Touch of Water

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Touch of Water
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Studio album by James Blundell
Released August 1993 (1993-08)
Recorded Studios 301, Sydney, Australia
Genre
Length67:16
Label EMI
James Blundell chronology
This Road
(1992) This Road1992		Touch of Water
(1992)		 Earth & Sea
(1995) Earth & Sea1995
Singles from Touch of Water
  1. "Mysterious Ways"
    Released: August 1993

Touch of Water is the fourth studio album by Australian recording artist James Blundell, released in August 1993 by EMI. The album debuted and peaked at number eleven on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified gold. [1]

James Blundell (singer) Australian singer

James Blundell is an Australian country music singer. Born in Stanthorpe, Queensland, Blundell first rose to prominence after being named "best new talent" at the 1987 Country Music Awards of Australia. Blundell has since released several albums in both Australia and the United States, with his most successful album This Road selling more than 145,000 copies in Australia. Blundell was an unsuccessful candidate for the Senate in Queensland at the 2013 federal election, running for Katter's Australian Party. At the 2019 Country Music Awards of Australia, Blundell was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

EMI British music recording and publishing company

EMI Group Limited was a British Transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At the time of its break-up in 2012, it was the fourth largest business group and record label conglomerate in the music industry, and was one of the big four record companies ; its labels included EMI Records, Parlophone, Virgin Records, and Capitol Records, which are now owned by other companies.

ARIA Charts main Australian music sales charts

The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the official Australian music chart in June 1988, succeeding the Kent Music Report which had been Australia's national charts since 1974.

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At the 1994 ARIA Music Awards, the album was nominated for Best Adult Contemporary Album. [2] At the 1994 Country Music Awards, the album won Top Selling album of the Year. [3]

The Eighth Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards was held on 30 March 1994 at the State Theatre in Sydney. Host, Richard Stubbs, was assisted by presenters to distribute 26 awards.

The ARIA Music Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album, is an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognises "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres", since 1987. It is handed out by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), an organisation whose aim is "to advance the interests of the Australian record industry."

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Touch of Water"
4:39
2."Brilliant Man"
  • Blundell
  • K. Welsh
4:43
3."Walking Away"
  • Blundell
4:09
4."Mysterious Ways"
  • Blundell
  • R. Kennedy
3:44
5."So Close to Home"
  • Blundell
3:47
6."The Load"
  • Blundell
  • K. Looney
3:32
7."In Your Eyes"
  • Blundell
  • M. Punch
3:51
8."Fast Train"
  • Blundell
4:43
9."Doctor's Daughter"
  • Blundell
5:50
10."Can't Love Alone"
  • Blundell
  • G. Barnhill
  • V. Melamed
5:40
11."Better Get Used to It"
  • Blundell
4:47
12."Dream Ride"
  • Blundell
4:12
13."Song for a Hero"
  • Blundell
5:01
14."Two to One"
4:55
15."Weary of This World"
  • Blundell
  • T. Barnes
3:43

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
scope="row" Australian Albums (ARIA) [4] 11

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA) [5] Gold 35,000^

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

Release history

Region Date Format Edition(s) Label Catalogue
Australia August 1993
 Standard EMI 827122
16 August 2008 [6]
Re-release EMI 056CDCB

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  2. ↑ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1994: 8th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Golden Guitars Award Winners 1990s". Country. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – James Blundell – TOUCH OF WATER". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1993 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  6. ↑ "Touch of Water re-release". Sanity. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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