Better Times (album)

Better Times
Studio album by
Released18 September 1992 (1992-09-18)
Recorded1991−1992
StudioMetropolis Audio
Genre
LabelCBS Records
ProducerJoe Camilleri
The Black Sorrows chronology
Harley and Rose
(1990)
Better Times
(1992)
The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits
(1993)
Singles from Better Times
  1. "Ain't Love the Strangest Thing"
    Released: July 1992
  2. "Better Times"
    Released: November 1992
  3. "Come On, Come On"
    Released: February 1993
  4. "Sweet Inspiration"
    Released: July 1993

Better Times is the seventh studio album by Australian rock band The Black Sorrows. The album was released in September 1992 and peaked at number 13 on the ARIA Albums Chart, becoming the band's third consecutive top-twenty album.

In March 1993, the album was re-released with The Revelators' Amazing Stories. Upon re-release, the album peaked at number 14 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[1]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1993, the album earned The Black Sorrows a nomination for Best Group, losing to "Weather with You" by Crowded House. Joe Camilleri was nominated for Producer of the Year for his work on this album, but lost to Simon Hussey. Pascoe & Gray Design and Eryk Photography were nominated for Best Cover Art for their work on Better Times, but lost to Paul McNeil and Richard All.[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Better Times" (Joe Camilleri, Laurie Polec)
  2. "Come On, Come On" (Joe Camilleri, Laurie Polec)
  3. "Ain't Love the Strangest Thing" (Joe Camilleri, Laurie Polec)
  4. "A Night Like This" (Joe Camilleri, Laurie Polec)
  5. "Too Long Gone" (Joe Camilleri, Laurie Polec)
  6. "Stella" (Joe Camilleri, Laurie Polec)
  7. "Steps of Time" (Joe Camilleri)
  8. "Bitter Cup"(Joe Camilleri, Laurie Polec)
  9. "Sweet Inspiration" (Joe Camilleri, Laurie Polec)
  10. "Storm Wind" (Joe Camilleri, Laurie Polec)
  11. "Resurrection" (Joe Camilleri, Laurie Polec)

Charts

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Chart performance for Better Times
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 13

References

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  1. ^ "The Black Sorrows – Better Times / Amazing Stories". Australian Charts. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Winners by Year 1993". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Black Sorrows – Better Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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