Big River (Troy Cassar-Daley album)

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Big River
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1999
Genre Country
Producer Garth Porter
Troy Cassar-Daley chronology
True Believer
(1997)
Big River
(1999)
Long Way Home
(2002)

Big River is the third studio album by Australian country music artist Troy Cassar-Daley. [1] It was released in August 1999 and peaked at number 49 on the ARIA Charts. The name of the album was in memory of the area of his Grafton home. At the 2000 Australia Country Music Awards, Troy won Best Male Vocal and Song of The Year for "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore".

Contents

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2000, the album won the ARIA Award for Best Country Album. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore"3:59
2."Big River Country"3:56
3."I Wanna Go Back"3:50
4."All Over Town"3:19
5."The Other Side of Lonely"3:26
6."Trains"3:51
7."It's Never Too Late"4:04
8."Time to Say Good-Bye"3:41
9."Under Your Spell Again"2:57
10."I Want to Walk That Road with You"3:31
11."V8 Town"3:21
12."One Big Land"3:25
13."When a Small Town Dies" (bonus track)3:28
14."The Droving Days" (bonus track)4:06

Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 49

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [4] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelCatalogue
AustraliaAugust 1999 CD, Cassette CBS Records 495236

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References

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  2. "ARIA Award Search Troy Cassar-Daley" . Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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  4. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.