''Real Class Act'' is the second studio album by Australian

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singer,

Fanny Lumsden Edwina Margaret Lumsden, professionally known as Fanny Lumsden, is an Australian country music singer and songwriter. Lumsden is best known for her ARIA-award winning album ''Fallow''. Career Lumsden was born in Warren, New South Wales and gre ...

. It was released in September 2017 and peaked at number 23 on the ARIA Charts. Lumsden promoted the album with an Australian tour, lasting from September 2017 to March 2018. At the

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, the album won Best Country Album. At the

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, the album was nominated for

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Reception

Tiffany Mitchell from ''Blank Gold Coast'' said "There is a definite likeness, personality and song savviness similar to US country twinkle star

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. Lumsden confidently creates

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grand musical numbers of little town observations. This is what we need in Australian country music right now; original instrumental intros and vibrant music production swirling with clever lyrics that are too good to throw away."

Track listing

# "Watershed" - 3:53 # "Roll On - 2:57 # "Real Class Act" - 3:53 # "Elastic Waistband" - 3:22 # "Big Ol' Dry" - 4:06 # "Real Men Don't Cry (War on Pride)" - 4:07 # "Pretty Little Fools" - 2:58 # "Peppercorn Tree" - 3:26 # "Shootin' the Breeze" - 3:41 # "Perfect Mess" - 4:50 # "Rain on Your Parade" - 4:39 # "Here to Hear" - 3:45

Charts

References

{{Authority control Fanny Lumsden albums 2017 albums