The Sound of White
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The Sound of White is the debut studio album
by Australian pop singer-songwriter
Missy Higgins
, released 6 September 2004 on Eleven
. Higgins had secured recording contracts with Eleven and Warner Bros.
while still in high school, after winning a competition for unsigned artists run by radio station Triple J
. Her winning song, "All For Believing", is included on this album. After a backpacking trip in 2002, Higgins toured and wrote songs during 2003. She wrote most tracks alone and collaborated on three songs, with Kevin Griffin
, Jay Clifford and Clif Magness respectively. The Sound of White was recorded in 2004 with producer John Porter
.
Higgins' first single from the album was "Scar
", released in August ahead of the album. Three more singles were released, "Ten Days
" in November, "The Special Two
" in April 2005 and "The Sound of White
" in August. Critics gave the album mixed reviews and it achieved commercial success, reaching number one on the Australian Recording Industry Association
(ARIA) Albums Chart
and, selling over 630,000 copies, was accredited platinum nine times. The album was nominated for five ARIA Awards in 2004 and won 'Best Pop Release'. The following year it was nominated for eight ARIA awards and won five. In 2005, Higgins won the Australasian Performing Right Association
(APRA) 'Song of the Year' award for "Scar".
and was added to their playlist. She was offered recording contracts by Sony and Eleven. She signed with Eleven before setting off in 2002 on a backpacking trip to Europe. She planned to write music during her trip but, leaving her guitar on a train in Spain, only completed one song. While holidaying, "All for Believing" was picked up by Los Angeles (LA) radio station KCRW
and at the end of her trip, she flew to LA to sign an international recording contract with Warner Bros.
In 2003, Higgins spent several months touring as a support act for other artists, and writing music for her debut album. She wrote most of the songs alone, and most of them on the piano. She collaborated with Better Than Ezra
musician Kevin Griffin
on two songs; "Scar
" and "Don't Ever". "Ten Days
", inspired by Higgins' break-up with her boyfriend before she travelled to Europe, was co-written with Jay Clifford from Jump, Little Children
. "The River" was co-written with Clif Magness.
In November, Higgins released a self-titled extended play
(EP) which contained four songs including "All for Believing" and "Greed for Your Love", the song she had written in Europe. In 2004 she travelled to the US to work with British musician and record producer John Porter
and engineer and mixer Jay Newland. Porter assembled a group of session musician
s for the album, including drummer Michael Barker
, bassist John Patitucci
and cellist Martin Tillman
.
", as an EP on 2 August 2004; it entered the ARIA Singles Chart
at No. 1. The Sound of White was released in Australia on 6 September. It entered the ARIA Albums Chart at No. 1 and stayed in the top 50 for 85 weeks. It was certified
nine times platinum by ARIA. It entered the New Zealand
album chart at No. 40, peaked at No. 19 and remained on the chart for 11 weeks. Three more singles were released from the album. "Ten Days
" was released 15 November, entering at No. 14, later rising to No. 12. "The Special Two
" was released as an EP on 4 April 2005. It entered the ARIA Singles Chart at No. 2 and stayed on the chart for 19 weeks. "The Sound of White
" was released 15 August. It entered the chart at No. 22 and left it after five weeks. The album was released in the United Kingdom on 6 June and the US on 7 June on Reprise
(a label owned by Warner Bros.)
Higgins promoted the album in Australia in October 2004 with her first national tour as a headline act.
said that The Sound of White was lyrically "descriptively giving, often heartbroken and occasionally delusional".
The album received mixed reviews from American music critics. Christian Hoard and Jonathan Ringen of Rolling Stone
were unimpressed by the album. Although they praised the production, they called it "utterly conventional" and said that Higgins was "too bland" to succeed in the US. Allmusic's Jonathan Widran was more impressed, also praising the album's production as well as more lightly produced tracks "Don't Ever", "Night Minds" and "The Sound of White". He said "there's no doubt she'll be the one up-and-coming singers want to compare themselves to". Writing for Entertainment Weekly
, Holly George-Warren said that the album was "reminiscent of early Suzanne Vega
and Sarah McLachlan
" and that it sounded "just right". Billboard
gave the album a positive review, praising Higgins' use of different genres and noting her "refreshing Melbourne accent" and concluding that it was "tailor-made for lazy summer days".
for The Sound of White. In 2004, at the 18th Annual ARIA Music Awards
, Higgins was nominated for 'Single of the Year', 'Best Female Artist', 'Breakthrough Artist — Single' and 'Best Pop Release', all for "Scar". She won the award for 'Best Pop Release'. Squareyed Films received a nomination for 'Best Video' for "Scar". The following year, at the 19th Annual ARIA Music Awards
, Higgins received five more awards; 'Best Female Artist' (for "Scar"), 'Breakthrough Artist — Album', 'Highest Selling Album', 'Best Pop Release' (for "The Sound of White") and 'Album of the Year'. The was also nominated for 'Single of the Year' and 'Highest Selling Single', both for "The Special Two". Cathie Glassby received a nomination for 'Best Cover Art' for The Sound of White.
In 2005
at the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA)
Awards
, which recognise song writing, sales and airplay performance, Higgins was nominated for two awards; 'Song of the Year' (for "Scar" and "Ten Days") and 'Breakthrough Award' (for an emerging songwriter). She won the 'Song of the Year' award (with "Scar"'s co-writer Kevin Griffin
) and the 'Breakthrough Award'. Aged 21 at the time, she was the youngest recipient of the 'Song of the Year' APRA award to date.
In October 2010, The Sound of White was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums
.
, except where noted.
Production
Design
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Australian pop singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Missy Higgins
Missy Higgins
Melissa "Missy" Morrison Higgins is an Australian pop singer-songwriter, musician and actor. Her No. 1 albums in Australia are The Sound of White and On a Clear Night , and her Top Ten singles are "Scar", "The Special Two", "Steer" and "Where I Stood". From a musical family in...
, released 6 September 2004 on Eleven
Eleven: A Music Company
Eleven: A Music Company is an Australian record label known for its small but successful roster, including Silverchair and Missy Higgins. The company was founded on 11 November 2000 by leading artist manager John Watson.-History:...
. Higgins had secured recording contracts with Eleven and Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
while still in high school, after winning a competition for unsigned artists run by radio station Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
. Her winning song, "All For Believing", is included on this album. After a backpacking trip in 2002, Higgins toured and wrote songs during 2003. She wrote most tracks alone and collaborated on three songs, with Kevin Griffin
Kevin Griffin
Kevin Griffin is an American guitarist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter.Griffin formed the alternative rock band Better Than Ezra in 1988. The band had great success in the 1990s with hits such as "Good", "In the Blood", and "Desperately Wanting", and has continued in the 2000s with hits such...
, Jay Clifford and Clif Magness respectively. The Sound of White was recorded in 2004 with producer John Porter
John Porter (musician)
John Porter is an English musician and record producer.-Biography:He attended St Michael's School, Allerton Grange School, King's College, and Newcastle University....
.
Higgins' first single from the album was "Scar
Scar (song)
"Scar" is a pop song written by Australian singer Missy Higgins and Kevin Griffin of American band Better Than Ezra. Released on 2 August 2004 on Eleven, it was the first single from Higgins' debut album The Sound of White...
", released in August ahead of the album. Three more singles were released, "Ten Days
Ten Days
"Ten Days" is a pop song by Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins, and the second single from her debut album The Sound of White. The single was released in Australia on 15 November 2004 and peaked at No. 12 on the ARIA singles chart. It was written by Higgins and Jay Clifford of Jump,...
" in November, "The Special Two
The Special Two
-External links:*...
" in April 2005 and "The Sound of White
The Sound of White (song)
"The Sound of White" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins. The song was composed by HIggins and produced by Mitchell Froom. It was released as the fourth single from her debut album, 2004's The Sound of White. The single was released in Australia on 15 August 2005 on Eleven and...
" in August. Critics gave the album mixed reviews and it achieved commercial success, reaching number one on the Australian Recording Industry Association
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
(ARIA) Albums Chart
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
and, selling over 630,000 copies, was accredited platinum nine times. The album was nominated for five ARIA Awards in 2004 and won 'Best Pop Release'. The following year it was nominated for eight ARIA awards and won five. In 2005, Higgins won the Australasian Performing Right Association
Australasian Performing Right Association
The Australasian Performing Right Association is a copyright collective representing New Zealand and Australian composers, lyricists and music publishers. The association's head offices located in Sydney Australia, and it has branch offices in Auckland, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth...
(APRA) 'Song of the Year' award for "Scar".
Background and recording
In 2001, while still at high school, Higgins wrote the song "All for Believing" as part of a music assignment. The song won Unearthed, a competition for unsigned artists run by radio station Triple JTriple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
and was added to their playlist. She was offered recording contracts by Sony and Eleven. She signed with Eleven before setting off in 2002 on a backpacking trip to Europe. She planned to write music during her trip but, leaving her guitar on a train in Spain, only completed one song. While holidaying, "All for Believing" was picked up by Los Angeles (LA) radio station KCRW
KCRW
KCRW is a public radio station broadcasting from the campus of Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California, carrying a mix of National Public Radio news, talk radio and freeform music format. The general manager of KCRW is Jennifer Ferro...
and at the end of her trip, she flew to LA to sign an international recording contract with Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
In 2003, Higgins spent several months touring as a support act for other artists, and writing music for her debut album. She wrote most of the songs alone, and most of them on the piano. She collaborated with Better Than Ezra
Better Than Ezra
Better Than Ezra is an American alternative rock trio based in New Orleans, Louisiana.-Formation and early success:Better Than Ezra was formed in 1988 by its four original members - vocalist and guitarist Kevin Griffin; Joel Rundell, the lead guitarist; bassist Tom Drummond; and drummer, Cary...
musician Kevin Griffin
Kevin Griffin
Kevin Griffin is an American guitarist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter.Griffin formed the alternative rock band Better Than Ezra in 1988. The band had great success in the 1990s with hits such as "Good", "In the Blood", and "Desperately Wanting", and has continued in the 2000s with hits such...
on two songs; "Scar
Scar (song)
"Scar" is a pop song written by Australian singer Missy Higgins and Kevin Griffin of American band Better Than Ezra. Released on 2 August 2004 on Eleven, it was the first single from Higgins' debut album The Sound of White...
" and "Don't Ever". "Ten Days
Ten Days
"Ten Days" is a pop song by Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins, and the second single from her debut album The Sound of White. The single was released in Australia on 15 November 2004 and peaked at No. 12 on the ARIA singles chart. It was written by Higgins and Jay Clifford of Jump,...
", inspired by Higgins' break-up with her boyfriend before she travelled to Europe, was co-written with Jay Clifford from Jump, Little Children
Jump, Little Children
Jump, Little Children, later known as Jump, was a band formed in 1991 in the city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Known for their unique sound, energetic live performances, and willingness to interact with fans, the band built a strong following over their fourteen years together...
. "The River" was co-written with Clif Magness.
In November, Higgins released a self-titled extended play
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
(EP) which contained four songs including "All for Believing" and "Greed for Your Love", the song she had written in Europe. In 2004 she travelled to the US to work with British musician and record producer John Porter
John Porter (musician)
John Porter is an English musician and record producer.-Biography:He attended St Michael's School, Allerton Grange School, King's College, and Newcastle University....
and engineer and mixer Jay Newland. Porter assembled a group of session musician
Session musician
Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...
s for the album, including drummer Michael Barker
Michael Barker (drummer)
Michael Barker is a New Zealand percussion musician best known for performing with many Australasian acts, including The John Butler Trio and Split Enz.-Early musical education:...
, bassist John Patitucci
John Patitucci
John Patitucci is an American Grammy-winning jazz double bass and jazz fusion electric bass player.-Biography:Patitucci is of Italian descent and was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he began playing the electric bass at age ten, composing and performing at age 12, as well as the acoustic bass at...
and cellist Martin Tillman
Martin Tillman
Martin Tillman is a Swiss composer and world renowned cellistHe has established himself in the motion picture and recording world as one of the most sought after talents of experimental acoustic and electric cello.-Biography:...
.
Release
Higgins released her first single from the album, "ScarScar (song)
"Scar" is a pop song written by Australian singer Missy Higgins and Kevin Griffin of American band Better Than Ezra. Released on 2 August 2004 on Eleven, it was the first single from Higgins' debut album The Sound of White...
", as an EP on 2 August 2004; it entered the ARIA Singles Chart
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
at No. 1. The Sound of White was released in Australia on 6 September. It entered the ARIA Albums Chart at No. 1 and stayed in the top 50 for 85 weeks. It was certified
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
nine times platinum by ARIA. It entered the New Zealand
Recording Industry Association of New Zealand
The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...
album chart at No. 40, peaked at No. 19 and remained on the chart for 11 weeks. Three more singles were released from the album. "Ten Days
Ten Days
"Ten Days" is a pop song by Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins, and the second single from her debut album The Sound of White. The single was released in Australia on 15 November 2004 and peaked at No. 12 on the ARIA singles chart. It was written by Higgins and Jay Clifford of Jump,...
" was released 15 November, entering at No. 14, later rising to No. 12. "The Special Two
The Special Two
-External links:*...
" was released as an EP on 4 April 2005. It entered the ARIA Singles Chart at No. 2 and stayed on the chart for 19 weeks. "The Sound of White
The Sound of White (song)
"The Sound of White" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins. The song was composed by HIggins and produced by Mitchell Froom. It was released as the fourth single from her debut album, 2004's The Sound of White. The single was released in Australia on 15 August 2005 on Eleven and...
" was released 15 August. It entered the chart at No. 22 and left it after five weeks. The album was released in the United Kingdom on 6 June and the US on 7 June on Reprise
Reprise Records
Reprise Records is an American record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:...
(a label owned by Warner Bros.)
Higgins promoted the album in Australia in October 2004 with her first national tour as a headline act.
Critical
In his 2009 book Playlisted: Everything You Need to Know About Australian Music Right Now, Craig MathiesonCraig Mathieson
Craig Mathieson is an Australian music journalist and writer. His books include, Hi Fi Days and The Sell-In .-Biography:...
said that The Sound of White was lyrically "descriptively giving, often heartbroken and occasionally delusional".
The album received mixed reviews from American music critics. Christian Hoard and Jonathan Ringen of Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
were unimpressed by the album. Although they praised the production, they called it "utterly conventional" and said that Higgins was "too bland" to succeed in the US. Allmusic's Jonathan Widran was more impressed, also praising the album's production as well as more lightly produced tracks "Don't Ever", "Night Minds" and "The Sound of White". He said "there's no doubt she'll be the one up-and-coming singers want to compare themselves to". Writing for Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
, Holly George-Warren said that the album was "reminiscent of early Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Nadine Vega is an American songwriter and singer known for her eclectic folk-inspired music.Two of Vega's songs reached the top 10 of various international chart listings: "Luka" and "Tom's Diner"...
and Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. Known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range, as of 2006, she has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is Surfacing, for which she won two Grammy Awards and four...
" and that it sounded "just right". Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
gave the album a positive review, praising Higgins' use of different genres and noting her "refreshing Melbourne accent" and concluding that it was "tailor-made for lazy summer days".
Awards
Higgins received six ARIA AwardsARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association...
for The Sound of White. In 2004, at the 18th Annual ARIA Music Awards
ARIA Music Awards of 2004
The 18th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 17 October 2004 at the Sydney Superdome within the Sydney Olympic Complex...
, Higgins was nominated for 'Single of the Year', 'Best Female Artist', 'Breakthrough Artist — Single' and 'Best Pop Release', all for "Scar". She won the award for 'Best Pop Release'. Squareyed Films received a nomination for 'Best Video' for "Scar". The following year, at the 19th Annual ARIA Music Awards
ARIA Music Awards of 2005
The 19th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 23 October 2005 at the Sydney Superdome at the Sydney Olympic Park complex, thus continuing the previous year's innovation of televising the awards on Sunday evening...
, Higgins received five more awards; 'Best Female Artist' (for "Scar"), 'Breakthrough Artist — Album', 'Highest Selling Album', 'Best Pop Release' (for "The Sound of White") and 'Album of the Year'. The was also nominated for 'Single of the Year' and 'Highest Selling Single', both for "The Special Two". Cathie Glassby received a nomination for 'Best Cover Art' for The Sound of White.
In 2005
APRA Awards of 2005
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2005 are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards ceremony occurred on 30 May at the Sydney Four Seasons Hotel, they were presented by APRA and the...
at the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA)
Australasian Performing Right Association
The Australasian Performing Right Association is a copyright collective representing New Zealand and Australian composers, lyricists and music publishers. The association's head offices located in Sydney Australia, and it has branch offices in Auckland, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth...
Awards
APRA Awards
The APRA Music Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia and New Zealand by Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually....
, which recognise song writing, sales and airplay performance, Higgins was nominated for two awards; 'Song of the Year' (for "Scar" and "Ten Days") and 'Breakthrough Award' (for an emerging songwriter). She won the 'Song of the Year' award (with "Scar"'s co-writer Kevin Griffin
Kevin Griffin
Kevin Griffin is an American guitarist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter.Griffin formed the alternative rock band Better Than Ezra in 1988. The band had great success in the 1990s with hits such as "Good", "In the Blood", and "Desperately Wanting", and has continued in the 2000s with hits such...
) and the 'Breakthrough Award'. Aged 21 at the time, she was the youngest recipient of the 'Song of the Year' APRA award to date.
In October 2010, The Sound of White was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums
100 Best Australian Albums
100 Best Australian Albums is a compendium of rock and pop albums of the past 50 years as compiled by music journalists Toby Creswell, Craig Mathieson and John O'Donnell. The book was published on 25 October 2010 by Hardie Grant Books...
.
Track listing
The album was slightly varied for its international release, replacing the track "Casualty" with "Unbroken" and including the song "They Weren't There" as a secret track and a remixed version of "Scar", known as the Jay Newland Mix.Australian release
All tracks written by Missy HigginsMissy Higgins
Melissa "Missy" Morrison Higgins is an Australian pop singer-songwriter, musician and actor. Her No. 1 albums in Australia are The Sound of White and On a Clear Night , and her Top Ten singles are "Scar", "The Special Two", "Steer" and "Where I Stood". From a musical family in...
, except where noted.
- "All for Believing" – 3:27
- "Don't Ever" (Kevin GriffinKevin GriffinKevin Griffin is an American guitarist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter.Griffin formed the alternative rock band Better Than Ezra in 1988. The band had great success in the 1990s with hits such as "Good", "In the Blood", and "Desperately Wanting", and has continued in the 2000s with hits such...
, Higgins) – 2:52 - "ScarScar (song)"Scar" is a pop song written by Australian singer Missy Higgins and Kevin Griffin of American band Better Than Ezra. Released on 2 August 2004 on Eleven, it was the first single from Higgins' debut album The Sound of White...
" (Griffin, Higgins) – 3:36 - "Ten DaysTen Days"Ten Days" is a pop song by Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins, and the second single from her debut album The Sound of White. The single was released in Australia on 15 November 2004 and peaked at No. 12 on the ARIA singles chart. It was written by Higgins and Jay Clifford of Jump,...
" (James Major Clifford, Higgins) – 3:45 - "Nightminds" – 3:19
- "Casualty" – 4:14
- "Any Day Now" – 3:51
- "Katie" – 3:35
- "The River" (Higgins, Clif Magness) – 4:28
- "The Special TwoThe Special Two-External links:*...
" – 4:27 - "This Is How It Goes" – 3:32
- "The Sound of WhiteThe Sound of White (song)"The Sound of White" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins. The song was composed by HIggins and produced by Mitchell Froom. It was released as the fourth single from her debut album, 2004's The Sound of White. The single was released in Australia on 15 August 2005 on Eleven and...
" – 4:49 - "They Weren't There" – 4:07
International release
- "All for Believing" – 3:27
- "Ten DaysTen Days"Ten Days" is a pop song by Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins, and the second single from her debut album The Sound of White. The single was released in Australia on 15 November 2004 and peaked at No. 12 on the ARIA singles chart. It was written by Higgins and Jay Clifford of Jump,...
" – 3:45 - "ScarScar (song)"Scar" is a pop song written by Australian singer Missy Higgins and Kevin Griffin of American band Better Than Ezra. Released on 2 August 2004 on Eleven, it was the first single from Higgins' debut album The Sound of White...
" (Jay Newland Mix) – 3:32 - "Don't Ever" – 2:52
- "Nightminds" – 3:13
- "Unbroken" (Griffin, Higgins) – 3:41
- "Any Day Now" – 3:51
- "Katie" – 3:35
- "The River" – 4:23
- "The Special TwoThe Special Two-External links:*...
" – 4:27 - "This Is How It Goes" – 3:28
- "The Sound of WhiteThe Sound of White (song)"The Sound of White" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins. The song was composed by HIggins and produced by Mitchell Froom. It was released as the fourth single from her debut album, 2004's The Sound of White. The single was released in Australia on 15 August 2005 on Eleven and...
" – 9:06 (includes time for following track) - "They Weren't There" (hidden track)
Personnel
Music- Michael BarkerMichael Barker (drummer)Michael Barker is a New Zealand percussion musician best known for performing with many Australasian acts, including The John Butler Trio and Split Enz.-Early musical education:...
– percussion - Dean ButterworthDean ButterworthDean "Deano" Butterworth is a professional drummer. He played for popular singer Morrissey and was announced as the official drummer for the band Good Charlotte in March 2005 after they parted with their previous drummer, Chris Wilson in 2005...
– drums - Keith Christopher – bass
- Carlos Cordova – double bass, bass (upright)
- Debra Dobkin – percussion
- Walt Fowler – flugelhorn
- Missy Higgins – acoustic guitar, piano, vocals
- Greg LeiszGreg LeiszGreg Leisz is an American multi-instrumentalist, playing lap and pedal steel guitars, guitar, mandolin, and bass.- Biography :Leisz was influenced early on by the Byrds and Flying Burrito Brothers, especially pedal steel player "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow...
– dobroDobroDobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar...
, electric guitar, steel guitar, lap steel guitar - Darrell LeonardDarrell LeonardDarrell Leonard is a Los Angeles based trumpet player, composer and arranger.He recorded and toured with Delaney and Bonnie and Friends from 1970 through 1972.He is a Grammy winner for his work with Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band....
– flugelhorn - Stuart Mathis – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Helen Mountford – cello
- Jamie MuhoberacJamie MuhoberacJamie Muhoberac is a session keyboardist with numerous credits, including The All-American Rejects, Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones , Backstreet Boys, Aly & AJ, Bob Dylan, Goo Goo Dolls, Chris Cornell , My Chemical Romance, Paradise Lost, Girlfriend, Carmen Rizzo and Pet Shop Boys...
– piano, keyboards - Jay Newland – acoustic guitar
- John PatitucciJohn PatitucciJohn Patitucci is an American Grammy-winning jazz double bass and jazz fusion electric bass player.-Biography:Patitucci is of Italian descent and was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he began playing the electric bass at age ten, composing and performing at age 12, as well as the acoustic bass at...
– bass (upright) - John PorterJohn Porter (musician)John Porter is an English musician and record producer.-Biography:He attended St Michael's School, Allerton Grange School, King's College, and Newcastle University....
– acoustic guitar, mandolin, electric guitar, keyboards, 12 string acoustic guitar - Martin TillmanMartin TillmanMartin Tillman is a Swiss composer and world renowned cellistHe has established himself in the motion picture and recording world as one of the most sought after talents of experimental acoustic and electric cello.-Biography:...
– cello, electric cello - Ken Wiley – French horn
Production
- James Dowdall – A&R
- Ted JensenTed JensenTed Jensen is an American recording engineer. Jensen is the chief mastering engineer at Sterling Sound. He started his career as a mastering engineer in 1976 and is currently the most active Mastering Engineer in the industry...
– mastering - Jay Newland – mixing
- Andy Olyphant – A&R
- Rik Pekkonen – engineer
- John Porter – producer, engineer, audio production
- Doug Tyo – assistant
Design
- Cathie Glassby – artwork
- Adrienne Overall – photography
Album
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
1 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
19 |
Singles
| Song | Chart peak positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
New Zealand Singles Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| "Scar Scar (song) "Scar" is a pop song written by Australian singer Missy Higgins and Kevin Griffin of American band Better Than Ezra. Released on 2 August 2004 on Eleven, it was the first single from Higgins' debut album The Sound of White... " |
1 | 20 | 246 |
| "Ten Days Ten Days "Ten Days" is a pop song by Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins, and the second single from her debut album The Sound of White. The single was released in Australia on 15 November 2004 and peaked at No. 12 on the ARIA singles chart. It was written by Higgins and Jay Clifford of Jump,... " |
12 | 39 | 133 |
| "The Special Two The Special Two -External links:*... " |
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| "The Sound of White The Sound of White (song) "The Sound of White" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins. The song was composed by HIggins and produced by Mitchell Froom. It was released as the fourth single from her debut album, 2004's The Sound of White. The single was released in Australia on 15 August 2005 on Eleven and... " |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart.