Leaps and Bounds (song)

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"Leaps and Bounds"
Single by Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls
from the album Gossip / Under the Sun
A-side"Leaps and Bounds" / "Bradman"
ReleasedJanuary 1987
RecordedMay 1986, Trafalgar Studios / Trackdown Studios, Sydney
GenreRock
Length3:22 / 7:28
LabelMushroom
Songwriter(s)Paul Kelly, Chris Langman / Kelly
Producer(s)Alan Thorne, Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls singles chronology
"Darling It Hurts"
(1986) 		"Leaps and Bounds"
(1987) 		"Look So Fine, Feel So Low"
(1987)

"Leaps and Bounds" / "Bradman" is a

SBS-TV's concert RocKwiz Salutes the Bowl. On 29 September 2012 Kelly performed "How to Make Gravy" and "Leaps and Bounds" at the 2012 AFL Grand Final although most of the performance was not broadcast on Seven Network
's pre-game segment.

Background

After recording his solo album, Post, in early 1985, Paul Kelly established a full-time band in Sydney. It included Michael Armiger (bass guitar, rhythm guitar), Michael Barclay (drums) and Steve Connolly (lead guitar). Bass guitarist Jon Schofield and keyboardist Peter Bull soon joined.[1] Through a joke based on Lou Reed's song "Walk on the Wild Side", the band became known as Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls.[2][3] Armiger left and the Coloured Girls line-up stabilised in late 1985 as Barclay, Bull, Connolly and Schofield.[2][4]

By May 1986, the band entered Trafalgar Studios and released their debut 24-track double

Allmusic's Mike DeGagne noted that "[it] bursts at the seams with blustery, distinguished tunes captivating both the somberness and the intrigue thrown forward from this fine Australian storyteller".[8]

Due to possible racist connotations the band changed its name for international releases to Paul Kelly and the Messengers.

Mainstream Rock chart in 1987.[9] The New York Times rock critic Jon Pareles wrote "Mr. Kelly sang one smart, catchy three-minute song after another – dozens of them – as the band played with no-frills directness" following the band's performance at the Bottom Line Club in New York.[10]

Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls' second album, Under the Sun, was released in late 1987 in Australia and New Zealand; and early 1988 in North America and Europe (under the name Paul Kelly and the Messengers).[4] On the Kent Music Report Albums Chart it reached No. 19 with the lead single "To Her Door", peaking at No. 14 on the related singles chart.[6][7] The international version of Under the Sun included "Bradman". In 1992 "Bradman" also appeared on Hidden Things by Paul Kelly & the Messengers.[11]

In 1989, Mushroom Records issued Leaps and Bounds – The Early Videos, a

SBS-TV's concert RocKwiz Salutes the Bowl.[17] In November that year Kelly recorded a live version at the Triple J tribute concert, Before Too Long.[18]

On 29 September 2012 Kelly performed "How to Make Gravy" and "Leaps and Bounds" at the 2012 AFL Grand Final although most of the performance was not broadcast on Seven Network's pre-game segment.[19] Nui Te Koha of Sunday Herald Sun declared "Kelly, an integral part of Melbourne folklore and its music scene, and a noted footy tragic, deserved his place on the Grand Final stage – which has been long overdue ... broadcaster Seven's refusal to show Kelly's performance, except the last verse of 'Leaps and Bounds', was no laughing matter".[19]

Composition and recording

"Leaps and Bounds" is a song with a length of three minutes and twenty-two seconds.

cassette tape of the song, he continued to work on it with Langman.[21]: 282–3  In 1982 the Dots disbanded and late in 1984 Kelly relocated to Sydney, where he eventually formed Paul Kelly & the Coloured Girls.[21] In May 1986 the album, Gossip, was recorded at Trafalgar Studios.[11] It was co-produced by Kelly with Alan Thorne (Hoodoo Gurus, The Stems) who, according to music journalist Robert Forster (former The Go-Betweens singer-songwriter), helped the band create "a sound that will not only influence future roots-rock bands but, through its directness, sparkle and dedication to the song, will also come to be seen as particularly Australian. Ultimately, it means the records these people made together are timeless".[22] According to Kelly, Steve Connolly of the Coloured Girls "wrote the riff" and the group filmed a music video atop the Punt Road silos.[21]: 282  The video was directed by Mick Bell.[12] Creswell observed "The grand themes of Paul Kelly's work are all there – Melbourne, football, transcendence and memory... [he] is a detail man – the temperature, the location, foliage".[14]

"Bradman" is a song with a length of seven minutes and twenty-eight seconds.

The A – Z Recordings (2010).[21]

Track listing

Australian release

  1. "Leaps and Bounds" (Paul Kelly, Chris Langman)[20] – 3:22
  2. "Bradman" (Kelly)[24] – 7:28

Personnel

Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls
  • Paul Kelly – acoustic guitar, lead vocals
  • Steve Connolly – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Michael Barclay – drums, backing vocals
  • Peter Bull – keyboards, backing vocals
  • John Schofield – bass guitar, vocals
Recording details
  • Producer – Alan Thorne ("Leaps and Bounds"), Paul Kelly ("Leaps and Bounds", "Bradman")

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[25] 51

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[26] Platinum 70,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

General
  • ISBN 1865080721. Archived from the original
    on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 9 March 2010.     Note: Archived [online] copy has limited functionality.
  • Rovi Corporation
    . Retrieved 12 March 2012.
Specific
  1. ^ Spencer et al, (2007), Kelly, Paul and the Coloured Girls entry.
  2. ^ a b c d McFarlane, 'Paul Kelly' entry. Archived from the original on 30 September 2004, retrieved 11 March 2012.
  3. ^
    ISBN 9781921332111
    .
  4. ^ a b c d Holmgren, Magnus. "Paul Kelly". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  5. ^ Horsburgh, Susan (4 June 2007). "Song lines". The Age. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  6. ^
    ISBN 0646119176
    .
  7. ^ a b "Discography Paul Kelly". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  8. ^ DeGagne, Mike. "Gossip > Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  9. ^ "Paul Kelly – Charts & Awards – Billboard singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  10. ^ Pareles, Jon (18 September 1988). "Two Rock Storytellers Hit Their Stride". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  11. ^ a b c d e Blanda, Eva (2007). "Paul Kelly – Discography – Part IIb – The Recordings of Paul Kelly with Bands". Other People's Houses (Eva Blanda). Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  12. ^ a b c Blanda, Eva (2007). "Paul Kelly – Discography – Part III – Everything Else". Other People's Houses (Eva Blanda). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  13. IPC Media (Time Inc.
    ). Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  14. ^
    ISBN 978-1-74066-458-5
    .
  15. OCLC 226369741. Archived from the original
    on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  16. OCLC 226369741. Archived from the original
    on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  17. SBS-TV
    . 21 August 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  18. ^ Sawrey, Kaitlyn (November 2009). "Paul Kelly Tribute". Ausmusic Month 2009. Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Archived from the original on 6 April 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  19. ^
    News Corporation
    . Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  20. ^
    Australasian Performing Right Association
    (APRA). Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  21. ^
    ISBN 978-1-926428-22-2
    .
  22. ^ Forster, Robert (April 2009). "Thoughts in the Middle of a Career: Paul Kelly's – Songs from the South". The Monthly. 44: 62–64. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  23. ^ "Paul Kelly – 'Bradman' Sheet Music – Product Information". Musicnotes, Inc. (Kathleen Marsh). Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  24. ^ a b ""Bradman" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  25. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
    .
  26. ^ "Feb Single Accreds 2024" (PDF). ARIA. March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.

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