The Australian Cities Suite

The Australian Cities Suite is an album by Australian recording artist Judith Durham with Orchestra Victoria. The album is a collection of songs she wrote about each capital city in Australia and was released in October 2008.

The album was re-released on 27 April 2012 and peaked at number 81 on the ARIA Chart in May 2012.

Background and release

In 2006, the Seekers were given the "Key to the City" of Melbourne. where Durham sang her song "Seldom Melbourne Leaves My Mind" as part of her speech in tribute to her home town. Durham accepted an invitation by Orchestra Victoria to record an album that would be titled The Australian Cities Suite with all royalties benefiting 400 charities. The album was released in October 2008.

Track listing

"Judith Durham's Advance Australia Fair - Opening Chorus" - 1:21
"Overture" - 3:41
"Australia Land Of Today" - 3:01
"Seldom Melbourne Leaves My Mind" - 3:49
"Meet Me in the Mall in Brisbane" - 2:15
"Australia's Canberra" - 3:20
"Happy Years I Spent in Hobart" - 3:14
"Darwin is Da Winner" - 2:40
"Adelaide You're Beautiful" - 3:30
"When Perth is on the East Side" - 2:07
"Sydney, Girl of My Dreams" - 3:01
"Our Town" - 2:37
"Advance Australia Fair" 2012 re-release only - 3:30
"Australia Land of Today" - 1:45

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	81
Australian (ARIA) Jazz and Blues Chart	1
Australian (ARIA) artist Chart	19

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
Australian Jazz and Blues Albums (ARIA)	12

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	October 2008	Compact Disc	Musicoat
Australia	27 April 2012	Digital download, CD	Decca Records	2797918

References

"Gretel Killeen, Judith Durham and Grace Knight". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
"About The Seekers". Judith Durham. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
"About Judith Durham". Judith Durham. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
"The ARIA Report issue 1159" (PDF). ARIA Charts. 14 May 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
"ARIA Top Jazz and Blues Albums 2012". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
"The Australian Cities Suite". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
"Australian Cities Suite, The". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

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Discography
Studio albums	For Christmas with Love (1968) Gift of Song (1970) Climb Ev'ry Mountain (1971) Judith Durham and The Hottest Band in Town (1974) Judith Durham and The Hottest Band in Town Volume 2 (1974) Let Me Find Love (1994) Mona Lisas (1996) Future Road (1997) The Australian Cities Suite (2008) Up Close and Personal (2009) Epiphany (2011) It's Christmas Time (2013)
Live albums	The Hot Jazz Duo (1979) 25 Year Reunion Celebration (1993) 1968 BBC Farewell Spectacular (1999) Live in Concert (2002) Live in London (2014)
Compilation albums	Australia's Own Judith Durham (1971) Here Am I (1972) The Silver Jubilee Album (1993) A Carnival of Hits (1994) Colours of My Life (2011) The Platinum Album (2013) So Much More (2018)
Notable singles	"Climb Ev'ry Mountain" "A World of Our Own" (with The Seekers) "Georgy Girl (with The Seekers) "I Am Australian" (with Russell Hitchcock and Mandawuy Yunupingu) "Yil Lull" (as Singers for the Red Black & Gold) "Advance Australia Fair"
Honours and Awards	Australian of the Year (1967) Medal of the Order of Australia (1995) ARIA Hall of Fame (1995) Centenary Medal (2001) Officer of the Order of Australia (2014) Victorian of the Year (2014)
Related articles	The Seekers

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