Amazing (Marcia Hines album)
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| Released | 4 April 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–2014 | |||
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| Length | 56:07 | |||
| Label | Ambition Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Tom Diesel | |||
| Marcia Hines chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Amazing | ||||
Amazing is the fourteenth studio album released by Australian musician Marcia Hines, released in April 2014.[3] The album featured a duet with Russell Crowe. It debuted and peaked at number 27 on the ARIA Albums Chart.
It is her first album of original songs in two decades, with Hines crediting a chance meeting with Joni Mitchell in Los Angeles for this: "She played me her playlist of all the songs she would really dig if she was stranded on a desert island and told me I had to get mine together. I told her my ideas about what I wanted to do next and she told me to follow them."[4]
Hines returned to the R&B sound that saw her reach No. 2 on the Australian charts in 1977 with her single "You".[5]
A deluxe version of the album was released in April 2018, featuring six of Hines' biggest hits.
Promotion
[edit]Hines did an in store appearance on 19 April at the WOW Music store in Sydney [6]
Four promotional video clips were released; "Amazing",[7] "Remedy",[8] "Let Love Flow"[9] and "Chase the Feeling".[10]
Critical reception
[edit]The Daily Telegraph wrote that on the album Hines "brings sexy back",[11] while The Canberra Times called it "an uncompromising album, full of deep, heartfelt moments, where her royal Hines-ness shows a very intimate and tender side".[12]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Tom Diesel, Marcia Hines and Ron E. Jones
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Amazing" | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Line in the Sand" | 3:32 |
| 3. | "Coldest Winter Nights" | 4:14 |
| 4. | "Chase That Feeling" | 3:42 |
| 5. | "Remedy" (with Russell Crowe) | 3:29 |
| 6. | "Hung Up" | 3:45 |
| 7. | "Rain" | 4:35 |
| 8. | "Equals Three" (featuring Diesel)) | 4:27 |
| 9. | "Heartache" | 4:05 |
| 10. | "Silent Tears" | 3:55 |
| 11. | "Holla" | 3:41 |
| 12. | "The Change" | 4:36 |
| 13. | "Let Love Flow" | 3:40 |
| 14. | "Imagine" | 4:50 |
| Total length: | 56:07 | |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "You" | Tom Snow | |
| 16. | "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | |
| 17. | "I've Got the Music in Me" | Bias Boshell | |
| 18. | "Shining" | Jill Wagner, Robie Porter | |
| 19. | "Something's Missing (In My Life)" | Paul Jabara, Jay Asher | |
| 20. | "Fire and Rain" | James Taylor |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] | 27 |
Tour
[edit]Hines supported the album with a national tour.[15]
| Date | Location | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2014 | Bangalow | The Bowlo |
| 1 August 2014 | Tweed Heads | Twin Towns |
| 2 August 2014 | Brisbane | Redlands Performing Arts Centre |
| 3 August 2014 | Brisbane | Kedron-Wavell Services Club |
| 15 August 2014 | Ettalong Beach | Ettalong Diggers |
| 16 August 2014 | Hurlstone Park | Canterbury Hurlstone Park RSL |
| 18 September 2014 | Sydney | Slide Lounge |
| 19 September 2014 | ||
| 21 August 2014 | Frankston | Frankston Arts Centre |
| 22 August 2014 | Melbourne | The Palms at Crown |
| 23 August 2014 | Albury | SS&A Club |
| 24 August 2014 | Bendigo | The Capital |
| 26 August 2014 | Warragul | West Gippsland Performing Arts Centre |
| 28 August 2014 | Bunbury | Entertainment Centre |
| 29 August 2014 | Perth | Astor Theatre |
| 31 August 2014 | Adelaide | Dunstan Playhouse Theatre |
| 5 September 2014 | Launceston | Country Club Casino |
| 6 September 2014 | Hobart | Wrest Point Hotel Casino |
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Format | Edition(s) | Label | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 4 April 2014 | Standard | FanFare/ Ambition Entertainment | FANFARE144 | |
| 6 April 2018[16] | Deluxe | FANFARE299 |
References
[edit]- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ [2] [dead link]
- ^ "Amazing Marcia Hines". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Marcia Hines divorcing husband number four with new single Amazing". www.news.com.au. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Marcia Hines brings sexy back with new record Amazing". News.com.au. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "MARCIA HINES WITH WOW MUSIC AT ROYAL EASTER SHOW". www.recordstoreday.com.au. 14 April 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Marcia Hines - Amazing (OFFICIAL VIDEO). YouTube.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Marcia Hines - Remedy ft. Russell Crowe (OFFICIAL VIDEO). YouTube.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Marcia Hines - Let Love Flow (OFFICIAL VIDEO). YouTube.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Marcia Hines - Chase That Feeling (OFFICIAL VIDEO). YouTube.
- ^ "Marcia Hines – The 'Amazing' Tour". Norths. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Marcia Hines' Amazing". smh.com.au. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Marcia Hines 'Amazing'". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Marcia Hines – Amazing". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "MARCIA HINES "AMAZING" TOUR DATES". au.tv.yahoo.com. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Amazing (Deluxe Edition) by Marcia Hines – CD". JBHiFi. Retrieved 5 April 2018.