Gurrumul is the debut album for Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu. It is performed in a mixture of both Yolngu and English. It reached number three on the ARIA charts,[3] won ARIA awards for Best World Music Album[4] and Best Independent Release[5] and won a Deadly for Album of the Year. The track "Gurrumul History (I Was Born Blind)" also won a Deadly for Single of the Year.[6]
Gurrumul | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 2008 | |||
Genre | Folk/World | |||
Label | Skinnyfish Music | |||
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
The Sydney Morning Herald | (favourable)[1] |
Allmusic | [2] |
The album reached 3x Platinum sales in excess of 210,000.[7] In October 2010, it was listed in the top 30 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.[8] On November 23, 2012 the album was certified Silver in the United Kingdom for sales of 60,000 copies.[9]
Track listing
All tracks written by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu.
- "Wiyathul"
- "Djȁrimirri"
- "Bȁpa"
- "Gurrumul History (I Was Born Blind)"
- "Marrandil"
- "Marwurrumburr"
- "Galiku"
- "Baywara"
- "Gȁthu Mȁwula"
- "Galupa"
- "Wirrpangu"
- "Wukun"
Chart performance
Chart (2008–09) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] | 3 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] | 13 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] | 90 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] | 54 |
French Albums (SNEP)[14] | 60 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] | 9 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 10 |
UK Albums (OCC)[17] | 48 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2009) | Position |
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Swiss Albums Chart[18] | 92 |
Chart (2008) | Position |
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ARIA Australian Albums Chart[19] | 21 |
Chart (2008) | Position |
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ARIA Australian Artists Album Chart[20] | 5 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[21] | 3× Platinum | 210,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Elder, Bruce (2009-04-11). Gurrumul - CD review. The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Greenberg, Adam. Gurrumul - Review. Allmusic.com.
- ^ The ARIA Report issue 1021
- ^ SBS news Archived 2008-10-22 at the Wayback Machine Arnhem Land's Gurrumul wins ARIA award
- ^ News.com.au Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine 2008 Aria Award Winners
- ^ Northern Territory News[permanent dead link] Gurrumul Deadly at Awards
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2011 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
- ^ "Certified Awards Search". Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
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- ^ "Ultratop.be – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "Swiss Year-End Charts 2009". Media Control. Hung Medien. Retrieved February 6, 2009.
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- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 26 March 2018.