Ways & Means (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Ways & Means
| type = studio
| artist = Paul Kelly
| cover = Ways means.jpg
| alt =
| released = 17 February 2004
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| length = 95:26
| label = EMI
Cooking Vinyl
| producer = Tchad Blake, Paul Kelly
| prev_title = Nothing But A Dream
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = Foggy Highway
| next_year = 2005
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r677138|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
|rev2 = Rolling Stone magazine
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite magazine |date=2008-08-30 |title=Paul Kelly: Ways and Means : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone |magazine=Rolling Stone |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/paulkelly/albums/album/5240763/review/5947073/ways_and_means |access-date=2024-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830032150/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/paulkelly/albums/album/5240763/review/5947073/ways_and_means |archive-date=30 August 2008 }}
}}
Ways & Means is a double album recorded by Australian artist Paul Kelly and originally released in February 2004,{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110522211134/http://www.howlspace.com.au/en/kellypaul/kellypaul.htm | url = http://www.howlspace.com.au/en/kellypaul/kellypaul.htm | title = Paul Kelly | last = Nimmervoll | first = Ed | publisher = Howlspace. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd (Tom Denison) | archive-date = 22 May 2011 | access-date = 22 January 2012 | url-status = dead }} which peaked at #13 on the ARIA Albums Charts.{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Paul+Kelly&titel=Ways+%26+Means&cat=a|title=Paul Kelly - Ways & Means|publisher=australian-charts.com|access-date=12 November 2009}} It won the 2004 ARIA Music Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album. It was issued on EMI in Australia and Cooking Vinyl in the US. Kelly's backing band were later called The Boon Companions and consisted of his nephew Dan Kelly on guitar, Peter Luscombe on drums and his brother Dan Luscombe on guitar and keyboards, and Bill McDonald on bass guitar. "Beautiful Feeling" was used as the theme song for the ABCTV series Fireflies (2004).
Paul Kelly & the Boon Companions released a DVD titled, Ways & Means later in 2004. It contained 31 tracks divided into three sections: 15 tracks subtitled, Live in Boston, 12 tracks subtitled, Musicmax Sessions - Live at the Sydney Opera House (recorded on 27 January), and four tracks subtitled, Film Clips.
Background
Ways & Means was released by Paul Kelly on 17 February 2004, which peaked at #13 on the ARIA Albums Charts. Though identified as a solo record, it was more of a group effort, with a backing band later dubbed The Boon Companions co-writing many of the tracks. The Boon Companions consisted of Kelly's nephew Dan Kelly on guitar, Peter Luscombe on drums and his brother Dan Luscombe on guitar and keyboards, and Bill McDonald on bass guitar. On 7 February, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation had started broadcasting the television series Fireflies which featured a score by Kelly and Stephen Rae.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390006/fullcredits#cast |title=Fireflies (2004, pilot episode) - Full cast and crew |publisher=Internet Movie Database |access-date=2008-09-03 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389617/fullcredits#cast |title=Fireflies (2004, TV series) - Full cast and crew |publisher=Internet Movie Database|access-date=2008-09-03 }} The associated soundtrack CD Fireflies: Songs of Paul Kelly included tracks by Kelly, Paul Kelly & the Boon Companions, Professor Ratbaggy (containing Kelly and three earlier bandmates), Paul Kelly with Uncle Bill, and "Los Cucumbros" by the Boon Companions featuring Sian Prior,{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusicimport.com/649818.html |title=Fireflies: Songs of Paul Kelly soundtrack CD |publisher=allmusic |access-date=2008-09-04 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} which was later a track on Stardust Five by Stardust Five{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Stardust-Five/dp/B000ERU784 |title=Stardust Five
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Ways & Means disc 1
| all_writing = Paul Kelly, Dan Kelly, Peter Luscombe, Dan Luscombe and Bill McDonald (except as below)
| title1 = Gunnamatta
| length1 = 4:14
| title2 = The Oldest Story in the Book
| writer2 = P Kelly, D Luscombe
| length2 = 4:31
| title3 = Heavy Thing
| length3 = 3:26
| writer3 = P Kelly, D Kelly
| title4 = Won't You Come Around
| length4 = 3:52
| writer4 = P Kelly
| title5 = These Are the Days
| length5 = 4:02
| writer5 = P Kelly
| title6 = Beautiful Feeling
| length6 = 5:16
| title7 = Crying Shame
| length7 = 4:36
| title8 = Sure Got Me (Where You Want Me)
| writer8 = P Kelly
| length8 = 4:35
| title9 = To Be Good Takes a Long Time (To Be Bad No Time at All)
| length9 = 3:10
| writer9 = P Kelly
| title10 = Can't Help You Now
| length10 = 4:55
| writer10 = P Kelly, D Kelly
| title11 = Nothing But a Dream
| length11 = 7:36
| writer11 = P Kelly
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Ways & Means disc 2
| all_writing = Paul Kelly (except as below)
| title1 = Little Bit O'Sugar
| writer1 = P Kelly, D Kelly
| length1 = 6:49
| title2 = Forty Eight Angels
| length2 = 4:43
| title3 = Your Lovin' Is on My Mind
| length3 = 3:38
| title4 = You Broke a Beautiful Thing
| length4 = 4:51
| title5 = My Way Is to You
| writer5 = P Kelly, D Kelly
| length5 = 4:22
| title6 = Curly Red
| length6 = 3:44
| title7 = King of Fools
| length7 = 2:55
| title8 = Young Lovers
| writer8 = P Kelly, D Luscombe, D Kelly
| length8 = 3:06
| title9 = Big Fine Girl
| length9 = 2:50
| title10 = Let's Fall Again
| writer10 = P Kelly, D Luscombe, D Kelly, P Luscombe, B McDonald
| length10 = 8:15
}}
Personnel
Paul Kelly Band aka Paul Kelly & the Boon Companions
Credits:{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131022052859/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/k/kellypaul.html | url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/k/kellypaul.html | title = Paul Kelly | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | publisher = Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren) | archive-date = 22 October 2013 | url-status = usurped | access-date = 21 March 2014 }}
- Dan Kelly – guitars, vocals
- Paul Kelly – vocals, guitars
- Dan Luscombe – guitars, keyboards
- Peter Luscombe – drums
- Bill McDonald – bass guitar
Production details
- Producer – Tchad Blake, Paul Kelly
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2004)
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| {{album chart|Australia|13|artist=Paul Kelly|album=Ways & Means|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 August 2017}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2004|certyear=2024|date=March 2024|access-date=18 March 2024}}
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References
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