Seventy (Deluxe Edition) Paul Kelly

• 1 Tell Us A Story (Full Length) 06:00
• 2 Don't Give Up On Me 03:27
• 3 Rita Wrote A Letter 04:14
• 4 The Body Keeps The Score 03:28
• 5 I Keep On Coming Back For More 03:16
• 6 Take It Handy 02:46
• 7 Happy Birthday, Ada Mae 03:22
• 8 The Magpies 02:42
• 9 Made For Me 03:21
• 10 Sailing To Byzantium 03:22
• 11 My Body Felt No Pain 02:14
• 12 I'm Not Afraid Of The Dark 03:45
• 13 Stardust 03:02
• Total Runtime 44:59

Info for Seventy (Deluxe Edition)

Seventy is the thirtieth studio album by Australian musician Paul Kelly, released on 7 November 2025. The album's title refers to Kelly's age.

Seventy is Paul Kelly's latest Australian-chart-topping collection of stories set to music. The album captures the ancient human tradition of gathering to share tales and "keep the darkness away," opening and closing with the simple plea "Tell us a story..." Songs range from intimate portraits of friendship and desire to quiet moments of wonder.

The deluxe version features a new recording of the Hoagy Carmichael classic "STARDUST".

At 70, Kelly takes stock while remaining "in the middle of it," showcasing all facets of his songwriting mastery. Highlights include "Rita Wrote A Letter," which revisits the world of "How to Make Gravy" nearly 30 years later, and a stunning band arrangement of W.B. Yeats' "Sailing to Byzantium."

Supported by his longtime band, Seventy reaffirms why we need stories most when the world feels uncertain - a deeply human album from Australia's master storyteller.

Andrew Stafford from The Guardian said "Seventy is themed around ageing, regrets and reflections on how the world will keep turning long after we're gone." and said " these 13 songs (including the bookends 'Tell Us a Story', parts one and two) are warm, memorable and easy to like."

Graeme Tait from Americana UK said "From rock and new wave to folk and shades of Americana, sometimes laidback, sometimes upbeat, but always one-hundred per cent Kelly and his distinctive songwriting style.".

In reviewing the album on Double J, Al Newstead said "The record begins and ends with 'Tell Us a Story', a warm, welcoming number that shouts out The Lord of the Rings, The Bible, Homer's Odyssey, and more." Newstead closed the review saying "When it comes to alchemising words and music into tuneful, timeless stories we love singing and sharing, few can match Paul Kelly's dedication and natural talent for the craft."

Doug Collette from Glide Magazine called the album "Thought Provoking Vintage Flavoured Folk".

Lisa Hafey from Essentially Pop said "Seventy is an album about getting older. Even though Kelly doesn't necessarily mention it in so many words, it's there, right from the cover photograph, a stunning black and white portrait by photographer Dean Podmore... He's seen a lot in that time, and realised what battles are worth fighting and those that aren't. One thing's for sure, there's plenty of life in Paul Kelly yet."

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly
After growing up in Adelaide, Kelly travelled around Australia before settling in Melbourne in 1976. He became involved in the local music scene and recorded two albums with Paul Kelly and the Dots.

Kelly moved to Sydney by 1985, where he formed Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls, later changing the name of the band to Paul Kelly and The Messengers. At the end of the 1980s, Kelly returned to Melbourne, and in 1991 he disbanded the Messengers.Since 1992 Paul Kelly has had a solo career, fronting the Paul Kelly Band, and since then has worked in occasional collaborations with other songwriters and performers

Kelly has written numerous Top 40 singles include “Billy Baxter”, “Before Too Long”, “Darling It Hurts”, “To Her Door” (his highest-charting local hit in 1987), “Dumb Things” (appeared on United States charts in 1988), and “Roll on Summer”. Top-20 albums include Gossip, Under the Sun, Comedy, Songs from the South (1997compilation, his best-charting album), …Nothing but a Dream, and Stolen Apples.

Kelly has won eight Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Music Awards, including his induction into their Hall of Fame in 1997. In 2001 the Australasian Performing Rights Association (APRA) listed the Top 30 Australian songs of all time, including Kelly’s “To Her Door”, and “Treaty”, written by Kelly and members of Yothu Yindi. Aside from “Treaty”, Kelly has written or co-written several songs on Indigenous Australian social issues and historical events. He has provided songs for many other artists, tailoring them to their particular vocal range. The album Women at the Well from 2002 had 14 female artists record his songs in tribute.

He continues to cross musical boundaries. Recent albums include the bluegrass-inspired Foggy Highway, the wide ranging double set, Ways & Means and Stolen Apples. The Triple J tribute album Before Too Long, released earlier this year, featuring John Butler, Missy Higgins, Megan Washington, Paul Dempsey, Ozi Batla and many others is evidence of his influence on generations of musicians.

Paul Kelly has recorded seventeen studio albums as well as several film soundtracks (Lantana and the Cannes 2006 highlight, Jindabyne) and live albums, in an influential career spanning more than thirty years. He was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1997.

This album contains no booklet.