Dare to Be Different (album)

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Dare to Be Different
Dare to be Different by Tommy Emmanuel.jpg
Studio album by
Released1990
Studio Studios 301
Genre
Length48:07
Label Mega
Producer Robie Porter, Rod Tamlyn
Tommy Emmanuel chronology
Up from Down Under
(1987)
Dare to Be Different
(1990)
Determination
(1991)

Dare to Be Different is an album by Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel. Released in 1990, the album peaked at number 13 on the ARIA Charts, becoming his first top twenty album. The album was certified gold in Australia in 1992. [1]

Contents

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1991, the album was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album but lost to Come in Spinner (album) . [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tommy Emmanuel except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."The Rise and Fall of Flingal Bunt" (Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin)3:48
2."Daybreak Again"4:16
3."Jacaranda"4:28
4."Countrywide"2:52
5."Games of Love and Loneliness" (Doug Ashdown, Wayne Findlay)4:23
6."Run a Good Race"4:15
7."Guitar Concierto de Aranjuez" (Joaquín Rodrigo)3:58
8."Tequila Slammer"3:48
9."Hearts Grow Fonder"4:08
10."Blue Moon" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)2:25
11."Guitar Boogie" (Arthur Smith)3:28
12."Up from Down Under" (Emmanuel, Alan Mansfield)5:26
13."Raindance"0:50

Charts

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 13
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [4] 39

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [5] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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