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Terra Firma is the seventh studio album by Australian Tommy Emmanuel. This one is co-credited with his brother Phil;[2] it was released in March 1995, which peaked at No. 12 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[3] Its lead single, "(Back on The) Terra Firma", also appeared in March, which reached No. 45 on the related ARIA Singles Chart.[3]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1995, the album was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album, losing out to Brood by My Friend the Chocolate Cake. [4]

Track listing

Compact Disc (478413)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."(Rock On The) Terra Firma"John Jorgenson5:20
2."Love Gone West"Phil Emmanuel, Tommy Emmanuel4:06
3."Nashville Express"Peter Posa2:51
4."Rondo Ala Turka" 2:42
5."Theme From "Missing""Vangelis3:39
6."Happy Go Lucky Guitar"Buck Owens2:36
7."Bendin' It"P. Emmanuel3:53
8."Optimism Part One"James Roche0:28
9."Shindig"Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch2:08
10."Town Hall Shuufle"Joe Maphis2:26
11."Last Post"traditional2:10
12."Ashoakan Farewell" 3:26
13."Rise and Shine"T. Emmanuel3:40
14."Optimism Part Two"Roche1:23
15."The Shaker"T. Emmanuel3:21
16."AC/DC Medley: Riff Raff/Let There Be Rock" 6:02

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 12

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b "Phil Emmanuel & Tommy Emmanuel – Terra Firma". discogs. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Phil & Tommy Emmanuel – Terra Firma". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Winners by Year 1995". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – PHIL & TOMMY EMMANUEL – Terra Firma". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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