Slim and I documentary
‘Slim & I’
Documentary Out 10 September
Soundtrack Available Now
EMI Music today released the soundtrack Slim & I , which will accompany a new feature documentary of the same name directed by Kriv Stenders (via Red Dog).
The movie explores the legacy and partnership of Australian country music icons Slim Dusty and Joy McKean, coming to cinemas on September 10, 2020.
The soundtrack to Slim & I is a remarkably rich audio document on so many levels.
It is a timely reminder of our Australian music heritage, a strident affirmation that our country has its own heroes and that sometimes we look afar for treasures when we just have to look down to our feet, where we are standing and the precious legacies that others have left us on these shores.
The music here also presents a refreshing approach to the giant story of Slim Dusty and emphasises the importance of Joy McKean to their incredible legacy. The soundtrack spans fifty years of music and is interspersed with interview excerpts from the cast of the film. Australian music icons Troy Cassar-Daley, Kasey Chambers, Dobe Newton, Bill Chambers, Paul Kelly, Don Walker and Missy Higgins all present insights and acoustic performances of Joy’s songs made famous by her late husband Slim.
The physical version Slim & I Standard Edition CD release is a 37 track album and there are a limited number of signed albums by Joy McKean available when ordering direct from the Slim Dusty online store. Slim & I Expanded Edition is a digital and streaming version featuring an additional 8 tracks of interviews and music (45 tracks total).
Featured on the soundtrack is a new song “I Don’t Believe You” penned by Joy McKean and co-written with her grandson James Arneman and his wife Flora Smith (Small Town Romance). The recording is performed by Small Town Romance and Joy’s daughter Anne Kirkpatrick – see clip below:
Slim & I Track List
| Joy McKean | Prologue (Interview) | 01:24 |
| Small Town Romance feat. Anne Kirkpatrick | I Don’t Believe You | 03:54 |
| Joy McKean | A Lifetime On The Road (Interview) | 00:28 |
| Slim Dusty | When I First Saw the Lovelight in Your Eyes – with Joy McKean – 1995 Remaster | 02:51 |
| Troy Cassar-Daley | Music & Belonging (Interview) | 00:57 |
| Troy Cassar-Daley | The Biggest Disappointment (Acoustic) | 02:53 |
| Joy McKean | Learning To Sing (Interview) | 00:40 |
| Joy McKean & Heather McKean | Moonrise Lullaby – Remastered | 03:03 |
| Dobe Newton | Slim Jumps the Shark (Interview) | 00:36 |
| Slim Dusty | When The Rain Tumbles Down In July – 1998 Remaster | 02:43 |
| Paul Kelly | Cinematic Songwriting (Interview) | 00:52 |
| Slim Dusty | Indian Pacific – 1998 Remaster | 03:29 |
| Joy McKean | Keen Young Songwriters (Interview) | 01:24 |
| Joy McKean & Heather McKean | My Hometown | 02:36 |
| Joy McKean & Heather McKean | Slim’s Courtship of Joy (Interview) | 00:41 |
| Joy McKean | What’s It Gonna Cost Me – Remastered | 01:49 |
| Kasey Chambers & Bill Chambers | Kasey Chambers & Bill Chambers Interview & Walk A Country Mile Excerpt (Acoustic) | 02:18 |
| Joy McKean | Touring Begins in 1954 (Interview) | 00:51 |
| Slim Dusty | Closest Thing To Freedom – Remastered 2017 | 03:03 |
| Joy McKean | Origins of A Pub With No Beer (Interview) | 00:50 |
| Slim Dusty | A Pub With No Beer – Soundtrack Version | 03:26 |
| Don Walker | Memories Of The Showgrounds (Interview) | 00:59 |
| Slim Dusty | Whiplash | 02:29 |
| Joy McKean | Leaving The Showgrounds (Interview) | 00:58 |
| Slim Dusty | Losin’ My Blues Tonight – Soundtrack Version | 03:17 |
| Glenn A Baker | Remote Touring (Interview) | 00:35 |
| Slim Dusty | Footsteps Coming Home | 03:08 |
| Gayle Kennedy | Writing and Performing on Country (Interview) | 01:04 |
| Slim Dusty | Plains Of Peppimenarti – 1998 Remaster | 03:12 |
| Gayle Kennedy | The Beginning Of An Educated Family (Interview) | 01:37 |
| Slim Dusty | Trumby – 1994 Remaster | 03:28 |
| Paul Kelly | Music At Odds With The Lyrics (Interview) | 00:57 |
| Slim Dusty | Lights On The Hill – Soundtrack Version | 03:02 |
| Joy McKean | A Voice For Rural People (Interview) | 00:34 |
| Slim Dusty | Further Out | 03:26 |
| Darren Hanlon | Sentimentality With Age (Interview) | 00:57 |
| Darren Hanlon | Me & Matilda (Acoustic) | 02:56 |
| Bill Chambers | Writing For Slim (Interview) | 00:53 |
| Bill Chambers | Things are Not The Same On The Land (Acoustic) | 02:19 |
| Joy McKean | Carlton Station Adventures (Interview) | 02:02 |
| Slim Dusty | Ringer From The Top End – 1998 Remaster | 02:31 |
| Missy Higgins | Simple Songs (Interview) | 01:21 |
| Missy Higgins & Dan Sultan | The Biggest Disappointment | 03:03 |
| Joy McKean | Epilogue (Interview) | 00:57 |
| Slim Dusty | One Helluva Song | 01:35 |
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