"Exquisite Stereo" is the fourth

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...

by Australia rock singer-songwriter and guitarist,

Deborah Conway Deborah Ann Conway (born 8 August 1959) is an Australian rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, and had a career as a model and actress. She was a founding member of the 1980s rock band Do-Ré-Mi with their top-5 hit "Man Overboard". Conway pe ...

. The album was released in May 2000 via Another Intercrops Production and distributed independently through

Shock Records Shock Records was an Australian independent record label, branded with the logo Shock or Shock Australia. Founded in 1988, it traded as Shock Records Pty. Ltd, and its publishing arm as Shock Music Publishing Pty. Ltd. Its most prominent sublab ...

. The album features adventurous, sometimes subversive arrangements. In a 2010 interview, Conway said; "'' My Third Husband'' and ''Exquisite Stereo'' had a relationship that was intricately connected. ''My Third Husband'' was such a “production in a box.” It barely involved any live musicians. We used some in the end, but the album was mostly designed before that. With ''Exquisite Stereo'', we took the exact opposite approach."

Critical reception

Juice Magazine gave the album 7 out of 10. It was Shaun Carney from The Green Guide's album of the week. Australian Women’s Forum gave it 4 out of 4, saying; "It’s been a long time between hits for Deborah Conway, but this CD deserves more than just critical acclaim. Yes, it is exqusite stereo – Conway’s voice is brilliant and she’s somehow ended up with all the passion that

Mariah Carey Mariah Carey ( ; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Songbird Supreme" by ''Guinness World Records'', Carey is known for her five-octave voc ...

and

Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion (born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Power Ballads", Dion's powerful, technically skilled vocals and commercially successful works have had ...

had surgically removed. “Radio Loves This” is a stand-out track that radio, surely, will have to love."

Track listing

# "Interzone" # "Exquisite Stereo" (featuring

Neil Finn Neil Mullane Finn (born 27 May 1958) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for being a principal member of Split Enz and for being the lead singer of Crowded House. He was also a member of Fleetwood Mac from 2018 ...

) # "Radio Loves This" # "Novocaine" # "You Come to Earth" # "She's Coming For It" # "So Sweet" # "The Freeway is Falling" # "Never Far Away" # "I Lay My Head Down on My Pillow and I Cried All Night" # "Pass the Sugar" # "Dust to Dust" * all tracks written by Deborah Conway and Willy Zygier

References

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