Classical Gas (Tommy Emmanuel album)

Classical Gas
Studio album by Tommy Emmanuel and The Australian Philharmonic Orchestra
Released February 1996
Genre
Label Columbia
Tommy Emmanuel albums chronology
Terra Firma
(1995)		 Classical Gas
(1996)		 Can't Get Enough
(1996)

Classical Gas is the eighth studio album by Australian musician Tommy Emmanuel with by the Australian Philharmonic Orchestra. The album was released in February 1996 and it peaked at number 6 on the ARIA Charts; thus becoming Emmanuel's second top ten album. The album was certified gold.[1]

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

Track listing

Compact Disc (481340)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Classical Gas"Mason Williams5:03
2."The Journey" 5:21
3."Run a Good Race" 3:57
4."Concierto de Aranjuez"Joaquin Rodrigo4:43
5."She Never Knew" 3:37
6."Gollywogs Cake Walk"Claude Debussy2:45
7."Who Dares Win" 5:53
8."Initiation" 5:26
9."The Hunt" 3:59
10."Town Hall Shuufle"Joe Maphis2:26
11."Countrywide" 3:44
12."Pan Man" (with Slava Grigoryan)Steve Erquiaga3:57
13."Padre" 3:18

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
scope="row"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

Personnel

  • Tommy Emmanuel - guitar
  • Slava Grigoryan - guitar

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
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