Sweet Inspiration
Studio album by
Released5 February 2021 (2021-02-05)[1]
Recorded2020
Length53:07
LabelSony Music Australia
ProducerKate Cerebano, Roscoe James Irwin
Kate Ceberano chronology
The Dangerous Age
(2020)
Sweet Inspiration
(2021)
My Life Is a Symphony
(2023)
Singles from Sweet Inspiration
  1. "Hold On"
    Released: 15 October 2020[2]
  2. "Sweet Inspiration"
    Released: 3 December 2020[3]

Sweet Inspiration is the seventeenth studio album recorded by Australian singer, Kate Ceberano. It was released in February 2021 and peaked at number 5 on the ARIA charts.

Speaking about the album, Ceberano said "What should have been a very simple, loving collection of favourite songs, recorded (just because) with friends over a few winters day in Melbourne... turned into an experience that will forever shape my future as an artist. The world turned suddenly upside down overnight with panic and unknowns, and singing seemed too simple – inappropriate and indulgent in the face of the times. But Nina Simone says the artist MUST 'sing for the times' and so I wrote 'Sweet Inspiration'. Inspired by a strong title and series of chords (thank you Rick Price) they sent me in the right direction."[4]

Reception

Zoë Radas from Stack Magazine called the album "one of Kate's best" saying "Most covers albums are pointless, showing an artist out of ideas and playing it safe – a triumph of commercialism over creativity. But the occasional covers collection is something special, providing an insight into an artist's influences as well as giving new meaning to classic songs. These are soothing songs for the soul, and the perfect album for troubled times.".[5]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 5 on the ARIA chart for the week commencing 15 February 2021. It is Ceberano's first top 5 album since Nine Lime Avenue in 2007 and is her seventh Australian top ten album.[6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If It Be Your Will"Leonard Cohen5:38
2."So Far Away"Carole King4:28
3."Sweet Inspiration"Kate Ceberano, Rick Price4:16
4."If These Walls Could Speak"Jimmy Webb3:49
5."Mirror Ball"Guy Garvey, Craig Potter, Mark Potter, Peter Turner, Richard Jupp5:30
6."I Honestly Love You"Peter Allen, Jeff Barry4:01
7."Hold On"Ceberano, Rodrigo Bustos, Jess Fairlie4:46
8."When I Need You"Carole Bayer Sager, Albert Hammond5:29
9."You Needed Me"Charles Randolph Goodrum3:43
10."You Do Something to Me"Paul Weller3:46
11."I Will Always Love You"Dolly Parton3:21
12."The Long and Winding Road"Paul McCartney, John Lennon4:20
Total length:53:07

Charts

Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 5

References

  1. "Sweet Inspiration". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  2. "Kate Ceberano - Hold On". YouTube. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. "Kate Ceberano - Sweet Inspiration". YouTube. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  4. "Kate Ceberano releases new album Sweet Inspiration". amnplify. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  5. "Kate Ceberano, Sweet Inspiration review". Stack Magazine. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  6. "Medicine At Midnight becomes Foo Fighters eighth ARIA #1 album". ARIA. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  7. "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
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