Gurrumul
For the artist, see Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu.
Gurrumul | ||||
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Studio album by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu | ||||
Released | 2008 | |||
Genre | Folk/World | |||
Label | Skinnyfish Music | |||
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
The Sydney Morning Herald | (favourable)[1] |
Allmusic | [2] |
Gurrumul is the debut album for Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu. It is performed in a mixture of both Yolngu and English. It reached number three on the ARIA charts,[3] won ARIA awards for Best World Music Album[4] and Best Independent Release[5] and won a Deadly for Album of the Year. The track "Gurrumul History (I Was Born Blind)" also won a Deadly for Single of the Year.[6]
The album reached 3x Platinum sales in excess of 210,000.[7] In October 2010, it was listed in the top 30 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.[8] On November 23rd 2012 the album was certified Silver in the United Kingdom for sales of 60,000 copies.[9]
Track listing
All tracks written by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu.
- "Wiyathul"
- "Djarimirri"
- "Bapa"
- "Gurrumul History (I Was Born Blind)"
- "Marrandil"
- "Marwurrumburr"
- "Galiku"
- "Baywara"
- "Gathu Mawula"
- "Galupa"
- "Wirrpangu"
- "Wukun"
Chart performance
Chart (2008–09) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] | 3 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] | 13 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] | 90 |
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[13] | 54 |
French Albums (SNEP)[14] | 60 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] | 9 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 10 |
UK Albums (OCC)[17] | 48 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2009) | Position |
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Swiss Albums Chart[18] | 92 |
Chart (2008) | Position |
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ARIA Australian Albums Chart[19] | 21 |
Chart (2008) | Position |
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ARIA Australian Artists Album Chart[20] | 5 |
References
- ↑ Elder, Bruce (2009-04-11). Gurrumul - CD review. The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ↑ Greenberg, Adam. Gurrumul - Review. Allmusic.com.
- ↑ The ARIA Report issue 1021
- ↑ SBS news Arnhem Land's Gurrumul wins ARIA award
- ↑ News.com.au 2008 Aria Award Winners
- ↑ Northern Territory News Gurrumul Deadly at Awards
- ↑ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.auALBUMaccreds2011.htm
- ↑ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
- ↑ "Certified Awards Search". Retrieved 2012-12-14.
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ "Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ "Swiss Year-End Charts 2009". Media Control. Hung Medien. Retrieved February 6, 2009.
- ↑ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2008.htm
- ↑ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-australian-album-2008.htm
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