Solace (Xavier Rudd album)
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| Released | 28 March 2004 (Australia) | |||
| Genres | Blues'nRoots Alternative | |||
| Label | Salt X/Universal Music Australia | |||
| Producers | Xavier Rudd, Todd Simko | |||
| Xavier Rudd chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Solace | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
Solace is the second album from Australian roots musician Xavier Rudd, released in Australia on 28 March 2004 and which debuted in the top twenty of the ARIA album chart on 5 April 2004. It is his first record distributed by a major label with distribution by Universal Music Australia. Solace's success earned Rudd two ARIA Music Awards nominations for Best Breakthrough Artist (album) and Best Blues and Roots Album at the 2005 ceremony, but lost to Jet's Get Born and John Butler Trio's Sunrise Over Sea, respectively.
Songs
The eleventh track on the album, "No Woman No Cry", is a cover of Bob Marley's 1974 song of the same name.
"Let Me Be" was ranked number 54 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2003,[3] while "Shelter" reached number 56 and "Solace" 59 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2004.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shelter" | 3:49 |
| 2. | "3 Degrees" | 0:53 |
| 3. | "Let Me Be" | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Solace" | 5:01 |
| 5. | "G.B.A." | 4:35 |
| 6. | "In Transit" | 1:31 |
| 7. | "Chances" | 3:42 |
| 8. | "Journey Song" | 2:41 |
| 9. | "A Fourth World" | 3:53 |
| 10. | "Yirra - Kurl" | 1:30 |
| 11. | "No Woman No Cry" | 4:24 |
| 12. | "Partnership" | 5:15 |
| 13. | "Silence" | 4:08 |
| 14. | "Green Spandex" | 3:56 |
Personnel
Music
- Xavier Rudd – guitar, harmonica, drums, vocals, didjeridu, bells, slide guitar, djembe, shaker, slide banjo, Aztec drum, guitar (12 string electric), stomp box, guitar (12 string acoustic)
- Todd Simko – banjo, shaker, Omnichord
Production
- Producer: Xavier Rudd
- Assistant producer: Todd Simko
- Engineers: Xavier Rudd, Todd Simko
- Mixing: Todd Simko
- Mastering: Gavin Lurssen
Charts
| Chart (2004–2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 13 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[6] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ↑ "Xavier Rudd - Let Me Be". dailymotion. 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ↑ "Solace Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ↑ "triple j's Hottest 100". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ↑ "triple j's Hottest 100". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Xavier Rudd – Solace". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 April 2018.