A Thousand Lifetimes is the debut studio album by Australian singer-songwriter, Joe Moore. It was released by Universal Music Australia on 6 November 2015 and debuted at number 5 on the ARIA chart. Andy Mak (who has previously worked with Tina Arena, Boy & Bear and Bertie Blackman) produced the album.[2]

A Thousand Lifetimes
Studio album by
Released6 November 2015[1]
RecordedStudios 301; September–October 2015
GenreR&B, pop
Length36:39
LabelDecca Records, Universal Music Australia
ProducerAndy Mak
Joe Moore chronology
Symphony
(2013)
A Thousand Lifetimes
(2015)
Singles from A Thousand Lifetimes
  1. "Symphony"
    Released: 13 August 2013
  2. "Invincible"
    Released: 2 October 2015

Background and recording

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In 2012, Moore auditioned for series six of Australia's Got Talent and came fourth. After Australia's Got Talent, Moore continued busking in Sydney's Pitt Street Mall, which he had begun doing in 2008[3] and writing his own material.[4]

He recorded and independently released his debut extended play ‘‘Symphony’’ in August 2013, which peaked at number 18 on the indie chart.[5]

In 2015, Moore auditioned for the fourth series of The Voice Australia with a cover of "I See Fire". He was announced runner-up in the finale on 30 August. The following week, his single "Symphony" made its ARIA Charts debut at number 52.

On 10 September 2015, Moore announced he had signed with Universal Music Australia[6] and spent two weeks working on an album of covers until the label changed their mind and asked for an album of originals.[7] "That's the beauty of coming second," Moore says. "You have time to sit back and say 'Maybe we don't have to do a 'journey' (covers) album'. If you win there's a huge rush. Winning is beneficial, obviously, but for me I got to do my original album so I'm very happy."[8]

The album was announced on 26 October.[9] Four tracks on the album are also on his EP ‘‘Symphony’’, of which he re-recorded, including the single “Symphony”. The album came with a bonus 3-track pre-order ‘acoustic session’ EP if ordered via iTunes or physically via Sanity. These three tracks are re-recorded and re-mastered songs Moore performed on ‘’The Voice’’.[10]

Joe performed songs from the album in Pitt Street Mall, Sydney on 7 November.[11] and "Invincible" on Today on 9 November [12]

Singles

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  • “Symphony” was released on 13 August 2013.[13] A music video was released on 3 September 2015.[14] It peaked at number 52 in September 2015.[15]
  • “Invincible” was released on 2 October 2015.[16] A music video was released on 15 October.[17] It peaked at number 68 in October 2015.[18]

Track listing

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Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Home"Thom Macken / Joe Moore / Hayley Warner3:56
2."Invincible"Michael Fatkin / Ben Hastings / Joe Moore3:20
3."Lucky Ones"Michael Fatkin / Dean Lewis / Marty Sampson3:26
4."Symphony"Andrew Macken / Thom Macken / Joe Moore / Hayley Warner3:07
5."A Thousand Lifetimes"Eric McCarthy / Martin Michael Mullally / Roberto De Sa3:58
6."Back to My Heart"Joe Moore / Lindsay Rimes / Hayley Warner3:26
7."Miss You"Joe Moore / Roberto De Sa3:20
8."Listen to Me"Rodney Alejandro / Joe Moore3:45
9."Without You"Tom Diesel / Ronald Haryanto / Joe Moore / Roberto De Sa3:57
10."Love of My Life"Tom Diesel / Joe Moore4:23
Disc two (bonus pre-order Sanity tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I See Fire"Ed Sheeran 
2."The Blower's Daughter"Damien Rice 
3."Everybody Hurts"Bill Berry / Peter Buck / Mike Mills / Michael Stipe 

Chart positions

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] 5

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label Catalog Ref.
Australia 6 November 2015 Decca Records, Universal Music Australia 4764017 [1][20]

References

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  1. ^ a b "A Thousand Lifetimes by Joe Moore". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  2. ^ "JOE MOORE LIVES A THOUSAND LIFETIMES". www.auspop.com.au. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Joe Moore's Street Symphony". Maurizio Viani. www.thepocketroad.com. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Joe Moore Interview". Brooke Hunter. www.girl.com.au. 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Independent Label Singles Chart The week beginning 19 August 2013". www.air.org.au. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Joe Moore: News". www.facebook.com. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Joe Moore's Matter of Time". www.theherald.com.au. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  8. ^ "The Voice 2015 runner up Joe Moore is a winner with an album of original songs". Cameron Adams. www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  9. ^ "A Thousand Lifetimes". www.joemore.com.au. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  10. ^ "A Thousand Lifetimes (SIGNED COPY + BONUS DISC) by Joe Moore". www.sanity.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Joe Moore - A Thousand Lifetimes". www.youtube.com. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Joe Moore - Invincible LIVE". YouTube.com. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  13. ^ "iTunes - Music - Symphony- Single by Joe Moore". iTunes. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  14. ^ "Joe Moore - Symphony". www.YouTube.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  15. ^ Ryan, Gavin (5 September 2015). "ARIA Singles: 'What Do You Mean?' Justin Bieber Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  16. ^ "Invincible (single)". itunes Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Joe Moore – Invincible". www.YouTube.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  18. ^ Ryan, Gavin (24 October 2015). "ARIA Singles: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 'Downtown' Still No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  19. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Joe Moore – A Thousand Lifetimes". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  20. ^ "A Thousand Lifetimes–Joe Moore". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
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