CLELIA ADAMS

Discography
Bring it On   CA2001
Heartbeat Highway   CA 2004

Biography
Clelia Adams was born in Italy and migrated to Australia with her family in the post war migration in the 50’s. Clel grew up in Orange in Central Western NSW and at the age of 17 moved to Sydney to work for Go-Set Magazine, the premier Australian pop paper of its day, as girl-friday and music journalist. She joined WEA Records (Sydney) in Product and Marketing before heading to London, Europe and Canada.

Clelia moved to Tamworth in the mid 70’s, drawn to the country music scene there and quickly became entrenched in the music, via her all girl trio SKARLETT (with Kate McCarthy and Jacqui Glynn) and singer with the ground-breaking New England Rangers which was the first country rock outfit in a rock ‘n roll town and spawned the careers of Pixie Jenkins (fiddle) and Lawrie Minson (guitar, dobro,banjo, lap steel)

Clelia's music career took a big nose-dive around 1990 when she was diagnosed with a brain tumor and had a long and arduous rehabilitation period, which included recovery of memory in the language and learning centres. She had to learn to sing and do things all over again. After 8 years on the road with guitarist Gary Brown she chose to move and start all over again on the far-north coast of NSW, an area Clel has always loved. "It’s the best move I’ve ever made. Its God’s own country here and I’ve never looked back."

In l996, Clelia recorded her first solo CD "Fine Company" as a statement of progress in recovery from the tumor and to her delight it received rave reviews, entwining country, blues, R & B and jazz.

Then, in 2001, Clelia recorded "Bring It On", once again combining musical genres, with its roots firmly in Country, Western Swing, Honky Tonk and Rockabilly.   "Bring It On" is a classic country album, combining timeless country melodies from the 40’s and 50’s by Jimmy Rogers, Hank Williams and Bob Wills, through to modern contemporary country by John Prine, Tom Waits, KD Lang, Lloyd Price and George Strait.

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BRING IT ON

Clelia Adams

Cat No. CA2001

CD - $25.00
Cass - $15.00

Track Titles
1.    Find My Love (Mark E. Nevin)  (3.04)
2.    Cowgirl Rides Away (S Throckmorton - C. Kelly)   (3.21)
3.    Eat My Words (Marti Brom)  (2.24)
4.    Any Ole Time (Jimmy Rogers)  (3.25)
5.    Curious Soul Astray  (Lang-Mink)  (3.28)
6.    Mind Your Own Business (Hank Williams Snr)   (3.21)
7.    Just Because (Lloyd Price)  (2.57)
8.    Faded Love (Bob Wills-Johnny Lee Wills)  (3.38)
9.    You're Gonna Love Me One Day (Heather Myles)   (3.05)
10.  Downtown Train (Flores-Foster)  (3.08)
11.  Bring It On (Flores-Foster)  (3.08)
12.  Speed of the Sound of Loneliness (John Prine)  (3.18)
13.  Silver Threads and Golden Needles (Reynolds/Rhodes)   (2.27)

CREDITS
Stuart French - Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Backing Vocals on tracks 2, 12, 13
James Gillard - Bass and Acoustic Guitar
Michel Rose  - Pedal Steel, Dobro, Mandolin
Gary Steele - Piano and Accordian
Doug Gallacher - Drums and Percussion
Kevin Bennett - Electric Guitar on tracks 6, 11, 12, duet on 'Bring it On' backing on track 10.
Jessie Adams - Backing Vocals on tracks 5 and 1

Recorded at - Swinging Door Studio's Sydney
Mastering by - Don Bartley at Studio's 301
Producer - Stuart French

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HEARTBEAT HIGHWAY

Clelia Adams

Cat No. CA2004

CD - $25.00

Track Titles
1.    Heartbeat Highway (Clelia Adams) (3.08)
2.    Talk of the Town (Shane Howard) (2.10)
3.    Settin' The Woods on Fire (Fred Rose, Ed G Nelson) (2.30)
4.    Back In Baby's Arms (Bob Montgomery) (2.10)
5.    Half as Much (Curley Williams) (3.29)
6.    Green Door (Marvin Moore, Bob Davis) (3.13)
7.    Rock and Roll Waltz (Dick Ware, Shorty Allen) (2.52)
8.    Yodellin' Blues (Steve Wilkinson) (3.00)
9.    Our Town (Iris Dement) (5.09)
10.  Cowboy's Sweetheart (Patsy Montana) (2.53)
11.  Que Sera Sera (Ray Evans, Jay Livingstone) (2.28)
12.  Stupid Cupid (Sedaka, Greenfield) (2.09)
13.  My Boy Lollipop (Roberts, Spenser, Levy) (2.20)
14.  Mountain of Love (Bobby Darin, Bob Kirshner) (2.50)

CREDITS
Stuart French - Electric & Acoustic guitars and backing vocals on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5
James Gillard - Bass
Michel Rose - Pedal Steel and Dobro
Garry Steele - Piano and accordian
Rudy Miranda - Drums on tracks 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14
Joel Davis - Drums on tracks 3, 5, 6, 7
Doug Rowe - Guitar on tracks 5, 14, backing vocals on tracks 2, 4, 5
Kate McCarthy - Backing vocals on tracks 2, 4
Camille Te Nahu - Backing vocals on tracks 1, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14

Studio Information
Producer - Stuart French
Recorded at Swinging Door Studios - Sydney
Mastered by Stuart French
Photography by Stephen Henry - Brisbane
Graphic Desing by Syd Geary & Jane Purchase - Mullumbimby Printworks