The Black Sorrows discography explained

Artist:The Black Sorrows
Studio:19
Compilation:3
Live:2

The Black Sorrows are an Australian blues rock band formed in 1983 by mainstay vocalist Joe Camilleri. The band is most well known for their songs "Chained to the Wheel", "Harley + Rose" and "Never Let Me Go", released in the late '80s and early '90s. Faithful Satellite, released in September 2016, is the band's 18th studio album.[1] Citizen John was released in March 2019.[2]

The band have had three albums peak inside the top 10 on the ARIA Albums Charts. Their top 40 singles are "Chained to the Wheel" (February 1989), "Harley + Rose" (August 1990) and "Snake Skin Shoes" (July 1994).

Albums

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsNotes
AUS
[3]
NOR
[4]
NZ
[5]
Sonola
  • Released: June 1984
  • Label: Spirit
50
Rockin' Zydeco
  • Released: March 1985
  • Label: Spirit
A Place in the World
  • Released: November 1985
  • Label: Spirit
Dear Children
  • Released: April 1987
  • Label: CBS
22
Hold on to Me
  • Released: September 1988
  • Label: CBS
7635
Harley and Rose
  • Released: August 1990
  • Label: CBS
35
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
Better Times
  • Released: September 1992
  • Label: Columbia
13
Lucky Charm
  • Released: November 1994
  • Label: Columbia
20
Beat Club
  • Released: November 1998
  • Label: Mushroom
One Mo' Time
Roarin' Town
  • Released: October 2006
  • Label: Warner Music
4 Days in Sing Sing
  • Released: September 2009
  • Label: Head
Crooked Little Thoughts
  • Released: 24 February 2012
  • Label: Head
Certified Blue
  • Released: 4 April 2014
  • Label: Head
73
  • No. 5 on 2014 Jazz and Blues Australian year-end chart[6]
  • No. 49 on 2015 Jazz and Blues Australian year-end chart.[7]
Endless Sleep Chapter 46
  • Released: 13 April 2015
  • Label: Head
Endless Sleep Chapter 47
  • Released: 13 April 2015
  • Label: Head
Faithful Satellite
  • Released: 16 September 2016[8]
  • Label: Head
Citizen John
  • Released: 29 March 2019
  • Label: Bloodlines, Mushroom
11
Saint Georges Road
  • Released: 10 September 2021[9]
  • Label: Ambition
14
[10]
The Way We Do Business
  • Released: 18 October 2024
  • Label: Black Sorrows / ABC
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

TitleDetails
Radio Waves
  • Released: March 1996
  • Label: Mushroom
  • Contains three discs
LiveAt the Palms
  • Released: 2019 (Germany)
  • Label: Blue Rose
  • Recorded live at the Palms Crown, Melbourne, October 2018

Compilations

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
AUS
NZ
The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits
  • Released: November 1993
  • Label: Columbia
423
  • ARIA: Platinum
  • No. 50 on the 1994 year-end Australian chart.[11]
The Very Best of The Black Sorrows
  • Released: November 1997
  • Label: Mushroom
The Essential Black Sorrows
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

YearTitleChart positionsAlbum
AUS
NZ
1984"Brown Eyed Girl"/"What a Difference a Day Makes"Sonola
1985"Shape I'm In"Rockin' Zydeco
"Sons of the Sea"A Place in the World
1986"Country Girls"
1987"Daughters of Glory"48Dear Children
"Maybe Tomorrow"91
"The Last Frontier"
1988"Hold on to Me"41Hold On to Me
"The Chosen Ones"6532
1989"Chained to the Wheel"942
"The Crack Up"40
"Fire Down Below"74
1990"Harley + Rose"24Harley and Rose
"Angel Street"97
1991"Never Let Me Go"30
"Hold It Up to the Mirror"97
1992"Ain't Love the Strangest Thing"46Better Times
"Better Times"74
1993"Come On, Come On"70
"Sweet Inspiration"136
"Stir It Up"5820The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits
1994"Snake Skin Shoes"16Lucky Charm
"Last One Standing for You"
(with Jon Stevens)
46
1995"Lucky Charm"158
1997"New Craze"177Beat Club
2016"Fix My Bail"[12] Faithful Satellite
"It Ain't Ever Gonna Happen"[13]
2017"Raise Your Hands"[14]
2018"Silvio"[15] Citizen John
2019"Wednesday's Child"[16]
2021"Livin' Like Kings"[17] Saint Georges Road
"Revolutionary Blues"[18]
"Chiquita"[19]
2022"Saint Georges Road"[20]
2023"A Little Love"
(with Joe Camilleri and Darlinghurst)[21]
2024"One Door Slams"[22] The Way We Do Business

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Black Sorrows – Faithful Satellite Album Launch Tour Tickets. Facebook. 26 August 2016.
  2. Web site: The Black Sorrows Cover Bob Dylan Ahead Of 19th album 'Citizen John'. Noise11. 14 September 2018. 14 September 2018.
  3. Australian chart peaks:

    . David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. St. Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. Illustrated. 36–37. 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.

  4. Web site: norwegiancharts.com > Discography The Black Sorrows. Hung Medien. 29 June 2016.
  5. Web site: charts.nz > Discography The Black Sorrows. Hung Medien. 26 March 2019.
  6. Web site: The ARIA Report EOY 2014. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20150114130100/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20150115-0001/EOY2014.pdf. dead. 2015-01-14. Australian Web Archive (original document published by ARIA). January 2015. 9 August 2016.
  7. Web site: The ARIA Report Issue 1348A 2015. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160119130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20160120-0000/Issue1348A.pdf. dead. 2016-01-19. Australian Web Archive (original document published by ARIA). January 2016. 9 August 2016.
  8. Web site: Faithful Satellite (album). iTunes Australia. 26 August 2016.
  9. Web site: Saint Georges Road (Limited Collector's Signed Edition). JB Hi-Fi. 7 August 2021. 7 August 2021.
  10. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 20 September 2021. 17 September 2021.
  11. Web site: 1994 Album Charts. ARIA . 29 June 2016.
  12. Web site: The Black Sorrows 'Fix My Bail' Video Is Simply Charming. Noise11. 2 October 2017. 22 February 2019.
  13. Web site: The Black Sorrows – It Ain't Ever Gonna Happen . noise11. 6 November 2017. 22 February 2019.
  14. Web site: World Premiere: The Black Sorrows 'Raise Your Hands' . noise11. 3 February 2017. 24 February 2019.
  15. Web site: Silvio - single. 7 September 2018 . iTunes Australia. 14 September 2018.
  16. Web site: The Black Sorrows Give You A Second Taste of 'Citizen John' . noise11. 7 February 2019. 22 February 2019.
  17. Web site: Livin' Like Kings, the first single from The Black Sorrows' brand new album Saint Georges Road. YouTube. 13 August 2021. 8 September 2021.
  18. Web site: Revolutionary Blues by The Black Sorrows. The Black Sorrows. 16 September 2021. 2 October 2021.
  19. Web site: The Black Sorrows - Chiquita. YouTube. 3 December 2021. 30 January 2022.
  20. Web site: The Black Sorrows Saint Georges Road Is Fourth Single from Saint Georges Road Album. Noise11. 28 January 2022. 30 January 2022.
  21. Web site: Joe Camilleri & The Black Sorrows (ft. Darlinghurst) "A Little Love". YouTube. 24 March 2023. 26 March 2023.
  22. Web site: The Black Sorrows New Music Is ‘One Door Slams’. noise11. 2 August 2024. 4 August 2024.