Angus & Julia Stone (album)

Angus & Julia Stone is the self-titled, third full-length album by Australian singer-songwriter duo Angus & Julia Stone. It was released on 1 August 2014 in Australia through EMI Music Australia,[7] and on the same day in the United States through American Recordings.[2] Its release was preceded by the singles "Heart Beats Slow",[3] which peaked at No. 37 in Australia,[8] "Death Defying Acts" in June, "A Heartbreak" and "Grizzly Bear" in July.[5] The videos for all four songs as well as a video for "Get Home" were directed by Jessie Hill.[9]

Angus & Julia Stone
Studio album by Angus & Julia Stone
Released	1 August 2014 (2014-08-01)
Recorded	Late 2013 – April 2014; Shangri-La Studios (Malibu, California)[1]
Genre	Folk, acoustic
Length	60:07
Label	EMI Music Australia, American Recordings, Virgin EMI, Universal Germany, Discograph France[2]
Producer	Angus & Julia Stone, Rick Rubin
Angus & Julia Stone chronology
Memories of an Old Friend (2010) Angus & Julia Stone (2014) Snow (2017)
Singles from Angus & Julia Stone
"Heart Beats Slow" Released: 27 May 2014[3] "Death Defying Acts" Released: 17 June 2014[4] "A Heartbreak" Released: 8 July 2014[5] "Grizzly Bear" Released: 22 July 2014[6] "Get Home" Released: 26 August 2014

American Record producer Rick Rubin helped reunite the duo and co-produced the album.[10] Rubin said of the experience: "This album is extraordinary; Angus and Julia are truly unique musicians. They are authentic and pure people who do things from the heart. I've never worked with anyone like them before."[1] The album has been said to contain "blended harmonies [...] and more experimental guitar textures".[1]

The album is the highest-charting by the duo to date, reaching the top 10 in several countries including France, Germany, the Netherlands and New Zealand. With an average of 67 based on 7 reviews on review aggregator Metacritic, Angus & Julia Stone received generally favourable critical reception.[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Angus & Julia Stone.

Standard edition[7]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Heartbreak"	4:16
2.	"My Word for It"	4:08
3.	"Grizzly Bear"	4:08
4.	"Heart Beats Slow"	4:35
5.	"Wherever You Are"	3:41
6.	"Get Home"	4:31
7.	"Death Defying Acts"	5:13
8.	"Little Whiskey"	3:36
9.	"From the Stalls"	5:09
10.	"Other Things"	2:59
11.	"Please You"	5:40
12.	"Main Street"	5:35
13.	"Crash and Burn"	6:36
Total length:		60:07

Deluxe edition bonus tracks[12]

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Do Without"	4:15
15.	"All This Love"	4:05
16.	"Roses"	3:29
Total length:		71:56

Australian iTunes Store special edition[13]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Heartbreak" (Live in London / 2014)	4:50
2.	"Main Street" (Live in Sesto / 2014)	5:51
3.	"For You" (Live in Brisbane / 2014)	5:02
4.	"Crash & Burn" (Live in Lyon / 2014)	6:15
5.	"My Word for It" (Live in Brisbane / 2014)	4:14
6.	"Big Jet Plane" (Live in Lyon / 2014)	4:15
7.	"Other Things" (Live in Newcastle / 2014)	6:03
8.	"Wedding Song" (Live in Melbourne / 2014)	3:44
9.	"Wherever You Are" (Live in Brooklyn / 2014)	3:40
10.	"Death Defying Acts" (Live in Vienna / 2014)	5:41
11.	"Santa Monica Dream" (Live in Paris / 2014)	5:24
Total length:		54:49

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2014) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] 16 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 5 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 4 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] 6 French Albums (SNEP)[19] 8 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] 8 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] 6 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 28 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[24] 117 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[25] 88 French Albums (SNEP)[26] 108 Chart (2015) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[27] 68 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[28] Platinum 70,000^^ France (SNEP)[29] Gold 50,000^* ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

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