Reference Point

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Reference Point
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Studio album by
Released1990
Recorded1990
StudioHansa Haus Studios, Bonn, Germany
Genre Smooth jazz
Length38:03
Label GRP 9614
Producer John Parsons
Acoustic Alchemy chronology
Blue Chip
(1989)
Reference Point
(1990)
Back on the Case
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Released in 1990, Reference Point is the first album by Acoustic Alchemy released for jazz label GRP and their fourth album overall. The song "Caravan of Dreams" was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1990 for Best New Age Performance. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Containing some of the band's more popular tracks, such as the title track "Reference Point", "Same Road, Same Reason" and "Cuban Heels", the nine-track album is also the only album by the band to offer a cover track: "Take Five".

Awards

32nd Annual Grammy Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1990"Caravan of Dreams" [2] [3] [4] Best New Age Performance Nominated

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Reference Point"4:30
2."Missing Your Touch"
  • Nick Webb
  • Greg Carmichael
  • John Parsons
4:40
3."Take Five" Paul Desmond 4:35
4."Same Road, Same Reason"Greg Carmichael4:49
5."Make My Day"Greg Carmichael4:08
6."Caravan of Dreams"
2:55
7."Homecoming"
  • Nick Webb
  • Greg Carmichael
  • John Parsons
5:30
8."Cuban Heels"Greg Carmichael3:25
9."Lullaby for the First Born"
  • Nick Webb
  • Greg Carmichael
3:31
Total length:38:03

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