Archie Roach - Discography

Charcoal Lane (1990) 

Features the songs 'Took The Children Away' and 'Down City Streets' (written by his partner Ruby Hunter)

Produced by Steve Connolly & Paul Kelly

US Rolling Stone named 'Charcoal Lane' one of their Top 50 albums for 1992

Included guest appearances by Neil & Tim Finn

Winner 'Best Indigenous Album' & 'Best New Talent' ARIA Awards 1991

Nearing gold sales in Australia

Human Rights Achievement Award for 'Took The Children Away', the first time the award was ever given to a songwriter

1. Native Born
2. Charcoal Lane
3. Munjana
4. I've Lied
5. Down City Streets
6. Took the Children Away
7. Sister Brother
8. Beautiful Child
9. No No No
10. Summer of My Life

"Archie Roach is to be bracketed with singers like George Jones and Aaron Neville. What they have in common, is their ease, artistic grace, the ability to convey depths of feeling and emotion without the listener being conscious of them attempting to do so."

Paul Kelly, producer 'Charcoal Lane'

 Jamu Dreaming (1993)

1. Weeping in the Forest
2. From Paradise
3. Mr T
4. Love in the Morning
5. Tell Me Why
6. Walking Into Doors
7. Wild Blue Guns
8. So Young
9. Angela
10. Jamu Dreaming
11. There is a Garden

Released 1993, features singles 'From Paradise' and 'Walking Into Doors'.

Produced by David Bridie (My Friend The Chocolate Cake, Not Drowning Waving)

Guests on the album included Paul Kelly, Ruby Hunter, Tiddas, Vika & Linda Bull and Joe Geia

Top 40

Nominated for 'Best Indigenous Record' ARIA 1994

"It's difficult not to be struck by the strength of his voice and the delivery of the lyric, his turn of phrase too..."

David Bridie, producer 'Jamu Dreaming'

 Looking For Butter Boy (1997) 

Released 1997

Produced by Malcolm Burn (Iggy Pop, Emmy Lou Harris, Patti Smith, Midnight Oil, Aaron Neville)

Won three ARIA awards in 1998

1. Beggar Man
2. A Child Was Born Here
3. My Grandmother Dancing (With My Spirit)
4. F Troop
5. Mother's Heartbeat
6. Djabugai Lady
7. Hold On Tight
8. River Song
9. Reach For You
10. Give Unto Caesar
11. Lois St John
12. Watching Over Me

"I'd definitely put Archie in with the great singers. There's not many of them in the world, I think there might be 30."

Malcolm Burn, producer 'Looking For Butter Boy'