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. Solaces 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, while "Shelter" reached number 56 and "Solace" 59 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2004.
Track listing
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)Peakposition
Certifications
References
External links Undercover review