Won't You Come Around

Won't You Come Around
EP by
Paul Kelly
Released3 November 2003
GenreFolk rock
Length23:38
LabelEMI
Producer

Won't You Come Around is an EP released by Australian folk rock musician Paul Kelly and his band on 3 November 2003 by EMI.[1] The EP peaked at No. 55 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Australian Singles Charts.[2] Kelly's nephew, Dan Kelly joins the Paul Kelly Band to share vocals, guitar and songwriting.[1][3]

Background

The EP preceded the 2004 release of the double album, Ways and Means, from which the title track and "Little Bit O' Sugar" were taken. It also features a live performance covering Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' "Nobody's Baby Now" and a cover of The Band's "Christmas Must Be Tonight" (from their 1977 album, Islands). "Emotional" was originally released on Kelly's website with the longer title "I Guess I Get a Little Emotional Sometimes". It is a political song about the plight of refugees who were imprisoned at Woomera. Kelly performed "Won't You Come Around" live on the SBS television musical quiz, RocKwiz before performing in a duet with Little Birdy's Katy Steele.[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Paul Kelly, except where noted.[3]

  1. "Won't You Come Around" – 3:32
  2. "Emotional" – 5:03
  3. "Nobody's Baby Now" (live) (Nick Cave) – 4:50
  4. "Christmas Must Be Tonight" (Robbie Robertson) – 4:10
  5. "Little Bit O' Sugar" (Paul Kelly, Dan Kelly) – 6:03

Personnel

Paul Kelly Band members

Additional musicians

Recording details

  • Leah Baker – assistant
  • Tchad Blake – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Alison Chains – design
  • Paul Grady – assistant
  • Paul Kelly – producer
  • Richard Pleasance – producer, engineer, instrumentation
  • Adam Rhodes – assistant
  • Chris Thompson – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Walker – mixing, engineer, producer

Charts

Chart performance for Won't You Come Around
Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 55

References

  1. ^ a b Holmgren, Magnus. "Paul Kelly". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Discography Paul Kelly". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
  3. ^ a b "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on January 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  4. ^ "RocKwiz Series 1:Episode 5". SBS Television. Archived from the original on September 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
  5. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 152.