Amazing Stories (album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Amazing Stories

| type = studio

| artist = The Revelators

| cover = Amazing_Stories_(AU)_by_The_Revelators.jpg

| alt =

| released = December 1991

| recorded = 1991

| venue =

| studio =

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| length = {{Duration|m=47|s=20}} (2002 release)

| label = Sony Music Australia/Head Records (Australia)
Demon Records (United Kingdom)

| producer = Joe Camilleri

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = The Adventures of The Amazing Revelators

| next_year = 2000

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = Alternative cover

| type = studio

| cover = Amazing Stories (UK) by The Revelators.jpg

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| caption = UK album cover

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Amazing Stories is the debut studio album by Australian blues-rock band The Revelators. The album was released in 1991 and consisted of cover versions of soul and blues songs.

The album was re-released in March 1993 as a 2CD pack with The Black Sorrows' Better Times and peaked at number 14 on the ARIA Chart.

The album was re-released in 2002 with two additional tracks from the original sessions that were not included on the first pressing, Those being "Honest I Do" and "Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down"

Inside the booklet, Joe Camilleri of The Revelators said: "I don't see this as a greatest hits recording, more an opportunity to pay homage to some of the great writers of our time.The Revelators were formed out of a desire to keep music alive. Some of these songs have been with us for some time - others we were drawn to because of their charm... and every word is true."{{cite AV media notes|others=The Revelators|title=Amazing Stories |year=2003|type=CD|publisher=Demon Records}}

Track listing

; CD track listing

{{tracklist

| title1 = What Does It Take To Win Your Love?

| writer1 = {{flat list|

Johnny Bristol
Harvey Fuqua
Vernon Bullock}}

| length1 = 3.50

| title2 = Oh Darlin'

| writer2 = {{flat list|

Jamie O'Hara
Kieran Kane}}

| length2 = 2.27

| title3 = Do Right Woman

| writer3 = {{flat list|

Chips Moman
Dan Penn}}

| length3 = 3.27

| title4 =Caribbean Wind

| writer4 = {{flat list|

Bob Dylan}}

| length4 = 4.51

| title5 = El Salvador

| writer5 =

{{flat list|

Garland Jeffreys}}

| length5 = 4.21

| title6 = Hot Burrito #1

| writer6 = {{flat list|

| length6 = 3.41

| title7 = Louisiana Blues

| writer7 = {{flat list|

Muddy Waters}}

| length7 = 4.36

| title8 = I've Got to Find a Way to Win Maria Back

| writer8 = {{flat list|

Johnny Bristol}}

| length8 = 3.20

| title9 = If I Could Be There

| writer9 = {{flat list|

Jamie O'Hara
Kieran Kane}}

| length9 = 4.37

| title10 = Tupelo Honey

| writer10 = {{flat list|

Van Morrison}}

| length10 = 3.27

| title11 = Walk That Line

| writer11 = {{flat list|

Jamie O'Hara
Kieran Kane}}

| length11 = 3.06

|total_length =

}}

; 2002 Re-release

"El Salvador"
"Oh Darling"
"Do Right Woman"
"I've Got to Find a Way to Win Maria Back"
"Tupelo Honey"
"What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)?"
"Caribbean Wind"
"Honest I Do" (John Scofield) - 3:05
"Hot Burrito #1"
"If I Could Be There"
"Louisiana Blues"
"Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down" (Merle Haggard) - 3:27
"Walk That Line"

Weekly charts

Upon re-release with The Black Sorrows' Better Times, the album debuted at number 41, before peaking at number 14 on the ARIA charts in May 1993.{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Black+Sorrows&titel=Better+Times+%2F+Amazing+Stories&cat=a|title=THE BLACK SORROWS - BETTER TIMES / AMAZING STORIES (ALBUM)|publisher=Australian Charts|accessdate=6 September 2016}}

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scope="col"\| Chart (1993) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
{{album chart\|Australia\|14\|album=Better Times / Amazing Stories\|artist=The Black Sorrows\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=3 September 2016}}

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scope="col"| Chart (1993)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Australia|14|album=Better Times / Amazing Stories|artist=The Black Sorrows|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 September 2016}}

Personnel

The Revelators are:

Joe Camilleri - vocal, saxophone, guitar
James Black - keyboard, guitar
Jeff Burstin - guitar, mandolin
Joe Creighton - bass, backing vocals
Peter Luscombe - drums, percussion

Release history

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scope="col"\| Region ! scope="col"\| Date ! scope="col"\| Format ! scope="col"\| Label ! scope="col"\| Catalogue
scope="row"\| Australia \| December 1991 \| CD, Cassette \| Sony Music Australia \| 4692552
scope="row"\| Australia \| March 1993 \| CD, Cassette \| CBS Records \| 4721492
scope="row"\| United Kingdom \| 1993 \| CD, Cassette \| Demon Records \| FIENDCD729
scope="row"\| Worldwide \| 2002 \| CD, Digital Download \| Head Records \| HEAD026

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scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format

! scope="col"| Label

! scope="col"| Catalogue

scope="row"| Australia

| December 1991

| CD, Cassette

| Sony Music Australia

| 4692552

scope="row"| Australia