Terra Firma (Tommy Emmanuel and Phil Emmanuel album)
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Terra Firma is an album by Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel with his brother Phil[1] that was released in February 1995 and peaked at No. 12 on the ARIA Albums Chart in Australia.[2] The song "(Back on the) Terra Firma" reached No. 45 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[2]
| Terra Firma | ||||
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| Studio album by Phil Emmanuel and Tommy Emmanuel | ||||
| Released | February 1995 | |||
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| Label | Columbia | |||
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At the ARIA Music Awards of 1995, the album was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album but lost to Brood by My Friend the Chocolate Cake.[3]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "(Back on the) Terra Firma[4]" | John Jorgenson | 5:20 |
| 2. | "Love Gone West" | Phil Emmanuel, Tommy Emmanuel | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Nashville Express" | Peter Posa | 2:51 |
| 4. | "Rondo Ala Turka" | Dave Brubeck | 2:42 |
| 5. | "Theme from "Missing"" | Vangelis | 3:39 |
| 6. | "Happy Go Lucky Guitar" | Buck Owens | 2:36 |
| 7. | "Bendin' It" | Phil Emmanuel | 3:53 |
| 8. | "Optimism Part One" | James Roche | 0:28 |
| 9. | "Shindig" | Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch | 2:08 |
| 10. | "Town Hall Shuffle" | Joe Maphis | 2:26 |
| 11. | "Last Post" | Traditional | 2:10 |
| 12. | "Ashokan Farewell" | Jay Ungar | 3:26 |
| 13. | "Rise and Shine" | Tommy Emmanuel | 3:40 |
| 14. | "Optimism Part Two" | Roche | 1:23 |
| 15. | "The Shaker" | Tommy Emmanuel | 3:21 |
| 16. | "AC/DC Medley: Riff Raff/Let There Be Rock" | 6:02 |
Personnel edit
- Tommy Emmanuel – guitar
- Phil Emmanuel – guitar
- Joe Chindamo – accordion
- Broderick Smith – harmonica
- Rob Little – bass guitar
- Kevin Murphy – drums[1]
Charts edit
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 12 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Andrián Pertout speaks with Tommy about the Emmanuel brothers' recording debut with the album 'Terra Firma'". Mixdown Monthly. No. 13. 26 April 1995. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ a b c "Australiancharts.com – Phil & Tommy Emmanuel – Terra Firma". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Winners by Year 1995". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "TERRA FIRMA (WITH PHIL EMMANUEL)". Tommy Emmanuel. Retrieved 2 October 2020.