Foggy Highway

Foggy Highway
Studio album by
Paul Kelly and the Stormwater Boys
Released30 May 2005
GenreFolk rock
Length43:39
LabelEMI / Capitol
ProducerPaul Kelly, Rod McCormack
Paul Kelly and the Stormwater Boys chronology
Ways & Means
(2004) 		Foggy Highway
(2005) 		Stolen Apples
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Foggy Highway is an album recorded by Paul Kelly and the Stormwater Boys and originally released in May 2005 on EMI in Australia and Capitol Records in the US. It peaked at #6 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) End of Year - 2005 Country chart.[2] On 18 October 2005 it was re-released by Cooking Vinyl and included a four track bonus disc. In October 2010, the May 2005 version of Foggy Highway was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums at No. 66, with Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls' album, Gossip (1986) at No. 7.[3]

The album is similar in nature to Kelly's earlier album Smoke in that the songs were a mixture of new songs in addition to songs Kelly had recorded on previous albums, all performed here in a folk/bluegrass style. The songs to appear on previous albums were "Rally Round the Drum" and "Ghost Town" (appearing on Hidden Things), "Don't Stand So Close to the Window" (appearing on Under the Sun), "Foggy Highway" (appearing on Live, May 1992), and "Cities of Texas" (appearing on So Much Water So Close to Home).

Track listing

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All songs were written by Paul Kelly, except where noted.

  1. "Stumbling Block" – 4:06
  2. "Rally Round the Drum" (Kelly, Archie Roach) – 5:29
  3. "Ghost Town" – 3:23
  4. "Song of the Old Rake" – 2:48
  5. "Don't Stand So Close to the Window" (Kelly, Alex McGregor) – 2:58
  6. "Passed Over" – 3:25
  7. "They Thought I Was Asleep" – 3:36
  8. "You're Learning" (Charlie Louvin, Ira Louvin) – 2:26
  9. "Foggy Highway" – 3:03
  10. "Down to My Soul" – 3:57
  11. "Cities of Texas" – 5:49
  12. "Meet Me in the Middle of the Air" – 2:37

Limited edition bonus disc

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  1. "Little Boy Don't Lose Your Balls" – 1:59
  2. "Rank Stranger" (Albert E. Brumley) – 3:22
  3. "Erina Valley Breakout" (Mick Albeck, James Gillard, Paul Kelly, Rod McCormack, Ian Simpson, Trevor Warner) – 2:04
  4. "Surely God Is a Lover" (Paul Kelly, John Shaw-Neilson) – 2:25

Personnel

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Paul Kelly & the Stormwater Boys[4]
  • Paul Kelly - vocals, guitar
  • Mick Albeck - fiddle
  • James Gillard - double bass
  • Rod McCormack - guitars
  • Ian Simpson - banjo
  • Trevor Warner - mandolin

Tracks 6 and 10

  • Jim Fisher - guitar
  • Gerry Hale - mandolin
  • Fred Kuhnl - double bass
  • Nigel McClean - fiddle
  • Ian Simpson - banjo

Track 4

Track 8

Credits

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  • Engineered, Mastered and Mixed by Ted Howard
  • Engineered by Simon Polinski
  • Produced by Paul Kelly and Rod McCormack
  • Photography by Ted Howard and Rod McCormack
  • Cover by Reg Mombassa

Charts

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Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 22

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Country 2005". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  3. ^ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
  4. ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "Paul Kelly". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Paul Kelly – Foggy Highway". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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