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Under the Sun is the second album by Australian rock group Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls and was originally released in December 1987 by Mushroom Records. In the North American and European markets, it was released by A&M Records in 1988 with the band credited as Paul Kelly & The Messengers, with a different track order and listing. Another single, "Dumb Things," peaked at #36 in early 1989 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) singles charts; The song was included in the soundtrack for the 1988 Yahoo Serious film Young Einstein.

"To Her Door" won an ARIA Award in 1988 for 'Best Video' directed by Claudia Castle. In 2001, the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) listed the Top 30 Australian songs of all time, including "To Her Door," written by Kelly.

Background

After relocating from Melbourne to Sydney in 1985, Paul Kelly began to play and record with a full-time band, which included Michael Armiger on bass guitar, Michael Barclay on drums, Steve Connolly on guitar, eventually bassist Jon Schofield, and keyboardist Peter Bull joined. In September 1986 the band released their debut double LP Gossip.

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Certifications

Release history

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|colspan="1"|Format

|colspan="1"| Country

|colspan="1"| Label

|colspan="1"| Catalogue No.

|colspan="1"| Year

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|LP/CD/Cassette

|AUS

|Mushroom

|RML 53248

|November 1987

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|LP/CD

|USA

|A&M Records

|SP 5157

|1988

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|CD

|Germany

|A&M

|396979-1

|1988

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|CD

|AUS

|Mushroom/White

|MUSH322812

|1997

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References