The Secret Daughter: Songs from the Original TV Series

The Secret Daughter: Songs from the Original TV Series
Soundtrack album by
Jessica Mauboy
Released 14 October 2016
Recorded Studios 301 Sydney, 2016
Genre Pop
Label Sony Music Australia
Producer Louis Schoorl, DNA Songs
Jessica Mauboy chronology
iTunes Session
(2014) 		The Secret Daughter: Songs from the Original TV Series
(2016) 		The Secret Daughter Season Two: Songs from the Original 7 Series
(2017)
Singles from The Secret Daughter: Songs from the Original TV Series
  1. "Risk It"
    Released: 11 August 2016
  2. "Wake Me Up"
    Released: 14 October 2016

The Secret Daughter: Songs from the Original TV Series is the first individual soundtrack album by Australian recording artist Jessica Mauboy, featuring music used in the television series of the same name, which stars Mauboy. The 17-track album includes five original songs by Mauboy along with covers of past and contemporary songs. The album debuted atop the ARIA Albums Chart and became Mauboy's first individual number-one album. She also became the first indigenous artist to debut at number one on that chart.

The Secret Daughter: Songs from the Original TV Series was nominated for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album at the 2017 ARIA Music Awards.

Singles

Original track "Risk It" was released as the lead single through the album's iTunes pre-order on 11 August 2016. "Risk It" was used in a commercial for The Secret Daughter television series, and a music video was released in September.

A cover version of Avicii's "Wake Me Up" was released in October 2016. "Wake Me Up" peaked at number 34 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was the only song from the album that charted.

A cover versìon of Rihanna's Diamonds" was released as a promotional single in March 2017, and is one of additional tracks included on the album's re-released secret edition.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
auspOp

David from auspOp said "While there’s nothing innovative about what’s on offer here, the song choices work with her voice quite well. Her cover of "Photograph" sends shivers down my spine, especially when you take the context of the lyrics and apply them to the storyline of the show. It’s not the most exciting release from Jess, but there’s still time left this year for a set of originals."

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Risk It" (original)
3:15
2. "It Must Have Been Love" (Roxette song) Per Gessle 3:37
3. "Flame Trees" (Cold Chisel song)
3:44
4. "Good Times" (featuring J.R. Reyne) (The Easybeats song)
3:06
5. "Rocks" (featuring J.R. Reyne) (Primal Scream song)
3:05
6. "Photograph" (Ed Sheeran song)
4:18
7. "Stuck in the Middle" (original)
2:56
8. "Amazing" (Alex Lloyd song)
3:22
9. "Should I Stay or Should I Go" (The Clash song)
2:43
10. "Home to Me" (original)
  • Mauboy
  • Emma Birdsall
  • Schoorl
 3:32
11. "Big Girls Cry" (Sia song)
3:18
12. "Better Be Home Soon" (Crowded House song) Neil Finn 2:48
13. "Closer" (original)
  • Birdsall
  • Schoorl
 3:35
14. "Tainted Love" (Gloria Jones / Soft Cell song)
3:09
15. "Something About You" (original)
  • Mauboy
  • Hope
  • Birdsall
  • Schoorl
 2:59
16. "Wake Me Up" (Avicii song)
3:42
17. "Risk It" (original / acoustic version)
2:56
The Secret Edition
No. Title Writer(s) Length
18. "Diamonds" (Rihanna song)
3:49
19. "Love of the Common People" (John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins song)
2:28
20. "I Fought the Law" (The Crickets song)
2:49
21. "Mess Is Mine" (Vance Joy song)
3:04

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

Release history

Country Date Format Label Catalogue Edition
Australia 14 October 2016 CD, digital download Sony Music Australia 88985369342 Standard
10 March 2017 CD, digital download 88985418712 The Secret Edution