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Bill & Audrey : Looking Back To See
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Featuring classic country duets and close harmony singing Bill Chambers and Audrey Auld take their inspiration from Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris, George & Tammy, Porter & Dolly and the Louvin Brothers, then fuse these influences of their own
Genre: Country: Traditional Country
Release Date: 1999
Looking Back To See
Bill & Audrey
Record Label: Reckless Records
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Preview Song Name Time Buy
1. Looking Back To See 2:10 Album Only
2. Sugar Daddy 2:03 Album Only
3. Kiss The Children 3:04 Album Only
4. Honky Tonk Fool 2:09 Album Only
5. Searching 2:43 Album Only
6. We'll Sweep Out The Ashes In The Morning 2:51 Album Only
7. It Was The Whiskey Talking (not Me) 2:24 Album Only
8. Road Of Regret 3:00 Album Only
9. Losing Side Of Love 2:44 Album Only
10. You Opened My Eyes 4:30 Album Only
11. Honky Tonk Merry Go Round 2:03 Album Only
12. You Are My Sunshine 2:31 Album Only
13. What's In Our Hearts 2:26 Album Only
14. Meet Me Up There 2:55 Album Only
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Album Notes

Sometimes, there's a special magic that occurs between two people when they play music together; Gram and Emmylou, George and Tammy, Porter and Dolly - they all created sparks. Bill Chambers and Audrey Auld draw on the influence of those classic duos, plus that of their own history of loving, leaving, laughing and fighting to create an entertainment experience that's anything but predictable!

"Bill and I have the best time playing together," says Audrey "It's always lots of fun because we know each other so well. It's those spontaneous moments that are most magical."

It was Hank Williams who introduced Bill Chambers to Audrey Auld. Not that he'd ever know it. Hank was long gone but his Birthday Parties continue and it was at one such party in Sydney, 1996 where Bill met Audrey. In retrospect that meeting was quite significant.

These musical soul mates went on to establish their own Reckless Records label, record an award winning duet album 'Looking Back To See', revive interest in traditional country and roots music in Australia, host the weekly 'Bill & Audrey's Hillbilly Jam' for several years and inspire independent artists to follow their muse and swim against the stream.

"Bill & Audrey revive what seemed lost beyond all prayer of recovery, the art of country duets. I can't remember when I last head a really well done country duet. Can it really have been Parsons & Harris? Bill & Audrey fill this aching void with an utterly disarming simplicity and lack of self-consciousness.. As a vocalist Audrey has that spine tingling 40s/50s hillbillyette sound. They've been time warped from the golden age of country duets."
John Conquest, 3rd Coast Music 1999

"BILL & AUDREY REVIVE CLASSIC DUET SOUND DOWN UNDER"
"If you're in the mood for some serious country music, look no further than the current Australian release by Bill & Audrey. Together they create the classic country duet sound that just isn't heard anymore. The title cut and "We'll Sweep Out The Ashes" are particularly compelling." Chet Flippo, Billboard 1999

Entertaining has always been a strong suit for both Bill & Audrey. Voted Best Duo in the 1998 Victorian Country Music Awards, they were also CMAA Gold Guitar Finalists (Vocal Group/Duo) in 2000. Bill & Audrey were also Independent Entertainer of the Year finalists in the inaugural CMAA Achiever Awards 2000.

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REVIEWS

This is a wonderful album.
author: Salle Senior
                            
This old songs, sang in the old way, is the music I love.
Bill & Audrey know how to do it. A must for all country music lovers.

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Now this CD is Country - Enjoy
author: Steve L. Butts, Country Roads
                            
Wanted to obtain this CD so that I could complete my review in Country Roads Magazine.  This is a CD that everyone will want for their personal collection and I now have mine (smiling).  Hoping to gather some additional details on this great duo and will return to post more on this beautiful CD and other music as it becomes available.
Regards,
Steve at Country Roads

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This CD is GREAT!!!
author: Marcus Thell, SCC-Nytt (SCC-News) No. 1/2001
                            
Artist: Bill & Audrey
Title: Lookin´ Back To See
Label: Reckless rec.
By: Marcus Thell
4 hats (5 hats is the best you can get!)

This is Audrey Auld´s first release that was released in 1998. (I´ve previously review her latest CD in a previous issue of SCC-Nytt.) This is good traditional country. Bill Chambers is the father of Aussie singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers. He sings very good and he sometimes sings very like Gram Parsons. This is mostly shown on the song Kiss The Children, that Gram recorded in 1973. One of this CD´s best songs. The CD has 14 songs, where half are covers and half are written by them. The best songs are ”Losing Side Of Love”, “What`s In Our Hearts”, “We`ll Sweep Out The Ashes In The Morning” and “Searching”. The last song “Meet Me Up There” makes me think of Mother Maybelle & The Carter Family with its` autoharp, harmony and guitarpickin´. This CD is recorded in Australia with Australian musicians that are very talented. I know there are people out there that only buy countrymusic from American or Canadian singers. But do buy Audrey Auld –this is actually one of 1998`s best records!

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You like pre-Nashville sound? You'll love this!
author: Al Paschall
                            
Bill and Audrey have definitely not gotten above their raising.  Just about every song on this cd would have been to played to death on every jukebox in every honky-tonk south of the Mason-Dixon.  One of the best traditional country cd's I've heard in years.

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