Charcoal Lane

by Archie Roach

Charcoal Lane cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 24 May 1990
  • Label: Mushroom Records
  • Country: Australia
  • Length: 43:38
  • Community rating: 3.6/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Offering a devastatingly intimate and vital indigenous perspective, 'Charcoal Lane' is a landmark achievement in Australian folk music. Anchored by the heartbreaking, autobiographical 'Took the Children Away', the sparse acoustic arrangements amplify Roach's profound storytelling and gentle vocal warmth.

Genres

Descriptors: folk, acoustic, male-vocals, retro, storytelling

Tracklist

  1. Native Born (4:00)
  2. Charcoal Lane (3:21)
  3. Munjana (7:36)
  4. Ive Lied (3:17)
  5. Down City Streets (4:04)
  6. Took the Children Away (5:24)
  7. Sister Brother (4:27)
  8. Beautiful Child (4:01)
  9. No No No (3:49)
  10. Summer of My Life (3:34)

Credits

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