Vika and Linda (album)


"Vika and Linda" is the debut studio album by Australia vocal duo Vika & Linda Bull. The album was released in May 1994 and debuted and peaked at number 7 on the Australian ARIA Charts in June 1994.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1995, the album was nominated for ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Album, but lost to Frogstomp by Silverchair.

Critical reception

Ed St John from Rolling Stone Australia said; "It's the simplest of ideas: take two of Australia's best singers, find them a bunch of great original songs, and then put them in the studio with a sympathetic producer and the best band you can muster. Not surprisingly, the results here are frequently exceptional. Beautifully played - with an accent on subtle arrangements and largely acoustic instruments - the album is imbued with a warm inner glow and a genuine musical depth. Perhaps because of the contributions of such a broad diversity of writers - and thanks also to the fact that Vika and Linda Bull possess strikingly different voices - the album moves effortlessly across a spectrum of styles but, for the most part, is a very laid-back, often country-flavoured affair. Still, far from getting bogged down in a single groove, Vika and Linda is a real feast.
It's not the kind of album where singles, or "standout tracks", are easy to pick. Sure, the first single "When Will You Fall For Me" has a terrific rousing chorus. Three of the Paul Kelly songs are killers, including the slow reggae of "We've Started A Fire" and the funky "I Know Where to Go to Feel Good". Also intriguing is "Ninety Nine Years", a song Kelly wrote with the Bull sisters. Utilising eastern tones and a haunting melody, it marks an interesting and very appealing departure for all three artists."

Track listing

  1. "Hard Love" - 4:40
  2. "When Will You Fall For Me" - 3:47
  3. "House Of Love" - 4:12
  4. "Gone Again" - 3:16
  5. "We've Started A Fire" - 5:06
  6. "I Didn't Know Love Could Be Mine" - 3:23
  7. "Sacred Things" - 3:31
  8. "Love This Time" - 3:36
  9. "Ninety Nine Years" - 3:56
  10. "I Know Where To Go To Feel Good" - 5:03
  11. "These Hands" - 4:28
  12. "The Blue Hour" - 4:55
; 1995 Bonus Disc
  1. "Set On Freedom" - 4:26
  2. "Up Above My Head " - 2:32
  3. "Have a Little Faith in Me" - 4:01
  4. "Saved" - 3:20
  5. "Many Rivers to Cross" - 5:03

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