Won't You Come Around is an EP released by Australian folk rock musician Paul Kelly and his band on 3 November 2003 by EMI.[1] The EP peaked at No. 55 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Australian Singles Charts.[2] Kelly's nephew, Dan Kelly joins the Paul Kelly Band to share vocals, guitar and songwriting.[1][3]

Won't You Come Around
EP by
Released3 November 2003
GenreFolk rock
Length23:38
LabelEMI
Producer

Background edit

The EP preceded the 2004 release of the double album, Ways and Means, from which the title track and "Little Bit O' Sugar" were taken. It also features a live performance covering Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' "Nobody's Baby Now" and a cover of The Band's "Christmas Must Be Tonight" (from their 1977 album, Islands). "Emotional" was originally released on Kelly's website with the longer title "I Guess I Get a Little Emotional Sometimes". It is a political song about the plight of refugees who were imprisoned at Woomera. Kelly performed "Won't You Come Around" live on the SBS television musical quiz, RocKwiz before performing in a duet with Little Birdy's Katy Steele.[4]

Track listing edit

All tracks written by Paul Kelly, except where noted.[3]

  1. "Won't You Come Around" – 3:32
  2. "Emotional" – 5:03
  3. "Nobody's Baby Now" (live) (Nick Cave) – 4:50
  4. "Christmas Must Be Tonight" (Robbie Robertson) – 4:10
  5. "Little Bit O' Sugar" (Paul Kelly, Dan Kelly) – 6:03

Personnel edit

Paul Kelly Band members

Additional musicians

Recording details

  • Leah Baker – assistant
  • Tchad Blake – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Alison Chains – design
  • Paul Grady – assistant
  • Paul Kelly – producer
  • Richard Pleasance – producer, engineer, instrumentation
  • Adam Rhodes – assistant
  • Chris Thompson – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Walker – mixing, engineer, producer

Charts edit

Chart performance for Won't You Come Around
Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 55

References edit

  1. ^ a b Holmgren, Magnus. "Paul Kelly". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Discography Paul Kelly". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
  3. ^ a b "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on January 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  4. ^ "RocKwiz Series 1:Episode 5". SBS Television. Archived from the original on September 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
  5. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 152.