Departures is the second solo album by Australian musician Bernard Fanning, a follow-up to his 2005 #1 Australian charting album Tea & Sympathy, and the first since Fanning's band Powderfinger was disbanded in 2011. The album was released on 7 June 2013. The album heralds a departure from Fanning's debut 2005 effort of folk and roots in favour of a rock sound, more akin to his Powderfinger origins.[1]

Departures
Studio album by
Released7 June 2013
GenreAlternative rock, country-folk
Length39:34
LabelDew Process (AUS)
Bernard Fanning chronology
Tea & Sympathy
(2005)
Departures
(2013)
Civil Dusk
(2016)
Singles from Departures
  1. "Battleships"
    Released: 2013
  2. "This is How it Ends"
    Released: 2013

Track listing

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  1. "Tell Me How It Ends" – 3:41
  2. "Limbo Stick" – 3:53
  3. "Battleships" – 3:10
  4. "Grow Around You" – 4:20
  5. "Drake" – 3:48
  6. "Call You Home" – 4:51
  7. "Departures (Blue Toowong Skies)" – 4:20
  8. "Zero Sum Game" – 4:07
  9. "Here Comes the Sadist" – 3:35
  10. "Inside Track" – 3:49
  11. "Ghosts" (Retail bonus track) – 3:58
  12. "Come Down On Your Side" - 3:27 (iTunes bonus track)

Charts

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Departures debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart dated 17 June 2013, becoming Fanning's second number-one album as a solo artist.[2]

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 1

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Iain Shedden (1 June 2013). "Departures (Bernard Fanning)". The Australian. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (15 June 2013). "ARIA Chart: Bernard Fanning Departures Debuts at No. 1". Noise11. Noise Network. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Bernard Fanning – Departures". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2021.