Faithful Satellite
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{{Infobox album
| name = Faithful Satellite
| type = studio
| artist = The Black Sorrows
| cover = Faithful Satellite by The Black Sorrows.jpg
| alt =
| released = 16 September 2016
| recorded = 2015−2016
| venue =
| studio = Woodstock Studios, Melbourne
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| length =
| label = Head Records
| producer = Joe Camilleri, John McAll
| prev_title = Endless Sleep Chapter 47
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = Citizen John
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Citizen John
| type = studio
| single1 = Fix My Bail
| single1date = September 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/the-black-sorrows-fix-my-bail-video-is-simply-charming-20161002|title=The Black Sorrows ‘Fix My Bail’ Video Is Simply Charming|publisher=noise11|date=2 October 2017|access-date=22 February 2019}}
| single2 = It Ain't Ever Gonna Happen
| single2date = November 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/vsessions/the-black-sorrows-it-aint-ever-gonna-happen|title=The Black Sorrows – It Ain’t Ever Gonna Happen |publisher=noise11|date=6 November 2017|access-date=22 February 2019}}
| single3 = Raise Your Hands
| single3date = February 2017{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/world-premiere-the-black-sorrows-raise-your-hands-20170203|title=World Premiere: The Black Sorrows ‘Raise Your Hands’ |publisher=noise11|date=3 February 2017|access-date=24 February 2019}}
}}
}}
Faithful Satellite is the seventeenth studio album by Australian blues rock band, The Black Sorrows. The album was initially released on CD and digital download on September 16, 2016; followed by a limited-edition double vinyl followed on September 30, 2016. The vinyl included eight tracks exclusively.
Reception
In a review for Stack Magazine, Jeff Jenkins wrote "Faithful Satellite traverses bluegrass, blues, rockabilly, reggae, rock, gospel, and soul. 'Camilleri' is known for the vitality in his lyrics".{{cite web|url=http://stack.net.au/music/review-black-sorrows-faithful-satellite/|title=Review: The Black Sorrows, ‘Faithful Satellite’|publisher=Stack Magazine|date=22 September 2016 |access-date=25 September 2016}}
Paul Cashmere, reviewing the album for Noise11, stated that the album is a 'masterpiece', adding that "The Faithful Satellite's beauty is in its diversity with rock, jazz, bluegrass, and country woven through the release. This often reminds long-time Camilleri fans of the various eras of Black Sorrows music across the last 30 years."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side A
| title1 = Cold Grey Moon
| writer1 = Joe Camilleri, Nick Smith
| length1 = 5:28
| title2 = Raise Your Hands
| writer2 = Camilleri, Smith
| length2 = 3:13
| title3 = You Were Never Mine
| writer3 = Camilleri, Smith
| length3 = 4:45
| title4 = Fix My Bail
| writer4 = Camilleri, Smith
| length4 = 3:50
| title5 = Until the Rain Begins to Fall
| writer5 = Camilleri, Smith
| length5 =
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side B
| title1 = It Ain't Ever Gonna Happen
| writer1 = Camilleri, Smith
| length1 = 4:01
| title2 = I Love You Anyhow
| writer2 = Camilleri, Smith
| length2 = 3:29
| title3 = Winter Rose
| writer3 = Camilleri, Smith
| length3 = 4:29
| title4 = How Could You Leave Me
| writer4 = Camilleri, Smith
| length4 =
| title5 = Into Twilight
| writer5 = Camilleri, Smith
| length5 = 3:41
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side C
| title1 = Caroline
| writer1 = Camilleri, Smith
| length1 = 3:50
| title2 = Love is on its Way
| writer2 = Camilleri, Smith
| length2 = 5:33
| title3 = Land of the Dead
| writer3 = Camilleri, Smith
| length3 = 3:30
| title4 = Beat Nightmare
| writer4 = Camilleri, Smith
| length4 = 4:36
| title5 = Diamonds and Furs
| writer5 = Camilleri, Smith
| length5 =
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side D
| title1 = Redemption Blues
| writer1 = Camilleri, Smith
| length1 =
| title2 = Out of Your Mind
| writer2 = Camilleri, Smith
| length2 =
| title3 = Separation Blues
| writer3 = Camilleri, Smith
| length3 =
| title4 = It's Your Fault (I Can't Get Back to Sleep)
| writer4 = Camilleri, Smith
| length4 =
| title5 = Nobody's Fool
| writer5 = Camilleri, Smith
| length5 =
}}
;Digital download
- "I Love You Anyhow"
- "Raise Your Hands"
- "It Ain't Ever Gonna Happen"
- "Land of the Dead"
- "Cold Grey Moon"
- "Fix My Bail"
- "Carolina"
- "You Were Never Mine"
- "Winter Rose"
- "Love Is On Its Way"
- "Beat Nightmare"
- "Into Twilight"
Charts
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scope="col"| Chart (2016)
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scope="row"| Australia (ARIA Jazz and Blues Chart)
| 2 |
Faithful Satellite Tour
The group toured the album across Australia throughout the second half of 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/the-black-sorrows-to-release-20th-album-faithful-satellite-20160908 |title = The Black Sorrow to release Faithful Satellite|date= 8 September 2016|access-date=8 September 2016}}
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- 29 July – The Flying Saucer Club, Victoria
- 30 July – Bundy Hall, Victoria
- 31 July – Bundy Hall, Victoria
- 20 August – The Satellite Lounge, Victoria
- 1 September – Southport Yacht Club, Queensland
- 2 September – "Red Fest" Brisbane, Queensland
- 3 September – Towers Rocks, Queensland
- 4 September – Sunshine Beach Surf Club, Queensland
- 10 September – Sandstone Point Hotel, Queensland
- 16 September – SS&A Club, Albury, NSW
- 17 September – The Palms at Crown, Melbourne, Victoria
(with special guests Vika and Linda Bull) - 22 September – Mt Pleasant Tavern, Queensland
- 23 September – Dalrymple Hotel, Townsville, Queensland
- 24 September – Edge Hill Tavern, Cairns, Queensland
- 29 September – Devonport Entertainment & Convention Centre, Tasmania
- 30 September – Country Club Showroom, Tasmania
- 1 October – Centre Square, Birrarung Marr, Victoria
- 7 October – Twin Towns Services Club, NSW
- 9 October – Barwon Club Hotel, Victoria
- 12 October – Frankston RSL, Victoria
- 13 October – Friends Restaurant, Perth, WA
- 14 October – Fly by Night Club, Fremantle, WA
- 15 October – Charles Hotel, WA
- 16 October – Ravenswood Hotel, WA
- 21 October – Wild Goose Restaurant, WA
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- 22 October – Shark Bay 1616, WA
- 29 October – Cygnet Town Hall, Tasmania
- 30 October – Republic Bar, Hobart, Tasmania
- 3 November – The Basement, Sydney, NSW
- 4 November – Inland Sea of Sound Festival, Bathurst, NSW
- 5 November – Armidale Ex-Services Club, NSW
- 6 November – Hoey Moey Beer Garden, Coffs Harbour, NSW
- 8 November – Bird's Basement, Melbourne, Victoria
- 9 November – Bird's Basement, Melbourne, Victoria
- 11 November – Caboolture Sports Club, Queensland
- 12 November – Stanthorpe Rocks, Queensland
- 13 November – Caloundra Power Boat Club, Queensland
- 18 November – Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Adelaide, SA
- 19 November – River Rockfest, Broken Hill, NSW
- 26 November – River Rockfest, Mildura, Victoria
- 2 December – The Grand Hotel, Mornington, Victoria
- 3 December – Lakeside Twilights, Ballarat, Victoria
- 3 December – River Rockfest, Swan Hill, Victoria
- 4 December – Halls Gap Hotel, Victoria
- 7 December – Centro CBD, Wollongong, NSW
- 8 December – The Basement, Canberra, ACT
- 9 December – Lizotte's Newcastle, NSW
- 10 December – Lizotte's, Newcastle, NSW
- 11 December – Camelot Lounge, Marrickville, NSW
- 17 December – Skycity, Darwin, NT
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Personnel
;The Black Sorrows
- Joe Camilleri (vocals/guitar/saxophone)
- Claude Carranza (guitar/vocals)
- Mark Gray (bass/vocals)
- John McAll (keyboards/vocals)
- Angus Burchall (drums){{cite web|url=http://www.portnews.com.au/story/4015862/no-sadness-as-the-black-sorrows-rock-on/|title=No Sadness as The Black Sorrows rock on|publisher=Port News|access-date=7 September 2016}}
Release history
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scope="col"| Region
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scope="row" rowspan="2"| Australia
| 16 September 2016{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/faithful-satellite/id1143454137|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924153924/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/faithful-satellite/id1143454137|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 September 2016|title=Faithful Satellite DD|publisher=iTunes Australia|access-date=8 September 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/music/browse/rock/faithful-satellite/994258/ |title=The Black Sorrows Faithful Satelitte CD |publisher=JBHiFi |access-date=7 September 2016}} | rowspan="2"| Head Records | HEAD230 |
30 September 2016{{cite web|url=https://theblacksorrows.bandcamp.com/album/faithful-satellite|title=Faithful Satellite|publisher=The Black Sorrows|access-date=8 September 2016}}
| Vinyl | HEAD230V |