Words and Music (Paul Kelly album)


Words And Music is an album recorded by Paul Kelly and originally released in 1998. It was released on Mushroom Records in Australia and Vanguard Records in the United States. The US release include one additional track, "How to Make Gravy", which was released as a separate Extended Play prior to the release of Words and Music in Australia and was nominated as 'Song of the Year' at the 1997 Australian Record Industry Association Awards.
The album peaked at #17 on the ARIA albums chart and #44 on the NZ album charts, and was certified gold. The album included three singles that did not reach the Top 40 singles chart.
Kelly was nominated and won an ARIA Award in the category 'Best Male Artist' for Words and Music in 1998.

Track listing

All songs were written by Paul Kelly, except where noted.
  1. "Little Kings" – 5:17
  2. "I'll Be Your Lover" – 4:12
  3. "Nothing on My Mind" – 4:55
  4. "Words and Music" – 4:40
  5. "Gutless Wonder" – 4:56
  6. "Tease Me" – 4:08
  7. "I'd Rather Go Blind" – 3:12
  8. "She Answers the Sun " – 5:24
  9. "Beat of Your Heart" – 5:48
  10. "It Started with a Kiss" – 4:15
  11. "Glory Be to God" – 4:07
  12. "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" – 4:06
  13. "Charlie Owen's Slide Guitar" – 3:47
  14. "Melting" – 5:12

    Personnel