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{{Use Australian English|date=July 2011}}
{{Infobox album
| name       = Restless
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Amy Meredith]]
| cover      = Amy Meredith - Restless Official Packshot.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = {{start date|df=yes|2010|07|02}}
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Pop punk]], [[pop rock]]
| length     =
| label      = [[Sony Music Australia]]
| producer   = Robert Conley, Brian Paturalski<ref>[http://www.sonybmg.com.au/news/details.do?newsId=20030829006603 Amy Meredith's Debut Single, 'Pornstar' Now In Stores] SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT – Retrieved 30 July 2010</ref>
| prev_title = Amy Meredith EP
| prev_year  = 2008
| next_title =
| next_year  =
| misc       =
{{Singles
| name        = Restless
| type        = studio
| single1     = [[Pornstar (Amy Meredith song)|Pornstar]]
| single1date = 23 October 2009
| single2     = [[Lying (Amy Meredith song)|Lying]]
| single2date = 23 April 2010
| single3     = [[Young at Heart (Amy Meredith song)|Young at Heart]]"
| single3date = 24 September 2010
| single4     = [[Faded White Dress (Amy Meredith song)|Faded White Dress]]
| single4date = 17 December 2010
}}
}}
'''''Restless''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by Australian band [[Amy Meredith]] released on 2 July 2010.<ref name="BIGW"/> The album debuted on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums Chart]] at number eight and spent seven weeks in the ARIA top 50.<ref name="ARIA Albums Chart">Hung Medien (18 August 2010) [http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Amy+Meredith&titel=Restless&cat=a Amy Meredith – Restless] australian-charts.com. Retrieved 7 September 2010.</ref>
== Critical reception ==
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{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|1.5|5}}<<ref name="allmusic"/>
| rev2 = ''[[The AU Review]]''
| rev2Score = Negative<ref name="theaureview"/>
| rev3 = ''[[iTunes]]''
| rev3Score = Negative<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/restless/id378036730 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100718171859/http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/restless/id378036730 |archive-date=18 July 2010 |title=Restless by Amy Meredith - Download Restless on iTunes|website=[[iTunes]] }}</ref>
| rev4 = ''Faster Louder''
| rev4Score = Very negative<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/music/24889/Amy-Meredith--Restless |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026195907/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/music/24889/Amy-Meredith--Restless |archive-date=26 October 2014 |title=Amy Meredith - Restless}}</ref>
}}
''Restless'' has received mostly negative reviews from critics. Allmusic focused heavily on similarities to the [[The Killers|Killers]] and a lack of originality.<ref name="allmusic">Alexey Eremenko [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=restless-r1961184/review|pure_url=yes}} Restless – Amy Meredith] www.allmusic.com – Retrieved 29 October 2010.</ref> ''[[The AU Review]]'' gave another negative review, saying "Unfortunately after "Faded White Dress", the CD starts to sound all too the same. Catchy songs, yes, but nothing to really make me overly excited", before going on to describe a lack of versatility and other shortcomings.<ref name="theaureview">Tahlia Pritchard (24 August 2010) [http://www.theaureview.com/albums/restless-2010-lp Amy Meredith – Restless (2010 LP)] www.theaureview.com – Retrieved 9 September 2010.</ref> Only a fan review in ''Future Entertainment'' gave the album seven stars, posting that "It’s almost unnatural to inhibit yourself, and not start moving to the sounds of album."<ref name="future entertainment">Polina (16 July 2010) [http://www.futureentertainment.com.au/music/reviews/451-amy-meredith-restless Album review: Amy Meredith – Restless] www.futureentertainment.com.au – Retrieved 7 September 2010.</ref>
==Track listing==
'''Standard edition'''<ref name="BIGW"/>
#"Black Eyes" – 3:40
#"[[Pornstar (Amy Meredith song)|Pornstar]]" – 3:16
#"[[Lying (Amy Meredith song)|Lying]]" – 3:00
#"[[Young at Heart (Amy Meredith song)|Young at Heart]]" – 3:51
#"[[Faded White Dress (Amy Meredith song)|Faded White Dress]]" – 3:08
#"Closer" – 2:43
#"Late Nights" – 3:09
#"Carry On" – 3:07
#"Kiss Me Quick" – 2:59
#"Born to Live" – 3:28
#"Spin Me Around" – 3:22
#"Start All Over Again" – 4:20
'''Digital bonus tracks'''
#<li value=13>"Highest Walls" (iTunes exclusive) – 3:37
#<li value=13>"Violent" (Bandit.fm exclusive) – 3:27<ref>[http://www.bandit.fm/page#poparazzi/amymeredith Amy Meredith – Violent] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229060520/http://www.bandit.fm/page |date=29 December 2011 }} www.bandit.fm/page – Retrieved 7 September 2010.</ref>
== Singles ==
* "[[Pornstar (Amy Meredith song)|Pornstar]]" was released on 23 October 2009 and peaked at number 65 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]].
* "[[Lying (Amy Meredith song)|Lying]]" debuted on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]] at number 27, before peaking at number 10.<ref>Hung Medien (23 May 2010) [http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Amy+Meredith&titel=Lying&cat=s Amy Meredith – Lying] australian-charts.com. Retrieved 7 September 2010.</ref>
* "[[Young at Heart (Amy Meredith song)|Young at Heart]]" was released in September 2010 and debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number 68 before falling off.
* "[[Faded White Dress (Amy Meredith song)|Faded White Dress]]" was released on 17 November 2010 but did not chart on the ARIA Singles Chart.
== Charts ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Chart (2010)
!Peak<br>position
|-
|[[ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums Chart]]
|align=center|8<ref name="ARIA Albums Chart"/>
|-
|[[ARIA Charts|Australian Artists Albums Chart]]
|align=center|5
|-
|[[ARIA Charts|ARIA Digital Albums Chart]]
|align=center|11
|}
== Personnel ==
* Christian Lo Russo – vocals, keyboards
* Joel Chapman – lead & rhythm guitars
* Cameron Laing – lead & rhythm guitars
* Wade Osborn – bass guitars
* Kosta Theodosis – drums, percussions
* Robert Conley – co-writer and producer
* Brian Paturalski – producer
==Release history==
{|class="wikitable"
! Region
! Date
! Label
! Format
! Catalogue
! Classification
|-
| Australia
| 2 July 2010<ref name="BIGW">[http://www.bigwentertainment.com.au/product/amy-meredith-restless/8002912-904238.html Restless (Amy Meredith): Music] ''BIGWentertainment.com.au'' – Retrieved 30 July 2010</ref>
| [[Sony Music Australia]]
| [[Compact disc|CD]], [[Music download|digital download]]
| 88697731042
| Teeny-pop
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.amymeredith.com Official site]
* [http://www.facebook.com/amymeredithband Amy Meredith at Facebook]
* [https://www.youtube.com/amymeredithband Amy Meredith at YouTube]
* [http://www.myspace.com/amymeredithband Amy Meredith at Myspace]
* [https://twitter.com/amymeredithband Amy Meredith at Twitter]
* [https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/amy-meredith/id281615385 Amy Meredith at iTunes]
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[[Category:Sony Music Australia albums]]