The Sound of White
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| Studio album by Missy Higgins | ||
| Released | September 6, 2004 | |
| Recorded | 2003 - 2004 | |
| Genre | Pop, piano pop | |
| Length | 54:12 | |
| Label | Eleven | |
| Producer(s) | John Porter | |
The Sound of White is the first album by Australian female artist Missy Higgins, released by Eleven in September 2004 (see 2004 in music). Critics heralded the album as a superb debut and it achieved massive commercial success, reaching number one on the Australian album chart and selling over 560,000 copies being accredited platinum nine times. It's success was so great that it remained in the top 100 for over 2 years, and reaching the top 20 again in the first week of 2007.
The Sound of White includes typical pop songs ("Scar"), love ballads ("The Special Two"), jazz/blues numbers ("Casualty"), acoustic tracks ("Ten Days"), and other more intimate songs ("All for Believing", "Nightminds").
[edit] Track listing
- "All for Believing"
- "Ten Days"
- "Scar" ("Jay Newland Mix" on the U.S./UK release)
- "Don't Ever"
- "Nightminds"
- "Casualty" ("Unbroken" on the U.S./UK release)
- "Any Day Now"
- "Katie"
- "The River"
- "The Special Two"
- "This Is How It Goes"
- "The Sound of White"
- "They Weren't There" (Hidden Track on the U.S./UK release)
[edit] Awards and nominations
- Awards
- 2005 ARIA Awards, "Album of the Year"
- 2005 ARIA Awards, "Best Female Artist"
- 2005 ARIA Awards, "Best Pop Release"
- 2005 ARIA Awards, "Breakthrough Artist - Album"
- 2005 ARIA Awards, "Highest Selling Album"
- 2005 APRA Awards, "Song of the Year" for "Scar"
- 2005 APRA Awards, "Breakthrough Award" for "Scar"
- 2004 ARIA Awards, "Best Pop Release" for "Scar"
- Nominations
- 2005 ARIA Awards, "Single of the Year" for "The Special Two"
- 2005 ARIA Awards, "Highest Selling Single" for "The Special Two"
- 2004 ARIA Awards, "Single of the Year" for "Scar"
- 2004 ARIA Awards, "Best Female Artist" for "Scar"
- 2004 ARIA Awards, "Breakthrough Artist" - Single for "Scar"
- 2004 ARIA Awards, "Best Video" for "Scar"
