Beautiful View is the fifth
studio album
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released by
Australia
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n singer
Wendy Matthews
Wendy Joan Matthews (born 13 January 1960) is a Canadian-born Australian singer-songwriter who has been a member of Models (band), Models and Absent Friends (band), Absent Friends and is a solo artist. She released Top 20 hit singles in th ...
released by
BMG in Australia on 7 May 2001. It yielded three singles "Free", "Beautiful View" and "Like the Sun".
Matthews wrote the majority of the album on the north coast of
New South Wales, Australia
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Coral and Tasman Seas to the east. T ...
. She chose the name "Beautiful View" for the album because she wanted to "link it
he albumto this special place where I can look to the islands in winter and watch the whales frolicking in the ocean."
["Wendy's Backyard - A Room With a View!"](_blank)
. Wendymatthews.com.au. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
Track listing
# "Like the Sun" (Matthews, R. Reid, Michael Szumowski) – 4:16
# "Free" (S. Peiken, G. Wells) – 3:54
# "Beautiful View" (
Greg Arnold, Cameron McKenzie) – 2:57
# "Hollow Boy" (Matthews, Reid, Szumowski) – 4:08
# "Roll Away the Stone" (Matthews, Reid, Szumowski) – 3:28
# "No Vacancy" (Matthews, G. Skinner) – 4:27
# "Maybe" – 3:52
# "Right Now" – 3:38
# "Waiting" (Mark Duffy) – 4:17
# "Unravelling" – 4:45
# "My Boy Before" (
Paul Kelly, Matthews, Szumowski) – 4:27
;Bonus CD
# "I've Got to Have You" (3AM mix) – 4:14
# "These Streets" (Sorry's mix) – 5:02
# "Day by Day" (Last Suppers mix) – 4:56
# "If Only I Could" (Timebomb mix) – 5:45
# "Beautiful View" (View from Ashfield mix) – 4:32
Charts
References
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2001 albums
Wendy Matthews albums