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Described as Australia's answer to Garth Brooks, country singer/songwriter Lee Kernaghan has not only maintained his family's musical legacy (parents Pam and Ray were both successful artists in the '60s) but has also achieved national treasure status in his beloved homeland, yet still remains pretty much an unknown figure everywhere else. Ultimate Hits, a 42-track compilation selected by his fan base, is therefore the ideal opportunity for those looking for the best that the country scene down under has to offer to see what all the fuss is about. Spanning his 19-year career, all but one of his ten studio albums are represented (only 1999's The Christmas Album is neglected), from his 1992 ARIA Award-winning debut, The Outback Club ("Boys from the Bush," "High Country") to 2007's commercial peak Spirit of the Bush ("Hat Town") to 2009's most recent Planet Country ("Love in the Time of Draught," "Dirt"). With his authentic tales of life in the Outback and championing of the late Aussie country legend Slim Dusty (who not only appears on the duet "Leave Him in the Longyard" but is also the subject of the tribute song "Missin' Slim" and the original performer of "Cunnamulla Feller"), it's easy to see why his traditional brand of blue-collar country-rock has struck a chord with homegrown audiences, but there's plenty here capable of translating elsewhere, particularly the duets with CMT staples Trisha Yearwood ("Goondiwindi Moon," "Diamantina Dream") and Dierks Bentley ("Scars") and the album's sole new composition, "Fire," a feel-good Hammond organ-driven collaboration with the lesser-known Robyn McKelvie. The inclusion of the latter, alongside a live cover of "Great Balls of Fire" recorded at CMC Rocks the Snowys and a remix of "Love Shack," throws a few new bones to his fans, but otherwise Ultimate Hits does what it says on the tin. Indeed, more comprehensive and up to date than 2004's The Big Ones (15 of its 19 tracks also appear here), it's a solid collection of no-nonsense country-rock anthems proving that his unparalleled success is more than justified.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
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Garth Porter, Composer - Warner Chappell, MusicPublisher - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Garth Porter, Composer - Control, MusicPublisher - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist - Matt Scullion, Composer - Albert Music, MusicPublisher - Piney Range Publishing, MusicPublisher
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Mirabai Pty Ltd
Garth Porter, Composer - Control, MusicPublisher - Warner Chappell, MusicPublisher - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist - J. Blundell, Composer
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Lee Kernaghan Productions Pty Ltd
WARNER/CHAPPELL, MusicPublisher - Rod McCormack, Composer - Rondor Music, MusicPublisher - Essex Music, MusicPublisher - Colin Buchanan, Composer - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Garth Porter, Composer - Warner Chappell, MusicPublisher - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Lee Kernaghan Productions Pty Ltd
Warner Chappell, MusicPublisher - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Garth Porter, Composer - Control, MusicPublisher - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist - Albert Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Mirabai Pty Ltd
Garth Porter, Composer - Control, MusicPublisher - Universal Music, MusicPublisher - Colin Buchanan, Composer - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist - Orient Pacific Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Mirabai Pty Ltd
Lawrie Minson, Composer - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist - Matt Scullion, Composer - Albert Music, MusicPublisher - Piney Range Publishing, MusicPublisher - Origin Music Pty Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Mirabai Pty Ltd
Garth Porter, Composer - J. Griffin, Composer - Control, MusicPublisher - Warner Chappell, MusicPublisher - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Lee Kernaghan Productions Pty Ltd
Slim Dusty, Composer - Stan Coster, Composer - EMI Music, MusicPublisher - Lee Kernaghan, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Lee Kernaghan Productions Pty Ltd
Universal Music, MusicPublisher - Colin Buchanan, Composer - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist - Orient Pacific Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Mirabai Pty Ltd
Garth Porter, Composer - Warner Chappell, MusicPublisher - Mushroom, MusicPublisher - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist - J. Blundell, Composer
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Lee Kernaghan Productions Pty Ltd
M Dixon, Composer - Slim Dusty, Composer - K Dixon, Composer - Lee Kernaghan, MainArtist - Slim Dusty Enterprises, MusicPublisher - K & M Dixon, MusicPublisher
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Garth Porter, Composer - WARNER/CHAPPELL, MusicPublisher - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Garth Porter, Composer - Warner Chappell, MusicPublisher - Colin Buchanan, Composer - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist - Rondor, MusicPublisher
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Garth Porter Productions
G. Porter, Composer - Control, MusicPublisher - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist - Orient Pacific Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Mirabai Pty Ltd
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - G. Porter, Composer - Buchanan, Composer - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Garth Porter Productions
Garth Porter, Composer - Warner Chappell, MusicPublisher - Colin Buchanan, Composer - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist - Rondor, MusicPublisher
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Garth Porter Productions
Jake Brooks, Composer - BMG, MusicPublisher - Lee Kernaghan, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Garth Porter Productions
Garth Porter, Composer - Control, MusicPublisher - Universal Music, MusicPublisher - Colin Buchanan, Composer - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist - Matt Scullion, Composer - Albert Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Mirabai Pty Ltd
Garth Porter, Composer - Control, MusicPublisher - Universal Music, MusicPublisher - Colin Buchanan, Composer - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist - Matt Scullion, Composer - Albert Music, MusicPublisher - Piney Range Publishing, MusicPublisher
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Mirabai Pty Ltd
Bruce Springsteen, Composer - Universal Music Publishing Limited, MusicPublisher - Lee Kernaghan, MainArtist - Robyn McKelvie, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2010 Mirabai Pty Ltd
Adam Brand, FeaturedArtist - C. Buchanan, Composer - G. Porter, Composer - Control, MusicPublisher - Universal Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist - Orient Pacific Music, MusicPublisher - Steve Forde, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Mirabai Pty Ltd
Garth Porter, Composer - Universal, MusicPublisher - Warner Chappell, MusicPublisher - Colin Buchanan, Composer - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Lee Kernaghan Productions Pty Ltd
Garth Porter, Composer - Warner Chappell, MusicPublisher - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist - G. Kernaghan, Composer
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Lee Kernaghan Productions Pty Ltd
Garth Porter, Composer - Universal, MusicPublisher - Warner Chappell, MusicPublisher - Colin Buchanan, Composer - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Lee Kernaghan Productions Pty Ltd
Garth Porter, Composer - C. Buchanan, Composer - Warner Chappell, MusicPublisher - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist - Rondor, MusicPublisher - B Moyses, Composer - Larrikin, MusicPublisher
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Lee Kernaghan Productions Pty Ltd
Garth Porter, Composer - C. Buchanan, Composer - Warner Chappell, MusicPublisher - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist - Rondor, MusicPublisher
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Lee Kernaghan Productions Pty Ltd
Garth Porter, Composer - Warner Chappell, MusicPublisher - Colin Buchanan, Composer - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist - Rondor, MusicPublisher
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Garth Porter Productions
Garth Porter, Composer - Control, MusicPublisher - Universal Music, MusicPublisher - Colin Buchanan, Composer - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist - Orient Pacific Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Mirabai Pty Ltd
Garth Porter, Composer - Control, MusicPublisher - Universal Music, MusicPublisher - Colin Buchanan, Composer - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist - Orient Pacific Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Mirabai Pty Ltd
Garth Porter, Composer - Control, MusicPublisher - Mushroom Music, MusicPublisher - Colin Buchanan, Composer - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist - Albert Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Mirabai Pty Ltd
Garth Porter, Composer - Control, MusicPublisher - Colin Buchanan, Composer - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist - Matt Scullion, Composer - Albert Music, MusicPublisher - Origin Music, MusicPublisher - Piney Range Publishing, MusicPublisher
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Mirabai Pty Ltd
Garth Porter, Composer - Control, MusicPublisher - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist - Orient Pacific Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Mirabai Pty Ltd
Garth Porter, Composer - Warner Chappell, MusicPublisher - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Lee Kernaghan Productions Pty Ltd
Jack Hammer, Composer - Otis Blackwell, Composer - Chappell Music Co. Inc., MusicPublisher - Unichappell Music, Inc., MusicPublisher - Lee Kernaghan, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2010 Mirabai Pty Ltd
Garth Porter, Composer - Warner Chappell, MusicPublisher - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Lee Kernaghan Productions Pty Ltd
Universal Music Publishing Group, MusicPublisher - Colin Buchanan, Composer, MainArtist - Lee Kernaghan, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2004 Mirabai Pty Ltd
Garth Porter, Composer - Universal, MusicPublisher - Warner Chappell, MusicPublisher - Colin Buchanan, Composer - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Lee Kernaghan Productions Pty Ltd
Garth Porter, Composer - Warner Chappell, MusicPublisher - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Garth Porter, Composer - Universal, MusicPublisher - Warner Chappell, MusicPublisher - Colin Buchanan, Composer - Lee Kernaghan, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Lee Kernaghan Productions Pty Ltd
Album review
Described as Australia's answer to Garth Brooks, country singer/songwriter Lee Kernaghan has not only maintained his family's musical legacy (parents Pam and Ray were both successful artists in the '60s) but has also achieved national treasure status in his beloved homeland, yet still remains pretty much an unknown figure everywhere else. Ultimate Hits, a 42-track compilation selected by his fan base, is therefore the ideal opportunity for those looking for the best that the country scene down under has to offer to see what all the fuss is about. Spanning his 19-year career, all but one of his ten studio albums are represented (only 1999's The Christmas Album is neglected), from his 1992 ARIA Award-winning debut, The Outback Club ("Boys from the Bush," "High Country") to 2007's commercial peak Spirit of the Bush ("Hat Town") to 2009's most recent Planet Country ("Love in the Time of Draught," "Dirt"). With his authentic tales of life in the Outback and championing of the late Aussie country legend Slim Dusty (who not only appears on the duet "Leave Him in the Longyard" but is also the subject of the tribute song "Missin' Slim" and the original performer of "Cunnamulla Feller"), it's easy to see why his traditional brand of blue-collar country-rock has struck a chord with homegrown audiences, but there's plenty here capable of translating elsewhere, particularly the duets with CMT staples Trisha Yearwood ("Goondiwindi Moon," "Diamantina Dream") and Dierks Bentley ("Scars") and the album's sole new composition, "Fire," a feel-good Hammond organ-driven collaboration with the lesser-known Robyn McKelvie. The inclusion of the latter, alongside a live cover of "Great Balls of Fire" recorded at CMC Rocks the Snowys and a remix of "Love Shack," throws a few new bones to his fans, but otherwise Ultimate Hits does what it says on the tin. Indeed, more comprehensive and up to date than 2004's The Big Ones (15 of its 19 tracks also appear here), it's a solid collection of no-nonsense country-rock anthems proving that his unparalleled success is more than justified.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 42 track(s)
- Total length: 02:33:34
- Main artists: Lee Kernaghan
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ABC Music
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
(C) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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