"Release Me" is a song by Australian singer songwriter
Deborah Conway. It was released as the third single from her debut
studio album
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''String of Pearls'' (1991). It peaked at number 58 in Australia in February 1992. In the following month Conway performed it with
Vika and Linda at the
ARIA Music Awards of 1992
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.
Dan Condon of
Double J, in 2019, rated it as one of seven great performances at the ARIA Awards over 33 years.
At the
ARIA Music Awards of 1993
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, the song earned Conway a nomination for
ARIA Award for Best Female Artist
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but lost out to ''
Lily'' by
Wendy Matthews.
Track listings
; CD/Cassette Single
# "Release Me"
# "Will You Miss Me When You're Sober"
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# "In April"
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# "Release Me" [Acoustic]
Weekly charts
References
External links
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1991 songs
1992 singles
Mushroom Records singles
Songs written by Scott Cutler
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