Storybook (Kasey Chambers album)

"Storybook" is the eighth studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers. "Storybook" is a collection of some of Kasey's favourite artists, musicians that have inspired and influenced her throughout her career and acts as a companion to her autobiography, A Little Bird Told Me.[2]

Storybook
Studio album by Kasey Chambers
Released	23 September 2011
Genre	Folk, Country, World music, Pop [1]
Label	Liberation / Sugar Hill Records
Producer	Nash Chambers
Kasey Chambers chronology
Little Bird (2010) Storybook (2011) Wreck & Ruin (2012)
Singles from Storybook
"Luka" Released: 2011

It was released on 23 September 2011[3] and peaked at No.21 in Australia.[4]

Review

Hal Horowitz from All Music gave the album 3.5 out of 5, saying; "Chambers invests her girlish yet poignant vocals and the playing is consistently excellent. If you are already a fan, it's an agreeable venture, but she's not bringing much new to the table in terms of arrangements or her vocal approach. That doesn't make this any less genuine or heartfelt in terms of Chambers' often poignant commitment; however, it also seems like a missed opportunity to stamp these songs with her own personality by re-imagining them to reveal fresh or previously unrealised sub texts."[5]

Jason Hamad from No Surf Music said; "Lacking any original material, it’s impossible to say that Storybook is a 'can’t miss' album, but for Kasey Chambers fans it has the potential to be extremely informative. Although there are a few misses, with highlights like 'Happy Woman Blues', 'Return of the Grievous Angel', 'Leave the Lights On', 'Guilty', 'Orphan Girl' and 'Too Long in the Wasteland' it’s more than an enjoyable listen."[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
1.	"Happy Woman Blues"	Lucinda Williams	Lucinda Williams	3:25
2.	"Return Of The Grievous Angel"	Gram Parsons and Thomas Brown	Gram Parsons	4:23
3.	"If I Needed You"	Townes Van Zandt	Emmylou Harris and Don Williams	2:53
4.	"Luka"	Suzanne Vega	Suzanne Vega	3:35
5.	"Nothing But A Child"	Steve Earle	Steve Earle	4:23
6.	"Leave The Lights On"	John Prine	John Prine	2:17
7.	"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"	Hank Williams	Hank Williams	2:34
8.	"Guilty"	Matthew Ryan	Matthew Ryan	5:01
9.	"Orphan Girl"	Gillian Welch	Gillian Welch	3:48
10.	"True Colours"	Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly	Cyndi Lauper	3:45
11.	"Water In The Fuel"	Fred Eaglesmith	Fred Eaglesmith	4:46
12.	"I Wish It Would Rain (with Ashleigh Dallas) "	Nanci Griffith	Nanci Griffith	3:20
13.	"Everything's Turning To White"	Paul Kelly	Paul Kelly	5:47
14.	"Too Long In The Wasteland"	James McMurtry	James McMurtry	4:45
15.	"Top Of The World"	Patty Griffin	Patty Griffin	4:58

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7]	21
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8]	53
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[9]	19
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10]	16

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)	Position
Australian Country Albums Chart[11]	13

References

1. "Kasey Chambers - Storybook". discogs.com. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
2. "Album of the week - Kasey Chambers' Storybook". Anne-Marie Middlemast. www.abc.net.au. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
3. "Storybook - Kasey Chambers". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
4. "KASEY CHAMBERS - STORYBOOK (ALBUM)". Australian-Charts.com. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
5. "Kasey Chambers Storybook review". All Music. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
6. "Kasey Chambers: Storybook". Jason Hamad. nosurfmusic.com. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
7. "Australiancharts.com – Kasey Chambers – Storybook". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
8. "Kasey Chambers Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
9. "Kasey Chambers Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
10. "Kasey Chambers Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
11. "2011 ARIA Australian Artist ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 19 January 2020.