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I Shall Be Released: The Best of James Blundell

I Shall Be Released: The Best of James Blundell is the first greatest hits album by Australian recording artist James Blundell, released in August 2001 by EMI; ending his contract with the label. The album has 20 of Blundell's hits and best tracks from the last decade plus 4 brand new tracks "The Valley", "A Moment in Time", "Come Back Soon" and "I Shall Be Released".

I Shall Be Released: The Best of James Blundell
Greatest hits album by
James Blundell
Released27 August 2001 (2001-08-27)
Genre
Length77:37
LabelEMI
James Blundell chronology
Amsterdam Breakfast
(1999) 		I Shall Be Released: The Best of James Blundell
(2001) 		Deluge
(2005)
Singles from I Shall Be Released: The Best of James Blundell
  1. "The Valley [1]"
    Released: August 2001
  2. "I Shall Be Released"
    Released: 2001

Reception edit

Ron Adsett from Capital News said "If you want a taste of James, this is a great value introduction to the work on his seven other albums to date."[1]

Track listing edit

  1. "Moment in Time" (J. Blundell) - 3:36
  2. "The Old Man's Gone" (J. Blundell) - 3:12
  3. "Age of Grace" (J. Blundell) - 3:34
  4. "Walk On" (G. Barnhill/J. Blundell/V. Melamed) - 3:24
  5. "Time On His Hands" (J. Blundell/D. McCumpstie/Garth Porter) - 3:44
  6. "Down on the Farm" (J. Blundell/ Billy Dean) - 3:57
  7. "Pride" (C. Bailey/J. Blundell) - 4:42
  8. "Very Good Song" (J. Blundell/M. King) - 3:54
  9. "Mysterious Ways" (J. Blundell/R. Kennedy) - 3:45
  10. "Touch of Water" (J. Blundell) - 4:37
  11. "Rain on a Tin Roof" (J. Blundell) - 5:04
  12. "Kimberely Moon" (J. Blundell/D. Trevor) - 3:44
  13. "Cloncurry Cattle Song" (J. Blundell/M. Hickson) - 3:24
  14. "Come Back Soon" (J. Blundell) - 2:26
  15. "Guardian Angels" (J. Blundell) - 4:40
  16. "The Valley" (J. Blundell) - 3:28
  17. "Way Out West" (with James Reyne) (The Dingoes) - 4:02
  18. "Blue Heeler" (J. Blundell) - 4:16
  19. "This Road" (J. Blundell) - 3:47
  20. "I Shall Be Released" (Bob Dylan) - 4:21

Charts edit

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australian Country Albums (ARIA Charts) 7 [2]

Release history edit

Region Date Format Edition(s) Label Catalogue
Australia 27 August 2001 [3]
Standard EMI 5353242
Australia 1 October 2001 [2]
  • Cassette
 Standard EMI 5353244

References edit

  1. ^ a b "I SHALL BE RELEASED James Blundell EMI". Country Music Review. September 2001. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "ARIA Report Issue 605" (PDF). ARIA Report. 1 October 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. ^ "I Shall be Released". JBHiFi. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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