Beautiful Circle
Encyclopedia
Beautiful Circle is the second album
by Australia
n country music
singer Sara Storer
released in November 2002. It won a Golden Guitar
award for Album of the Year at the Tamworth Country Music Awards in January 2004.
at the controls. The first single "Raining on the Plains" was written by Storer's brother Doug Storer who lives near Gulargambone, New South Wales
on a property facing the Warrumbungles
. Sara Storer and Garth Porter also received songwriting credits for the track. It was sung as a duet with John Williamson
.
In January 2004, she recorded a DVD called "Stories to Tell" on a family property near Dubbo where she tells the stories behind her songs. It was released as a bonus to the album in April 2004 and was also available separately.
helped promote sales of the song by playing it repeatedly and she appeared on his Australia wide radio program. "These Hands" was also a successful single off the album.
She promoted the album with extensive touring with Australian country singer Troy Cassar-Daley
and UK
singer Charlie Landsborough
. One of the highlights in her touring was playing at the Gympie Muster
in Gympie
, Queensland
where she played to an audience over 40,000.
newspaper in Melbourne gave the album a five star rating describing her as "a rare commodity". The UK publication Country Music People also gave her a five star review saying "As we lament the death of Slim Dusty
, here is evidence that authentic, yet contemporary Australian bush country has not died with his passing."
Sara Storer received eight nominations at the Country Music Awards in Tamworth winning seven which is a record haul in the history of the awards. These included:
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer Sara Storer
Sara Storer
Sara Storer is an Australian country music singer. She won seven Golden Guitars in the Tamworth Country Music Festival 2004 awards in Tamworth, the most awards ever won in one year in the 32-year history of the awards. As of the 2010 Golden Guitar awards, Storer has won a total of eleven...
released in November 2002. It won a Golden Guitar
Golden Guitar
The Big Golden Guitar is one of the many "big" attractions that can be found around Australia. Located in Tamworth, New South Wales, the monument is one of the best-known points of interest in New England New South Wales...
award for Album of the Year at the Tamworth Country Music Awards in January 2004.
Making of the album
It was recorded in the second half of 2002 with Garth PorterGarth Porter
Garth Porter is an Australian musician, songwriter and record producer best known as a member of the 1970s pop group Sherbet, and for his key role as co-writer and producer for country music singer Lee Kernaghan....
at the controls. The first single "Raining on the Plains" was written by Storer's brother Doug Storer who lives near Gulargambone, New South Wales
Gulargambone, New South Wales
Gulargambone is a village in the central west plains of New South Wales, Australia, on the banks of the Castlereagh River, in Coonamble Shire. It is 526 kilometres north west of Sydney. At the 2006 census, Gulargambone had a population of 395....
on a property facing the Warrumbungles
Warrumbungles
The Warrumbungles is the name of a mountain range and National Park located in northern New South Wales, Australia. The nearest town to the Warrumbungles is Coonabarabran...
. Sara Storer and Garth Porter also received songwriting credits for the track. It was sung as a duet with John Williamson
John Williamson
John Williamson is the name of:* Jack Williamson , American science fiction writer* John H. Williamson , American, North Carolina politician and newspaper publisher* John N. Williamson , American, U.S...
.
In January 2004, she recorded a DVD called "Stories to Tell" on a family property near Dubbo where she tells the stories behind her songs. It was released as a bonus to the album in April 2004 and was also available separately.
Chart success
The album reached number one on the Australian country music charts and also made the top 50 album charts on 8 March 2004. "Raining on the Plains" reached number one on the country singles charts. Leading Australian radio presenter John LawsJohn Laws
Richard John Sinclair "John" Laws, CBE , an Australian radio presenter, sometimes known as Lawsie, was from the 1970s until his retirement in 2007, the host of a hugely successful morning radio program, which mixed music with interviews, opinion, live advertising readings and listener talkback...
helped promote sales of the song by playing it repeatedly and she appeared on his Australia wide radio program. "These Hands" was also a successful single off the album.
She promoted the album with extensive touring with Australian country singer Troy Cassar-Daley
Troy Cassar-Daley
Troy Cassar-Daley is a multi-award-winning country musician from New South Wales, Australia.He released his first EP, "Dream Out Loud", in 1994 and was nominated for his first Golden Guitar for Best Male Vocalist the same year...
and UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
singer Charlie Landsborough
Charlie Landsborough
Charlie Landsborough, is a British country and folk musician and singer-songwriter. He started singing professionally in the 1970s, and is now one of the UK's top country acts. He is also popular in Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.-Life:Born in Wrexham, Wales, Landsborough was the youngest...
. One of the highlights in her touring was playing at the Gympie Muster
Gympie Muster
The Gympie Music Muster is an Australian country music festival held in Gympie, Queensland. It was started as a community fundraiser in 1982 and has grown to a six-day festival attracting musicians from Australia and elsewhere. The 2011 Gympie Muster attracted a crowd of 60,000....
in Gympie
Gympie
Gympie may refer to:* Gympie, a city in Queensland, Australia** Gympie Airport** Electoral district of Gympie** Gympie Region, its local government authority* Gympie Gympie , a stinging plant...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
where she played to an audience over 40,000.
Critical success
The AgeThe Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
newspaper in Melbourne gave the album a five star rating describing her as "a rare commodity". The UK publication Country Music People also gave her a five star review saying "As we lament the death of Slim Dusty
Slim Dusty
David Gordon "Slim Dusty " Kirkpatrick AO, MBE was an Australian country music singer-songwriter and producer, with a career spanning nearly eight decades. He was known to record songs in the legacy of Australian poets Henry Lawson and Banjo Patterson that represented the Australian Bush...
, here is evidence that authentic, yet contemporary Australian bush country has not died with his passing."
Sara Storer received eight nominations at the Country Music Awards in Tamworth winning seven which is a record haul in the history of the awards. These included:
- APRA Song of the Year for Raining on the Plains;
- Female Vocalist of the Year for her work on Beautiful Circle;
- Album of the Year;
- Vocal Collaboration with John Williamson for Raining on the Plains;
- Bush Ballad of the Year for Boss Drovers Pride;
- Heritage Song of the Year for Drover's Call; and
- Single of the Year for Raining on the Plains.
Track listing
- "Tell These Hands"
- "Back Out Back"
- "Drovers' Call"
- "Beautiful Circle"
- "Night after Night"
- "Old Piece of Tin"
- "Raining on the Plains" (Duet with John WilliamsonJohn WilliamsonJohn Williamson is the name of:* Jack Williamson , American science fiction writer* John H. Williamson , American, North Carolina politician and newspaper publisher* John N. Williamson , American, U.S...
) - "Back on the Grader"
- "Sweet Dreams"
- "Kiss A Cowboy"
- "Kurrajong Tree"
- "Better Next Year"
- "Boss Driver's Pride"
- "Tell These Hands" (Reprise)
- "I'll Be Home Soon" (Duet with Travis Sinclair)