Classical Gas (Tommy Emmanuel album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Classical Gas
| type = studio
| artist = Tommy Emmanuel
| cover = Classical Gas by Tommy Emmanuel.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1995
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length =
| label = Columbia
| producer =
| prev_title = Terra Firma
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = Can't Get Enough
| next_year = 1996
}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com.au/Hands/Emmanuel_Tommy.html|title=Tommy Emmanuel|website=Country Music Hall of Fame|accessdate=20 January 2018|archive-date=7 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407162108/https://www.countrymusichalloffame.com.au/Hands/Emmanuel_Tommy.html|url-status=dead}}
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1996, the album was nominated for the Best Adult Contemporary Album but lost to Romeo's Heart by John Farnham.{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214142950/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1996 |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1996 |title=Winners by Year 1996 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |archivedate=14 December 2007 |accessdate=3 December 2013 }}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Tommy Emmanuel except where noted
| title1 = Classical Gas
| note1 = Mason Williams
| length1 = 5:03
| title2 = The Journey
| length2 = 5:21
| title3 = Run a Good Race
| note3 =
| length3 = 3:57
| title4 = Concierto de Aranjuez
| note4 = Joaquin Rodrigo
| length4 = 4:43
| title5 = She Never Knew
| length5 = 3:37
| title6 = Gollywogs Cake Walk
| note6 = Claude Debussy
| length6 = 2:45
| title7 = Who Dares Wins
| length7 = 5:53
| title8 = Initiation
| length8 = 5:26
| title9 = The Hunt
| length9 = 3:59
| title10 = Town Hall Shuffle
| note10 = Joe Maphis
| length10 = 2:26
| title11 = Countrywide
| length11 = 3:44
| title12 = Pan Man
| note12 = Steve Erquiaga
| length12 = 3:57
| title13 = Padre
| length13 = 3:18
}}
Personnel
- Tommy Emmanuel – guitar
- Rob Little - Bass
- Kevin Murphy - Drums
- Rex Goh - Electric Guitar
- James Roche - Keyboards
- Australian Philharmonic Orchestra
- Slava Grigoryan – guitar (Track 12)
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (1996)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Australia|6|album=Classical Gas|artist=Tommy Emmanuel & the Australian Philharmonic Orchestra|rowheader=true|accessdate=21 January 2018}} |
Certifications
References
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Category:Tommy Emmanuel albums