Up Close and Personal (Judith Durham album)

Up Close and Personal
Studio album by Judith Durham
Released	May 2009
Genre	Easy listening, acoustic
Label	Musicoast
Judith Durham chronology
The Australian Cities Suite (2008) Up Close and Personal (2009) Epiphany (2011) Judith Durham albums chronology Live in London (2014) An A Cappella Experience (2016) Alternate cover An A Cappella Experience (2016)

Up Close and Personal is the ninth studio album (tenth included the co-credit on Future Road) by Australian recording artist Judith Durham. The album was released in Australia in May 2009.

Background and release

In July 2006, Durham was asked to sing a short set of spiritual songs a cappella for a gathering in Sydney. Durham said; "I had certainly never thought of singing 'a cappella' in a large auditorium before. The purity of the simple presentation seemed to engender a very peaceful environment and for me the lyrics became more like prayers." Following this experience, Durham spent two years recording an a cappella album, focussing on a repertoire of spiritually focussed material.^[1]

The album was launched with a one-off concert at the Melbourne Recital Centre on 23 May 2009.^[2][3]

The album was re-released in November 2016 under the title An A Cappella Experience with a bonus DVD of the recital which had been recorded.

Track listing

1. "I'll Never Find Another You
2. "Just Do Your Best (And Leave The Rest To Him)"
3. "His Eye Is on the Sparrow"
4. "Calling Me Home"
5. "Breathe On Me, Breath of God"
6. "Nobody But You"
7. "Precious Lord, Take My Hand"
8. "In the Garden"
9. "Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace"
10. "Colours Of My Life"
11. "Oh Lord, Take Me Home"
12. "Land Of Peace"
13. "Let Me Find Love"
14. "Your Time is Now"
15. "I Cannot Cross This Wide Ocean"
16. "Speak To The Sky"
17. "Any Road You Choose"
18. "Kumbaya"
19. "Walk With Me"
20. "Walking Side By Side"
21. "Anchor of My Life"
22. "There He Is"
23. "Abide with Me"
24. "The Lord's Prayer"

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Rank
Australian (ARIA) Jazz and Blues Chart	8

Release History

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	May 2009	CD	Musicoat
Australia	4 November 2016[4]	CD/DVD	Decca Records	3717961

References

1. "Judith Durham: An A Cappella Experience". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
2. A Global First? A Cappella Solo Recitals – Judith's First Melbourne Concerts In 8 Years
   http://www.judithdurham.com/news/120344_01.html
3. "Judith Durham". The Harbour Agency. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
4. "Judith Durham: An A Cappella Experience". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 4 November 2016.