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Music Composed byJohn AddisonPlayed by theSinfonia of
LondonConducted byDock Mathiesonand the voice of Tommy Steele
John Addison (1920-1998) was a well known British composer who
specialised in film and television scores. He has a wiki here.
(Below: John Addison)
Dock Mathieson was the younger brother of conductor, and film
specialist, Muir Mathieson, and he was similarly perceived as a
safe pair of hands for realising film scores. His list of credits
in the 1950s and early 1960s is extensive.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Addison
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As if to emphasise that the Australian aspects of The Shiralee
only went so far, the British producers also involved the musical
stylings of Tommy Steele in the score.
(Below: Tommy Steele in his heyday)
You could buy it as sheet music:
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And it was released as 45 in May 1957 and achieved a chart
position of #11 in the UK:
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Decca F 10896 May 1957
Side A: Shiralee (from the film) Tommy Steele and the Steelmen
(Steele) Side B: Grandad's Rock Tommy Steele and the Steelmen
(Bart, Steele)
The song also turned up on various Tommy Steele compilations,
such as the Decca LP album The Happy World of Tommy Steele:
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Penultimate track side two.
This was also given a release as a World Record Club
edition:
Side two track 5 Shiralee Tommy Steele (Albert) Vocals: Tommy
Steele
It has also turned up on a number of compilations, and remains
available for download at time of writing as part of the two CD
compilation The Very Best of Tommy Steele:
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CD 1 Track 15 Shiralee (from the film "Shiralee") (2'57") Tommy
Steele and the Steelmen
The song has also been covered by other artists, and was
released on Columbia DO3865 as a 78, featuring Bob Gibson and His
Orchestra doing The Shiralee and on the B side, Buster, The
Swagman's Daughter.
A different version was released under the title The Sundowners
in Sydney in 1957, MX96372, on Presto RAS254, featuring The
Shiralee themes by Leslie Raphael
Another version featured Kathleen McCormack doing the
vocals:
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LP RCA VCL1-0031 15 Songs of AustraliaKathleen
McCormackProducer: Ron WillsMusical direction: Don Andrews.
Orchestra directed by Don AndrewsDon Andrews, guitar; George Golla,
guitar and banjo; Reg Robinson, bass; Herbie Marks, accordion and
virginals; Don Burrows, flute; Lal Kuring, cello.
Side 1 track 6 The Shiralee (2'28") (D'arcy Niland - Leslie
Raphael) (Control) Vocals: Kathleen McCormack.
