Island Home by Christine Anu
1995
Island Home by Christine Anu
1995
- NFSA ID9NYYAYYV
- TypeMusic and Sound Recordings
- MediumAudio
- FormMusic
- GenresIndigenous themes or stories, Indigenous as subject, Popular music
- Year1995
- WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and/or audio of deceased persons
Christine Anu's Island Home was released in 1995, as the second single from her debut studio album, Stylin' Up. It is a cover of a track written by Neil Murray, and originally released by the Warumpi Band as a single from their album Go Bush in 1987.
Anu's version made some changes to the lyrics; rather than moving to the desert, she compares island life to the city life, and tells the story from a female perspective.
The work won Song of the Year at the 1995 Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Awards, and was listed in APRA's Top 30 Australian songs of all time in 2001.
CREDITS
Performer Christine Anu Composer Neil Murray
- WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and/or audio of deceased persons
Christine Anu's Island Home was released in 1995, as the second single from her debut studio album, Stylin' Up. It is a cover of a track written by Neil Murray, and originally released by the Warumpi Band as a single from their album Go Bush in 1987.
Anu's version made some changes to the lyrics; rather than moving to the desert, she compares island life to the city life, and tells the story from a female perspective.
The work won Song of the Year at the 1995 Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Awards, and was listed in APRA's Top 30 Australian songs of all time in 2001.
CREDITS
Performer Christine Anu Composer Neil Murray
- NFSA ID9NYYAYYV
- TypeMusic and Sound Recordings
- MediumAudio
- FormMusic
- GenresIndigenous themes or stories, Indigenous as subject, Popular music
- Year1995
- PerformerChristine AnuComposerNeil Murray
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