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{{Infobox album
| name = {{okina}}Akilotoa
| type = greatest
| artist = [[Vika and Linda]]
| cover = 'Akilotoa by Vika and Linda.png
| alt =
| released = 12 June 2020
| recorded = 1994–2006, 2020
| studio =
| genre =
| length =
| label = [[Mushroom Group|Bloodlines]]
| producer =
| prev_title = Vika & Linda: Live 2011
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = [[Sunday (The Gospel According to Iso)]]
| next_year = 2020
}}

'''''{{okina}}Akilotoa''''' (subtitled '''''Anthology 1994–2006''''') is the first [[greatest hits]] album by Australian vocal duo, [[Vika and Linda]]. The album is a two-disc, 28-track collection spanning 12 years from 1994 to 2006 and includes songs from five studio albums ''[[Vika and Linda (album)|Vika and Linda]]'', ''[[Princess Tabu]]'', ''[[Two Wings (album)|Two Wings]]'', ''[[Love Is Mighty Close]]'' and ''[[Between Two Shores (Vika and Linda album)|Between Two Shores]]'' as well as live albums ''[[Live & Acoustic (Vika and Linda album)|Live and Acoustic]]'' and ''[[Tell the Angels]]'', a re-recorded version of "Down by the Jetty" and "[[Never Let Me Go (The Black Sorrows song)|Never Let Me Go]]" by [[The Black Sorrows]].<ref name='NME'>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/vika-and-linda-release-best-of-1994-2006-anthology-akilatoa-2687396|title=Vika and Linda release best-of 1994-2006 anthology Akilotoa|website=[[NME]]|date=|accessdate=19 June 2020}}</ref> The album debuted at number 1 on the [[ARIA Charts]], earning the duo their first number one album.<ref name="ARIA">{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/2020/debut-1-album-for-vika-linda|title=Debut 1 Album for Vika and Linda|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|date=20 June 2020|accessdate=20 June 2020}}</ref> In doing so, they became the first Australian sister duo to top the ARIA Albums Chart.<ref name="ARIA"/>

==Background==
The title references their family heritage from [[Tonga]]. Vika Bull said "The title is pronounced exactly as it reads [and] it has lots of different meaning in Tongan. It actually means 'cascading' in the Tongan dictionary."<ref name="noise11"/>
About the album's release, the duo said "It's like a little stepping stone before we go into the next part of our career. It was always on the back burner. We had productive years and then there's been a bit of a gap. Before we do a new record we want to acknowledge the past and then we can move on. We are proud of it."<ref name="noise11">{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/vika-and-linda-are-about-to-start-their-first-studio-album-in-14-years-20200617|title=Vika and Linda Are About to Start Their First Studio Album in 14 Years|website=Noise11|date=17 June 2020|accessdate=18 June 2020}}</ref>

==Release and promotion==
To coincide with the release, Vika and Linda hosted a virtual album launch with a live performance and question and answer with [[Brian Nankervis]], which was live-streamed on their [[Facebook]] page on 21 June 2020.<ref name='NME'/><ref name="PerthNow"/>

==Critical reception==
Zoë Radas from ''Stack Magazine'' wrote: "The voices of Vika and Linda Bull have marinaded our ears in gorgeous sound waves for almost four decades" describing their sound as "unique, supple, and always bursting with spirit."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stack.com.au/music/music-news/the-sonic-savvy-of-vika-linda-bull-and-their-delightfully-90s-first-clip/|title= The sonic savvy of Vika & Linda Bull (and their delightfully '90s first clip)|website=Stack Magazine|date=11 June 2020|accessdate=19 June 2020}}</ref>

Kathy McCabe from ''[[Perth Now]]'' felt that "You forget just how many great songs they have until you run down the track list. Their regular appearances at festivals in the past decade coupled with their new social media fandom, has given their audience a generational refresh."<ref name="PerthNow">{{cite web|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/coronavirus/magical-sibling-harmonies-of-vika-linda-bull-get-the-spotlight-on-new-anthology-collection-ng-92132ea3e65c1dcf0285105ae5740e3b|title= Magical Sibling Harmonies of Vika and Linda Bull Get the Spotlight on New Anthology Collection |website=Perth Now|date=15 June 2020|accessdate=19 June 2020}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc one
| extra_column = Album
| total_length =

| title1 = Hard Love
| writer1 = [[Paul Kelly (Australian musician)|Paul Kelly]]
| extra1 = ''[[Vika and Linda (album)|Vika and Linda]]''
| length1 = 4:41

| title2 = [[When Will You Fall for Me]]
| writer2 = [[Mark Seymour]]
| extra2 = ''Vika and Linda''
| length2 = 3:47

| title3 = [[House of Love (Vika and Linda song)|House of Love]]
| writer3 = Wayne Burt
| extra3 = ''Vika and Linda''
| length3 = 4:12

| title4 = We've Started a Fire
| writer4 = Kelly
| extra4 = ''Vika and Linda''
| length4 = 5:06

| title5 = Sacred Things
| writer5 = {{hlist|[[Joe Camilleri]]|Nick Smith}}
| extra5 = ''Vika and Linda''
| length5 = 3:32

| title6 = Ninety-Nine Years
| writer6 = {{hlist|Vika and Linda Bull|Kelly}}
| extra6 = ''Vika and Linda''
| length6 = 3:57

| title7 = I Know Where to Go to Feel Good
| writer7 = Kelly
| extra7 = ''Vika and Linda''
| length7 = 5:03

| title8 = The Blue Hour
| writer8 = {{hlist|[[Chris Abrahams]]|[[Stephen Cummings]]}}
| extra8 = ''Vika and Linda''
| length8 = 4:55

| title9 = The Parting Song
| writer9 = {{hlist|V. Bull|L. Bull|Kelly}}
| extra9 = ''[[Princess Tabu]]''
| length9 = 4:01

| title10 = Grandpa's Song
| writer10 = {{hlist|V. Bull|L. Bull|[[Michael Barker (drummer)|Michael Barker]]}}
| extra10 = ''Princess Tabu''
| length10 = 4:39

| title11 = Princess Tabu
| writer11 = {{hlist|V. Bull|L. Bull|Barker|[[Tim Finn]]}}
| extra11 = ''Princess Tabu''
| length11 = 3:56

| title12 = {{okina}}Akilotoa
| writer12 = {{hlist|Alecki|Sevesi}}
| extra12 = ''Princess Tabu''
| length12 = 3:54

| title13 = I'm On My Way
| writer13 = {{hlist|V. Bull|L. Bull}}
| extra13 = ''[[Two Wings (album)|Two Wings]]''
| length13 = 4:54

| title14 = Be Careful What You Pray For
| writer14 = Kelly
| extra14 = ''Two Wings''
| length14 = 3:33
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Disc two
| extra_column = Album
| total_length =

| title1 = God's Little Birds
| writer1 = Ola Mae Terrell
| extra1 = ''Two Wings''
| length1 = 2:41

| title2 = Reach for You
| writer2 = [[Archie Roach]]
| extra2 = ''Two Wings''
| length2 = 3:02

| title3 = If I Could Start Today Again
| writer3 = Kelly
| extra3 = ''Two Wings''
| length3 = 2:55

| title4 = [[Feeling Good]]
| writer4 = {{hlist|[[Anthony Newley]]|[[Leslie Bricusse]]}}
| extra4 = ''Two Wings''
| length4 = 3:19

| title5 = Two Wings
| note5 = live
| writer5 = {{hlist|V. Bull|L. Bull}}
| extra5 = ''[[Live & Acoustic (Vika and Linda album)|Live & Acoustic]]''
| length5 = 3:22

| title6 = Love is Mighty Close
| writer6 = {{hlist|Jeff Burstin|Cummings}}
| extra6 = ''[[Love Is Mighty Close]]''
| length6 = 4:08

| title7 = To Be Good Takes a Long Time (To Be Bad No Time at All)
| writer7 = Kelly
| extra7 = ''Love Is Mighty Close''
| length7 = 2:41

| title8 = Slow Train
| note8 = live
| writer8 = {{hlist|[[Steve Cropper]]|[[William Bell (singer)|William Bell]]}}
| extra8 = ''[[Tell the Angels]]''
| length8 = 4:41

| title9 = Who Rolled the Stone Away
| note9 = live
| writer9 = {{hlist|V. Bull|L. Bull}}
| extra9 = ''Tell the Angels''
| length9 = 3:21

| title10 = Tell the Angels
| note10 = live
| writer10 = [[W. Herbert Brewster]]
| extra10 = ''Tell the Angels''
| length10 = 4:34

| title11 = Holy Waters
| note11 = acoustic
| writer11 = Cyndi Boste
| extra11 = ''[[Between Two Shores (Vika and Linda album)|Between Two Shores]]''
| length11 = 5:19

| title12 = Love Comes Easy
| note12 = acoustic
| writer12 = {{hlist|V. Bull|L. Bull|[[Barry Palmer (musician)|Barry Palmer]]}}
| extra12 = ''Between Two Shores''
| length12 = 3:29

| title13 = Down on the Jetty
| writer13 = {{hlist|L. Bull|Kelly}}
| extra13 = rerecorded in 2020, originally on ''[[The Merri Soul Sessions]]''
| length13 = 3:08

| title14 = [[Never Let Me Go (The Black Sorrows song)|Never Let Me Go]]
| note14 = [[The Black Sorrows]]) (CD bonus track
| writer14 = {{hlist|Camilleri|Smith}}
| extra14 = ''[[Harley and Rose]]''
| length14 = 4:03
}}

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Chart performance for ''{{okina}}Akilotoa''
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|1|artist=Vika & Linda|album='Akilatoa - Anthology 1994-2006|rowheader=true|accessdate=24 July 2020}}
|}

==Release history==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Format
! scope="col"| Label
! scope="col"| Catalogue
|-
| Australia
| 12 June 2020
| {{flat list|
*[[Compact disc|2×CD]]
*[[Streaming media|streaming]]
*[[Music download|digital download]]
}}
| [[Mushroom Records|Bloodlines]]
| BLOOD73
|}

==See also==
* [[List of number-one albums of 2020 (Australia)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Vika and Linda}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Akilotoa}}
[[Category:2020 greatest hits albums]]
[[Category:Vika and Linda albums]]
[[Category:Bloodlines (record label) compilation albums]]
[[Category:Compilation albums by Australian artists]]

Latest revision as of 21:26, 4 June 2022

ʻAkilotoa
Greatest hits album by
Vika and Linda
Released12 June 2020
Recorded1994–2006, 2020
LabelBloodlines
Vika and Linda chronology
Vika & Linda: Live 2011
(2011) 		ʻAkilotoa
(2020) 		Sunday (The Gospel According to Iso)
(2020)

ʻAkilotoa (subtitled Anthology 1994–2006) is the first greatest hits album by Australian vocal duo, Vika and Linda. The album is a two-disc, 28-track collection spanning 12 years from 1994 to 2006 and includes songs from five studio albums Vika and Linda, Princess Tabu, Two Wings, Love Is Mighty Close and Between Two Shores as well as live albums Live and Acoustic and Tell the Angels, a re-recorded version of "Down by the Jetty" and "Never Let Me Go" by The Black Sorrows.[1] The album debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Charts, earning the duo their first number one album.[2] In doing so, they became the first Australian sister duo to top the ARIA Albums Chart.[2]

Background

[edit]

The title references their family heritage from Tonga. Vika Bull said "The title is pronounced exactly as it reads [and] it has lots of different meaning in Tongan. It actually means 'cascading' in the Tongan dictionary."[3] About the album's release, the duo said "It's like a little stepping stone before we go into the next part of our career. It was always on the back burner. We had productive years and then there's been a bit of a gap. Before we do a new record we want to acknowledge the past and then we can move on. We are proud of it."[3]

Release and promotion

[edit]

To coincide with the release, Vika and Linda hosted a virtual album launch with a live performance and question and answer with Brian Nankervis, which was live-streamed on their Facebook page on 21 June 2020.[1][4]

Critical reception

[edit]

Zoë Radas from Stack Magazine wrote: "The voices of Vika and Linda Bull have marinaded our ears in gorgeous sound waves for almost four decades" describing their sound as "unique, supple, and always bursting with spirit."[5]

Kathy McCabe from Perth Now felt that "You forget just how many great songs they have until you run down the track list. Their regular appearances at festivals in the past decade coupled with their new social media fandom, has given their audience a generational refresh."[4]

Track listing

[edit]
Disc one
No.TitelWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Hard Love"Paul KellyVika and Linda4:41
2."When Will You Fall for Me"Mark SeymourVika and Linda3:47
3."House of Love"Wayne BurtVika and Linda4:12
4."We've Started a Fire"KellyVika and Linda5:06
5."Sacred Things"
Vika and Linda3:32
6."Ninety-Nine Years"
  • Vika and Linda Bull
  • Kelly
Vika and Linda3:57
7."I Know Where to Go to Feel Good"KellyVika and Linda5:03
8."The Blue Hour"
Vika and Linda4:55
9."The Parting Song"
  • V. Bull
  • L. Bull
  • Kelly
Princess Tabu4:01
10."Grandpa's Song"
Princess Tabu4:39
11."Princess Tabu"
Princess Tabu3:56
12."ʻAkilotoa"
  • Alecki
  • Sevesi
Princess Tabu3:54
13."I'm On My Way"
  • V. Bull
  • L. Bull
Two Wings4:54
14."Be Careful What You Pray For"KellyTwo Wings3:33
Disc two
No.TitelWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."God's Little Birds"Ola Mae TerrellTwo Wings2:41
2."Reach for You"Archie RoachTwo Wings3:02
3."If I Could Start Today Again"KellyTwo Wings2:55
4."Feeling Good"
Two Wings3:19
5."Two Wings" (live)
  • V. Bull
  • L. Bull
Live & Acoustic3:22
6."Love is Mighty Close"
  • Jeff Burstin
  • Cummings
Love Is Mighty Close4:08
7."To Be Good Takes a Long Time (To Be Bad No Time at All)"KellyLove Is Mighty Close2:41
8."Slow Train" (live)
Tell the Angels4:41
9."Who Rolled the Stone Away" (live)
  • V. Bull
  • L. Bull
Tell the Angels3:21
10."Tell the Angels" (live)W. Herbert BrewsterTell the Angels4:34
11."Holy Waters" (acoustic)Cyndi BosteBetween Two Shores5:19
12."Love Comes Easy" (acoustic)
Between Two Shores3:29
13."Down on the Jetty"
  • L. Bull
  • Kelly
rerecorded in 2020, originally on The Merri Soul Sessions3:08
14."Never Let Me Go" (The Black Sorrows) (CD bonus track)
  • Camilleri
  • Smith
Harley and Rose4:03

Charts

[edit]
Chart performance for ʻAkilotoa
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 1

Release history

[edit]
Region Date Format Label Catalogue
Australien 12 June 2020
Bloodlines BLOOD73

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Vika and Linda release best-of 1994-2006 anthology Akilotoa". NME. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Debut 1 Album for Vika and Linda". ARIA. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Vika and Linda Are About to Start Their First Studio Album in 14 Years". Noise11. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Magical Sibling Harmonies of Vika and Linda Bull Get the Spotlight on New Anthology Collection". Perth Now. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  5. ^ "The sonic savvy of Vika & Linda Bull (and their delightfully '90s first clip)". Stack Magazine. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Vika & Linda – 'Akilatoa - Anthology 1994-2006". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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