Songs & Pictures is the sixth studio album by Australian country music singer Beccy Cole. It was released in September 2011 and peaked at number 24 on the ARIA Charts.

Songs & Pictures
Studio album by
Released30 September 2011
GenreCountry
LabelCore Music/ ABC Music
ProducerShane Nicholson
Beccy Cole chronology
Preloved
(2010)
Songs & Pictures
(2011)
Beccy's Big Hits
(2013)
Singles from Songs & Pictures
  1. "Shiny Things"
    Released: September 2011
  2. "Waitress"
    Released: February 2012

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2012, the album was nominated for Best Country Album, losing out to Two Worlds Collide by The McClymonts.

Background

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In her 2015 autobiography, Cole said she felt this was a crucial album to her, as her last studio album of original material was Feel This Free in 2005. She read Dolly Parton would take herself into a cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains where she would fast and write songs. Taking inspiration from that, Cole found small cabins, usually near the ocean, river or stream, where she would fast and write. It is the first album in which Cole had written every track.[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Shiny Things" – 4:00
  2. "Waitress" – 4:22
  3. "Purple Hills" – 4:20
  4. "Women in Me" – 3:56
  5. "Only Music" – 3:58
  6. "Hello Happiness" – 5:06
  7. "Millionaires" (featuring Kasey Chambers) – 3:50
  8. "The Singer Sees it All" – 4:24
  9. "Gloria's Roses" – 4:25
  10. "Here I Go Again" – 2:49
  11. "Australian Women" – 4:32
  12. "Leave the Light On" – 4:35
  13. "Songs & Pictures" – 4:42

Charts

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Weekly Charts

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 24
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)[3] 9
Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[4] 4

Year-end charts

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Chart (2011) Position
ARIA Country Albums Chart[5] 38

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia 30 September 2011
  • CD
  • digital download
Beccy Cole Music, ABC Music 367502

References

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  1. ^ Cole, Beccy (2015). Poster Girl. Sydney, Australia: Hachette Australia. pp. 278–284. ISBN 978-0-7336-3258-7.
  2. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Songs & Pictures – Sweet Rebecca". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  3. ^ "ARIA Report issue 1128" (PDF). ARIA. 10 October 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  4. ^ "ARIA Report issue 1128" (PDF). ARIA. 10 October 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  5. ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Country Albums 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 December 2014.