Anthology (Kate Ceberano album)

Anthology
Greatest hits album by
Released6 May 2016
Recorded1986–2015
GenrePop, soul, jazz, synthpop, pop rock, adult contemporary
Length3:36:40
LabelABC Music
Kate Ceberano chronology
Lullaby
(2015)
Anthology
(2016)
The Monash Sessions
(2016)

Anthology is the third greatest hits collection and 24th album in total by Australian singer songwriter, Kate Ceberano. The album is a three-disc, 53-track greatest hits collection spanning her 30-year career and features all of her hits as well as rarities, live tracks, special projects, and duets with John Farnham, Ronan Keating, Paul Kelly, Wendy Matthews and David Campbell.

"I'm immensely proud of this collection of songs. It is my life's work in song to date and it's been amazing revisiting these memories. I hope everyone enjoys them as much as me," Kate said in a statement. Anthology was released on 6 May.[1][2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Herald Sun[3]
Sydney Morning Herald[4]

Cameron Adams from Herald Sun gave the album 3.5 out of 5 saying; "Kate Ceberano has been a proud, lifelong square peg - these 53 tracks the gloriously diverse proof of an increasingly rare kind of career. Her soulful '80s pop with I'm Talking hasn't dated, "Brave" showcases the in-house talent at Ceberano HQ, while disco/house gem "Love Dimension" may be her most underrated single. Even as Ceberano was busy charming the charts, she detoured into jazz and blues, still making dance and rock/pop and the epic Jesus Christ Superstar era. Anthology showcases her rampant song-writing, passionate covers and the fact you never know what's next."

Bernard Zuel from Sydney Morning Herald gave the album 2.5 out of 5 saying; "[Kate's] long, varied, mixed career is all here in a gargantuan triple-disc set. It begins with a "Pash", ends with a hymn and covers theatre, jazz, pop, dance(ish), duets and Christmas fare. It's impressive in its sweep and longevity, but the inadvertently telling absence of a central essay or even chronological written history in the packaging sums up the problem: it has been a career with no discernible pattern or solid beating heart that is purely her." adding "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" is one of her best moments.

Track listing

CD1
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Pash"
Pash4:17
2."Trust Me" (I'm Talking)
  • K. Ceberano
  • Robert Goodge
  • Ian Cox
  • Barbara Hogarth
  • Stephen Charlesworth
Bear Witness3:49
3."Love Don't Live Here Anymore" (I'm Talking)
  • Gregory Miles, James Miles
Bear Witness4:28
4."Brave"
  • K. Ceberano
  • Phil Ceberano
Brave5:32
5."Young Boys are My Weakness"
Brave3:22
6."Love Dimension"
  • Anderson
  • Sean Oliver
  • Kay Montano
  • Misty Oldland
Brave3:46
7."Bedroom Eyes"
  • Raymond Jones
  • Sam McKinney
Brave3:55
8."Change"
  • Anna Jolley
  • Brian Harris
  • Mark Jolley
Blue Box3:59
9."All That I Want Is You"
  • K. Ceberano
Blue Box4:15
10."I Won't Let You Down"
True Romantic4:29
11."Love is Alive"
  • K. Ceberano
  • Goldenberg
Pash4:15
12."Yes"
  • K. Ceberano
The Girl Can Help It3:45
13."Let Me In"
  • K. Ceberano
  • P. Ceberano
The Girl Can Help It4:15
14."Champion"
  • K. Ceberano
  • James Bryan
Kensal Road3:49
15."True Romantic"
  • K. Ceberano
  • Goldenberg
True Romantic4:18
16."See Right Through"
  • K. Ceberano
  • Rob Burke
Think About It!4:10
17."That's What I Call Love"
  • Ashley Cadell
  • Ceberano
Brave4:01
18."Feeling Alright" (with Phil Ceberano)Kate Ceberano and Friends4:26
CD2
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."We've Only Just Begun"The Castle (soundtrack)3:07
2."I Don't Know How to Love Him" (with John Farnham)Jesus Christ Superstar4:26
3."Beautiful Life"
  • K. Ceberano
The Girl Can Help It3:55
4."Falling Slowly" (with David Campbell)non-album single3:51
5."Calling You" (with Andrew Pendlebury)
  • B.Telson
Don't Hold Back That Feeling4:04
6."There’s Nothing Wrong with Being Wrong Sometimes" (with Paul Kelly)
  • Paul Kelly & the Stormwater Boys
The Women at the Well: The Songs of Paul Kelly3:51
7."The Cake and the Candle" (with Paul Kelly)
  • Kelly
Kate Ceberano and Friends3:51
8."Living with Lies"
Blue Box4:38
9."Time to Think"
  • K. Ceberano
  • Chas Jankel
Pash4:34
10."Love and Affection"Blue Box4:03
11."You've Always Got the Blues" (with Wendy Matthews)
  • Mickey Newberry
You've Always Got the Blues4:21
12."Cry Me a River" (with Wendy Matthews)You've Always Got the Blues2:47
13."Magnet"
  • James Bryan
  • Yuna Zarai
Kensal Road3:48
14."You're Gonna Lose Her" (with Paul Kelly)
  • K. Ceberano
  • Kelly
new recording3:59
15."Bring It On"
  • K. Ceberano
  • Vivian Campbell
The Girl Can Help It3:29
16."Everything's Alright" (with John Farnham and Jon Stevens)
  • Lloyd-Webber
  • Rice
Jesus Christ Superstar4:47
17."Help" (live with John Farnham)Live at the Regent Theatre5:04
CD3
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."A Song for You" (live with WASO)Kate Ceberano Live with the WASO5:00
2."Unchained Melody" (live with WASO)Kate Ceberano Live with the WASO4:32
3."Sleep Song" (live with WASO)Kate Ceberano Live with the WASO4:20
4."Sunburn"
  • K. Ceberano
The Girl Can Help It4:08
5."The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"Nine Lime Avenue4:18
6."Throw Your Arms Around Me"
  • John Archer
  • Geoffrey Crosby
  • Douglas Falconer
  • Jack Howard
  • Robert Miles
  • Mark Seymour
  • Michael Waters
Nine Lime Avenue3:33
7."Since I Fell for You"19 Days in New York4:06
8."At Last"19 Days in New York2:32
9."A Natural Woman"19 Days in New York4:49
10."My One and Only Love"Like Now4:28
11."Skylark"Bittersweet4:08
12."Heroes"Nine Lime Avenue4:33
13."She Will Be Loved"So Much Beauty4:03
14."Stars and Satellites"
So Much Beauty4:13
15."So Much Beauty"
  • K. Ceberano
  • Dallas Cosmas
So Much Beauty3:05
16."It's Only Christmas"
  • Ronan Keating
  • K.Ceberano
  • Paul Barry
Merry Christmas3:25
17."Little Robin" (with Nigel MacLean) Lullaby2:41
18."Emmanuel / Oh Holy Night" (With Mark Vincent)Merry Christmas4:55

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 9

Release history

Region Date Format Edition(s) Label Catalogue
Australia 6 May 2016 Standard ABC Music 4788941

References

  1. ^ "Kate Ceberano to Release massive 3CD 53 track Anthology". Noise11. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Kate Ceberano released Anthology". auspOp. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  3. ^ Cameron Adams (16 May 2016). "Latest Album Reviews: Radiohead, Spookyland, James Blake, ANOHNI & Kate Ceberano". news.com.au. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. ^ Bernard Zuel (14 May 2016). "CD reviews: Has-Lo, Kate Ceberano, Posies, Lauren Pomentz and Robert Clancy". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Kate Ceberano – Anthology". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 May 2016.