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Radio Waves (The Black Sorrows)1 - Cover_RadioWaves

Released in 1996 Radio Waves is a triple disc live album, consisting of 36 tracks.

The Black Sorrows began playing semi-acoustic sets around Melbourne in 1984 releasing several laid-back albums which consisted of Van Morrison, John Lee Hooker, and Ray Peterson covers, as well as originals. The album Dear Children marked a change in fortune for the Black Sorrows. After being released independently, it was picked up by CBS and peaked at number 18 on the Australian national charts. Backing singers Vika and Linda Bull further distinguished the Black Sorrows sound, and they released Hold On to Me, which peaked at number six on the national charts in May 1989. It stayed on the Australian charts for over a year, sold over 250,000 copies and 150,000 copies when released in the U.S. and Europe. The Black Sorrows won Best Group at the 1989 Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) Awards.
Harley and Rose was released in November 1990 and several overseas tours followed. During May 1992, the Black Sorrows performed at the Wizards of Oz gigs in Los Angeles with several other major Australian acts. Harley and Rose sold over 200,000 copies; a feat repeated by their next release, Better Times. In between Black Sorrows' obligations, Camilleri released Amazing Stories with his part-time band, the Revelators, later made available as a limited-edition pack with Better Times. In 1993, the Black Sorrows released the EPs Sweet Inspiration and Stir It Up before Camilleri dismantled the band and re-formed it as a solo act with supporting musicians.
In 1994, Camilleri traveled to New York to record Lucky Charm and contributed a cover of Country Radio's "Gypsy Queen" for the various artists compilation Earth Music. In December 1995, Camilleri released the EP All Saints Hotel, his first solo outing since the 1989 "Angel Dove" single. All Saints Hotel contained a zydeco reworking of Chuck Berry's "Run Rudolph Run," which had been destined to be the first Jo Jo Zep single in 1975.

 

 

The Black Sorrows also released The Beat Club, Roarin Town and 4 Days In Sing Sing



Joe's other releases are;

- Joe Camilleri -       45 Years

- Bakelite Radio -     Volume IIVolume IIIVolume IV and Volume I

- The Revelators -         Amazing StoriesAdventures Of The Amazing Revelators, and The Revelators

- Jo Jo Zep and Falcons -   Ricochet

  1. Last One Standing For Ya
  2. Lucky Charm
  3. Daughters of Glory
  4. Mystified
  5. Harley and Rose
  6. Hold On To Me
  7. Never Let Me Go
  8. Come Into My Kitchen
  9. Country Girls
  10. Chosen Ones
  11. Stir It Up
  12. Rise and Fall
  13. Better Times
  14. Bone Man
  15. Brown Eyed Girl
  16. Chained To The Wheel
  17. Come On, Come On
  18. Snake Skin Shoes
  19. Stella
  20. Corrine Corrina
  21. Fire Down Below
  22. Promised Land
  23. Down To The Sea
  24. Ain't Love The Strangest Thing
  25. Angel Street
  26. Crack Up
  27. Big Time
  28. Radio Was King
  29. I Just Wanna Make Love To You
  30. Nobody Can Tell
  31. Blue Horizon
  32. Tears For The Bride
  33. Glory Bound
  34. Shape I'm In
  35. Life's Sad Parade