Songs and Pictures
Forget all you know about BECCY COLE… Her much anticipated 7th studio album, ‘SONGS & PICTURES’ showcases the real woman, artist and for the first time ever, the exceptional songwriter that she is. SONGS & PICTURES is all the proof you’ll need to see Beccy’s all grown up!
Whilst she has remained at the forefront of the country music scene for almost twenty years, performing for The Prime Minister, touring with international superstars and sharing the stage with the likes of THE WIGGLES, KASEY CHAMBERS, JOHN WILLIAMSON and GLEN CAMPBELL to name but a few, it is now that the effervescent BECCY COLE has finally come of age.
SONGS & PICTURES will cement the Australian country music star as an honest and revealing songwriter only complementing her reputation of all-round entertainer. Through her words and music BECCY COLE presents and exposes her vulnerabilities, personal stories and lets you see through her eyes and feel the moments that have shaped her life. This is BECCY COLE’s most personal album yet.
Lyrics such as “I don’t need someone to tell me who I’m supposed to be, there’s enough of that stuff always ringing in my ears” and “I trust everyone but me, only music sets me free” sets the tone as the multi-award winning BECCY COLE shares herself in music like never before.
The talented songstress can proudly lay claim to having written every song on this release. SONGS & PICTURES is honest and real, yet has a touch of the humour that we expect from Beccy, highlighted in the very funny, SINGER SEES IT ALL.
The first single, ‘SHINY THINGS’ debuts Cole’s songwriting freedom with its fun, upbeat and infectious melody that instantly reminds you why BECCY COLE is an Australian country superstar. Knowing how tough the industry is, Cole’s ‘WAITRESS’ pays tribute to those chasing their dream whilst waiting for their moment. A chance encounter with a bar waitress in Nashville who took to the venue’s karaoke stage and sang like Beccy has never heard before, was the inspiration for this track. A way for Cole to salute the many unrecognised talents around the world.
The heartfelt and autobiographical ‘ONLY MUSIC’ leaves you feeling like you know the artist as a person and more-so a friend, as though you’ve been let into the inner sanctum of her thoughts and emotion. Take in ‘GLORIA’S ROSES’ and ‘PURPLE HILLS’ and appreciate the sincerity of the stories sung. ‘HERE I GO AGAIN’ will have you tapping your feet and tackling the dance floor whilst ‘LEAVE THE LIGHT ON’ will connect with any lover that has yearned for their heart to return to them.
Essentially, this album gives you all of Beccy and willingly so, her stories that she has waited to share with her fans. To ensure this release represented her new found musical freedom, just look at who Beccy enlisted to help tell the story. In an unprecedented move, Beccy chose to record every track with her long standing band of road musicians consisting of MAL LANCASTER (drummer/manager), DUNCAN TOOMBS (lead guitar) AND SEAN RUDD (BASS). Complementing this change in direction was the collaboration with producer and multi-instrumentalist Shane Nicholson. Notable inclusions are ex husband /close friend, fiddle player Mick Albeck as well as special guest and COLE’S best friend KASEY CHAMBERS dueting on a new version of song MILLIONAIRES.
Even the cover art of the album seems to shout, “this is me” with a painted portrait by JUDY NADIN, an award winning freelance illustrator who captured the artist’s style in an artwork masterpiece.
Having already racked up an impressive 7 Golden Guitars, 3 Gold Records, 2 Entertainer of the Year awards and a legion of loyal fans, until now BECCY COLE could claim to having been there and done that! She is the real deal, a divorced working single mother who still delights audiences with single-handed pushups on stage whilst belting out one of her hits or taking her audience on a journey and story.
Her latest offering SONGS & PICTURES demonstrates she is much more than just a live performer, here is an album giving testament to the talents of a songwriter, BECCY COLE has come into her own!
After almost four years since a new album material release, Beccy took no chances when settling on her SONGS & PICTURES project, “I am so proud of this album, this is me with all cards on the table, warts and all. It’s been almost 4 years since I have recorded new and original material and now I know why, I had to wait until SONGS & PICTURES came to me”, says an excited Beccy.
BECCY COLE’S SONGS & PICTURES is released on 30th September 2011 through CORE MUSIC.
The full tracking listing for SONGS & PICTURES is:
1. SHINY THINGS
2. WAITRESS
3. PURPLE HILLS
4. WOMAN IN ME
5. ONLY MUSIC
6. HELLO HAPPINESS
7. MILLIONAIRES (FEATURING KASEY CHAMBERS)
8. SINGER SEES IT ALL
9. GLORIA’S ROSES
10. HERE I GO AGAIN
11. AUSTRALIAN WOMAN
12. LEAVE THE LIGHT ON
13. SONGS & PICTURES
The story behind the album
Beccy Cole
