The Australian Cities Suite

The Australian Cities Suite
Studio album by Judith Durham
Released	October 2008
Recorded	ABC Iwaki Auditorium, Melbourne,
Genre	Easy listening, folk
Label	Musicoat/ Decca Records / Universal Music Australia
Judith Durham chronology
Live in Concert (2002) The Australian Cities Suite (2008) Up Close and Personal (2009) Judith Durham albums chronology Colours of My Life (2011) The Australian Cities Suite (2012) The Platinum Album (2013) Alternate cover The Australian Cities Suite (2012)

The Australian Cities Suite is a 2008 album by Australian recording artist Judith Durham with Orchestra Victoria. The album is collection of songs she's written about each capital city in Australia and was released in October 2008.^[1]

The album was re-releassed on 27 April 2012. The album peaked at number 81 on the ARIA Chart in May 2012.

Background and release

In 2006, The Seekers were given the “Key to the City” of Melbourne.^[2] where Durham sang her song “Seldom Melbourne Leaves My Mind” as part of her speech in tribute to her home town. Durham accepted an invitation by Orchestra Victoria to record an album that would be titled The Australian Cities Suite with all royaltiesbenefiting 400 charities. ^[3] The album was released in October 2008.

Track listing

1. "Judith Durham's Advance Australia Fair - Opening Chorus" - 1:21
2. "Overture" - 3:41
3. "Australia Land Of Today" - 3:01
4. "Seldom Melbourne Leaves My Mind" - 3:49
5. "Meet Me in the Mall in Brisbane" - 2:15
6. "Australia's Canberra" - 3:20
7. "Happy Years I Spent in Hobart" - 3:14
8. "Darwin is Da Winner" - 2:40
9. "Adelaide You're Beautiful" - 3:30
10. "When Perth is on the East Side" - 2:07
11. "Sydney, Girl of My Dreams" - 3:01
12. "Our Town" - 2:37
13. "Advance Australia Fair" 2012 re-release only - 3:30
14. "Australia Land of Today" - 1:45

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)	Rank
Australian (ARIA)[4]	81
Australian (ARIA) Jazz and Blues Chart	1
Australian (ARIA) artist Chart	19

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
Australian Jazz and Blues Albums (ARIA)[5]	12

Release History

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	October 2008	Compact Disc	Musicoat
Australia	27 April 2012[6][7]	Digital download, Compact Disc	Decca Records	2797918

References

1. "Gretel Killeen, Judith Durham and Grace Knight". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
2. "About The Seekers". Judith Durham. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
3. "About Judith Durham". Judith Durham. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
4. "The ARIA Report issue 1159" (PDF). ARIA Charts. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
5. "ARIA Top Jazz and Blues Albums 2012". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
6. "The Australian Cities Suite". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
7. "Australian Cities Suite, The". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 11 September 2016.