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The Platinum Albumis a 2013 best of album by Australian recording artist Judith Durham. The album was released on July 5, 2013. [1]
Durham suffered a brain haemorrhage on May 14 after coming off stage in Melbourne with her band The Seekers, just two months short of her 70th birthday. [2]
To celebrate her recovery, her 70th birthday and 50 years in the industry, it was announced a "The Platinum Album" would be released, including her solo songs and hits with 'The Seekers'
The album includes notes by Judith herself, her biographer Graham Simpson, and the celebrated writer/musician Chris Patrick, and includes rare and vintage photographs. [3]
All tracks were personally selected by Judith. Many available for the first time on compact disc.
The album includes two tracks that were recorded especially for the album. [4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "After You've Gone" | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Always There" | 3.58 |
| 3. | "Australia’s Canberra" | 3.21 |
| 4. | "A Bonny Face" | 2.20 |
| 5. | "Clancy" | 5.27 |
| 6. | "Forever and Ever" | 2.44 |
| 7. | "The Gift of Song" | 3.12 |
| 8. | "Gloryland" | 2.13 |
| 9. | "He Will Remember Me" | 2.54 |
| 10. | "I Am Australian" | 4.55 |
| 11. | "I Love You" | 2.41 |
| 12. | "If You Go Away" | 4:03 |
| 13. | "It's Goin' To Be a Beautiful Day" | 4.06 |
| 14. | "Jelly Bean Blues" | 3.39 |
| 15. | "Memories" | 2.35 |
| 16. | "Morningtown Ride" | 2.41 |
| 17. | "Northern Lights" | 5.09 |
| 18. | "The Carnival Is Over" | 3.06 |
| 19. | "This Is My Song" | 2.54 |
| 20. | "Wailing of the Willow" | 2.32 |
| 21. | "We Must Teach Our Children" | 3.12 |
| 22. | "What Could Be a Better Way" | 3.02 |
| 23. | "(When You Come To the End Of) A Perfect Day" | 1.52 |
| Total length: | 76.42 | |
Mark Walker of ClassikOn reviewed the album positively, stating " Judith’s voice shows little of the passage of her 70 years and is at the heart of what makes this album special". He said "Resembling many of her post-Seekers releases, it contains a few jazzy numbers, one or two of a blues persuasion, a few covers, and two of The Seekers most popular numbers, ‘Morningtown Ride’ and ‘The Carnival Is Over’. " [5]
"The Platinum debuted and peaked at #36 on the ARIA chart
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 36 |
| Chart (2013) | Position |
|---|---|
| ARIA Jazz and Blues Albums Chart[7] | 8 |