Words And Music is an album recorded by Paul Kelly and originally released in 1998.
Description.
The album was released on Mushroom Records in Australia and Vanguard Records in the United States. It peaked at 17 in Australia and 44 in New Zealand and was certified gold.
Kelly was nominated and won an ARIA Award in the category Best Male Artist for "Words and Music" in 1998.
Songs.
The US release included one additional track, "How to Make Gravy", which was released as a separate Extended Play prior to the release of "Words and Music" in Australia and was nominated as Song of the Year at the 1997 Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) Awards.
The song "Little Kings" begins "I’m so afraid for my country, There’s an ill wind blowing no good, So many lies in the name of history" and includes the lyrics: ;templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" / ;In the land of the little kings ;br ;There’s a price on everything ;br ;And everywhere the little kings ;br ;Are getting away with murder
The title was used for the feature-length documentary film, "Land of the Little Kings", which tells the stories of Indigenous children affected by being forcibly removed from their families, through the stories of Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter, and the song is sung by Roach in the film.
Track listing.
All songs were written by Paul Kelly, except where noted.
References.
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