''Lioness'' is the tenth studio album by Australian
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
singer
Beccy Cole. It was released in August 2018 and peaked at number 31 on the
ARIA Charts
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. In an Australian first, Cole procured the talents of some of Australia's finest female musicians to make the only ever 100% female produced album.
In an interview with ABC Cole said the album is "personal" saying "''Lioness'' is a reflection on my marital status. I never used to write love songs, because I didn't identify with them and it took until age 40 to find love properly... and I'm so much better off and a better person because of it".
At the 2019 Country Music Awards of Australia, ''Lioness'' was nominated for Traditional Country Album of the Year.
At the 2019 Australian Independent Awards, ''Lioness'' won Best Independent Country Album.
Track listing
# "Lioness" – 4:32
# "Coromandel Valley" – 2:52
# "Wine Time" – 3:47
# "Are You Coming Over?" – 3:14
# "They Won't Call It Cheating" – 4:28
# "My Wife's Got Balls" – 3:37
# "My God" – 3:11
# "Look Ma, I'm on CMC" – 2:40
# "
I'm So Excited" – 3:53
# "The Milliner" – 2:38
# "Our Souls" – 2:57
# "I Believe in You" – 3:32
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
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2018 albums
Beccy Cole albums
Self-released albums