Down the Way explained

Down the Way
Type:studio
Artist:Angus & Julia Stone
Cover:Angus & Julia Stone - Down the Way - Album cover.jpg
Genre:Folk, acoustic
Length:66:11 (including physical bonus track)
Label:EMI Music Australia, Capitol Records
Producer:Angus & Julia Stone
(except "And the Boys" produced by Brad Albetta; "Hold On" co-produced by Keiran Kelly and "Big Jet Plane" co-produced by Govinda Doyle)
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Down the Way is the second studio album by Australian singer-songwriter duo Angus & Julia Stone. It was released on 12 March 2010 in Australia through EMI Music Australia and debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Charts.

The physical CD release (including an untitled bonus track appended to track 13) was released in two formats: standard CD jewel case or deluxe version with gold embossed text on a ribbon-tied, peach-coloured, fabric covered digipak hard-book which includes the additional Red Berries bonus disc and a 20-page lyric book. Red Berries is a collection of bonus tracks from the previous EPs and includes one previously unreleased track "This Way".[1] The song "Santa Monica Dream" was also featured in the 2015 video game Life Is Strange.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2010, the album won Album of the Year, Best Adult Alternative Album, Best Cover Art while Angus and Julia won Producer of the Year for their work on this album.

At the J Awards of 2010, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[2]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)Position
Australian Albums Chart[3] 7
Australian Artist Albums Chart[4] 1
Chart (2011)Position
Australian Albums Chart[5] 28
Australian Artist Albums Chart[6] 7

Decade-end charts

Chart (2010–2019)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 30
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)4

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia12 March 2010[8] CD, Music downloadCapitol Records/EMI Music6263842
Australia12 March 20102x Vinyl RecordEMI Music5099960986511
Europe15 March 2010CD, DD, LPFlock/PIASFLOCKCD8
USA & Canada30 March 2010CD/DVD, Digital downloadNettwerk067003088428

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Down the Way (Hardbook) . JB Hi-fi . 14 February 2012.
  2. Web site: The J Award 2010. Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2010. 15 August 2020.
  3. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums 2010 . . 15 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110217043655/http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2010.htm . 17 February 2011 .
  4. Web site: 2010 ARIA AUSTRALIAN ARTIST ALBUMS CHART. ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. 7 December 2018 .
  5. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums 2011 . ARIA . 15 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127161817/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2011.htm . 27 January 2012 .
  6. Web site: 2011 ARIA AUSTRALIAN ARTIST ALBUMS CHART. ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. 7 December 2018 .
  7. Web site: 2019 ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart. January 2020. 17 January 2020.
  8. Web site: Angus & Julia Stone Draw Your Swords – Witchery Autumn/Winter 2010. The in Sound From Way Out. 3 March 2010. 9 April 2012.

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