Classical Gas (Tommy Emmanuel album)

Classical Gas is an album by Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel with the Australian Philharmonic Orchestra. The album peaked at number 6 on the ARIA Charts, becoming Emmanuel's second top ten album. The album was certified gold in Australia.[1]

Classical Gas
Studio album by
Released1995
LabelColumbia
Tommy Emmanuel chronology
Terra Firma
(1995)
Classical Gas
(1995)
Can't Get Enough
(1996)

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1996, the album was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album but lost to Romeo's Heart by John Farnham.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tommy Emmanuel except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Classical Gas" (Mason Williams)5:03
2."The Journey"5:21
3."Run a Good Race"3:57
4."Concierto de Aranjuez" (Joaquin Rodrigo)4:43
5."She Never Knew"3:37
6."Gollywogs Cake Walk" (Claude Debussy)2:45
7."Who Dares Wins"5:53
8."Initiation"5:26
9."The Hunt"3:59
10."Town Hall Shuffle" (Joe Maphis)2:26
11."Countrywide"3:44
12."Pan Man" (Steve Erquiaga)3:57
13."Padre"3:18

Personnel

  • Tommy Emmanuel – guitar
  • Australian Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Slava Grigoryan – guitar (2 tracks)

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 6

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] Gold 35,000[1]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References

  1. "Tommy Emmanuel". Country Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  2. "Winners by Year 1996". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  3. "Australiancharts.com – Tommy Emmanuel & the Australian Philharmonic Orchestra – Classical Gas". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 93.
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