Things I Carry Around

Things I Carry Around is the eleventh studio album by Australian country music artist Troy Cassar-Daley. The album was released 26 August 2016 and peaked at number 5 on the ARIA Charts.

Things I Carry Around
Studio album by Troy Cassar-Daley
Released	26 August 2016
Genre	Country
Length	58:43
Label	Liberation Music
Producer	Troy Cassar-Daley
Troy Cassar-Daley chronology
Freedom Ride (2015) Things I Carry Around (2016) Lost & Found (2018)

Things I Carry Around is also the title of Cassar-Daley's autobiography. Caesar-Daley said “After going over so much of my life for the book, it just started to come out of me; the album almost wrote itself”[1]

At the 2017 Country Music Awards of Australia the album won Album of the Year.[2] At the National Indigenous Music Awards of 2017, the album won Album of the Year.[3]

Reception

Working Bull said "It is very much a Troy Cassar-Daley sounding album, staying true to his sounds and his style of music we have all come to love. This album is composed of songs about reflection; some are deep and meaningful, there are also songs that are great easy listening around a fire but they all seem honest and are strong story telling in nature. This album paints a picture of Troy's life from childhood to young adult."[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Funny How Things Change"	Troy Cassar-Daley, Colin Buchanan, Don Walker	3:35
2.	"Halfway Creek, Timber Cutting Man"	Cassar-Daley	3:59
3.	"Things I Carry Around"	Cassar-Daley, Don Sampson, Wynn Varble	3:35
4.	"A Cold Walk Home" (prelude)	Cassar-Daley	0:41
5.	"Brighter Day"	Cassar-Daley, Paul Kelly	4:00
6.	"When My Daddy Played"	Cassar-Daley	3:58
7.	"Country Music's Coming To Town"	Cassar-Daley	3:38
8.	"On My Way Back Around"	Cassar-Daley, Walker	3:28
9.	"This River Is My Soul" (prelude)	Cassar-Daley	0:58
10.	"My Gumbaynggirr Skies"	Cassar-Daley	3:44
11.	"Smoked With Willie and Merle"	Cassar-Daley, Kim Richey	2:32
12.	"Salvation" (prelude)	Cassar-Daley	0:10
13.	"Down the Road"	Cassar-Daley, Walker	5:20
14.	"If My Heart Was a Town"	Cassar-Daley, Walker	4:35
15.	"Running"	Cassar-Daley	4:31
16.	"First Night Alone"	Cassar-Daley, Angela Kaset	4:32
17.	"Certified Railway Man"	Cassar-Daley, Buchanan	3:05
18.	"Blue Lights" (poem)	Cassar-Daley, Walker	3:45

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
ARIA Country Albums Chart[6]	8
ARIA Australian Artist Albums Chart[7]	49
Chart (2017)	Position
ARIA Country Albums Chart[8]	72

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	26 August 2016[9]	CD, digital download	Liberation Records	LMCD0300

References

1. "Troy Cassar-Daley brings 'Things I Carry Around' to Newcastle". Newcastle Live. 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
2. "2010s". Country. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
3. "2017 Winners". National Indigenous Music Awards. NIMA. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
4. "ALBUM REVIEW:TROY CASSAR-DALEY – THINGS I CARRY AROUND". WorkingBull. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
5. "Australiancharts.com – TROY CASSAR-DALEY – Things I Carry Around". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
6. "2016 ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
7. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Australian Artist Albums 2016". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
8. "2017 ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
9. "CASSAR-DALEY, TROY Things I Carry Around". JBHiFi. Retrieved 16 September 2018.