Dragonfly (Kasey Chambers album)

Dragonfly
Studio album by
Kasey Chambers
Released20 January 2017 (2017-01-20)
RecordedSing Sing Studios
GenreAmericana, Country Rock
LabelWarner Bros., Sugar Hill
ProducerPaul Kelly, Nash Chambers
Kasey Chambers chronology
Ain't No Little Girl
(2016) 		Dragonfly
(2017) 		Campfire
(2018)
Singles from Dragonfly
  1. "Ain't No Little Girl"
    Released: 26 August 2016
  2. "Satellite"
    Released: December 2016

Dragonfly is the eleventh studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers. It was released on 20 January 2017.

Chambers said working with Paul Kelly on the album "was a dream", also adding: "Paul brought out a whole new side of me, but then I also got to enjoy the comforts of recording with the person who knows and has shaped my original sound better than anyone, my brother Nash, along with my live touring band who have become a huge part on my sound. This double album shows who I am as much as any piece of work I have ever done."[1]

Of the decision to record a double album, Chambers said, "I was just going to do two short sessions and then put them together for one album but both sessions ended up with more finished songs than I'd planned so I decided a double album would be the way to go."[2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone[3]
Herald Sun[4]
The Music[5]

Gareth Hopewell from Rolling Stone gave the album a positive review, writing: "A towering songbook, wordy and resigned, Dragonfly is the opus of Australia's foremost progenitor of, and innovator in, the country-roots fold. It’s the masterwork of a heart laid bare in song." Cameron Adams from the Herald Sun called the album "mature". Liz Giuffre from The Music AU said: "Dragonfly heralds Kasey Chambers' new era. Written and released after some big personal changes, her already wonderfully distinctive sound has transitioned again. Single "Ain't No Little Girl" is gratifyingly dramatic, rattling with a huskiness that mixes Sia and Martha Wainwright." Giuffre also praised "the gorgeous, tight harmonies of "Jonestown", the rumbling of "Dragonfly" and sliding melancholy of "Annabelle".[5]

Track listing

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Sing Sing sessions

  1. "Pompeii"
  2. "Ain't No Little Girl"
  3. "Summer Pillow"
  4. "Golden Rails"
  5. "Jonestown"
  6. "Romeo & Juliet" (with Foy Vance)
  7. "Talkin' Baby Blues"
  8. "You Ain't Worth Suffering For"
  9. "Behind the Eyes of Henri Young"
  10. "Hey" (with Paul Kelly)
  11. "This Is Gonna Be a Long Year"

Foggy Mountain sessions

  1. "Shackle & Chain"
  2. "Dragonfly"
  3. "If I Died"
  4. "Satellite" (with Ed Sheeran)
  5. "No Ordinary Man" (with Harry Hookey, Vika & Linda)
  6. "If We Had a Child" (with Keith Urban)
  7. "Annabelle"
  8. "The Devil's Wheel" (with Grizzlee Train)
  9. "Ain't No Little Girl" (FM Lounge Version)

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 1
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[7] 10

Year-end charts

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Chart (2017) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 86
Australian Country Albums Chart[9] 5

Release history

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Region Date Format Edition(s) Label Catalogue
Australia 20 January 2017[10][1]
Standard Warner Music Australia 5419752962

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Dragonfly by Kasey Chambers". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  2. ^ Laura Antonelli. "Kasey Chambers". Song Facts.
  3. ^ "Dragonfly by Kasey Chambers review". Rollingstone Australia. January 2017. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Latest Album Reviews: Kasey Chambers, Tycho, Flaming Lips, Bonobo & Vitalic". Herald Sun. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Kasey Chambers Dragonfly". The Music AU. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Kasey Chambers – Dragonfly". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  7. ^ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  8. ^ "ARIA End of Year Albums 2017". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  9. ^ "2017 ARIA Australian Artist Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Dragonfly by Kasey Chambers". iTunes Store (Australia). Retrieved 30 December 2016.
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