Rainbow Valley (album)
Rainbow Valley is the second studio album by Australian singer Matt Corby. It was released on 2 November 2018 through Universal Music Australia.
Rainbow Valley | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2 November 2018 | |||
Studio | Music Farm, Byron Bay | |||
Genre | Psychedelic soul, psychedelic pop, neo-soul, smooth soul, contemporary folk | |||
Length | 41:42 | |||
Label | Universal Music Australia | |||
Producer | Dann Hume, Matt Corby, Matthew Neighbour | |||
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Singles from Rainbow Valley | ||||
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At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the album was nominated for three awards; Best Male Artist, Best Soul/R&B Release while Dann Hume won Producer of the Year for this release.[1]
At the J Awards of 2019, the album won Australian Album of the Year.[2]
Background
Corby spent time travelling and experimenting with a friend Alex Henriksson, with the ideas they created becoming the basis for Rainbow Valley.
Following the August 2018 release of "No Ordinary Life", Corby released the single "All Fired Up" and announced the release of Rainbow Valley.[3] "All That I See" was released as the album's third single in October 2018.[4]
Corby plays all instruments and sings all vocals on the record.[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Matt Corby.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Light My Dart Up" | 3:59 |
2. | "No Ordinary Life" | 3:58 |
3. | "All That I See" | 3:46 |
4. | "Get with the Times" | 3:14 |
5. | "All Fired Up" | 4:30 |
6. | "How It Ends" | 0:38 |
7. | "New Day Coming" | 4:35 |
8. | "Better" | 4:00 |
9. | "Miracle Love" | 4:22 |
10. | "Elements" | 4:51 |
11. | "Rainbow Valley" | 3:49 |
Total length: | 41:42 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and AllMusic.com.[6]
- Matt Corby - composer, drums, keyboards, piano, primary artist, strings, synthesizer, vocals, backing vocals
- Dann Hume - composer, mixing, producer, recording
- Matthew Neighbour - engineer, co-producer, recording
- Andrei Eremin - mastering
Charts
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 4 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] | 30 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2019) | Position |
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Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)[9] | 38 |
References
- "ARIA Awards: 2019 ARIA Awards Nominated Artists Revealed". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- "The J Award 2019". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- "Matt Corby will release his long-awaited second album, Rainbow Valley, in November". triple j. Words by Sose Fuamoli. 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2018-10-15.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "New Release & Single: Matt Corby – All That I See". ThankFolkforThat. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- "Listen: Matt Corby releases new single, announces new album 'Rainbow Valley'". Beat Magazine. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
- "Rainbow Valley - Matt Corby | Release Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
- "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- "Australian Artist (ARIA) End of Year Albums Chart 2019". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2020.