Summer at Eureka

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Summer at Eureka
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Studio album by
Released17 May 2008
Genre Alternative rock
Acoustic
Length42:03
Pete Murray chronology
See The Sun
(2005)
Summer at Eureka
(2008)
Blue Sky Blue
(2011)
Singles from Summer at Eureka
  1. "You Pick Me Up"
    Released: April 2008
  2. "Saving Grace"
    Released: July 2008
  3. "Chance to Say Goodbye"
    Released: 27 March 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Summer at Eureka is the fourth studio album by Australian rock musician Pete Murray, and became his third album to peak at number 1 on the ARIA Chart. The album also peaked at #19 in New Zealand and #17 in the Netherlands.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks by Pete Murray

  1. "Chance to Say Goodbye" – 4:58
  2. "Saving Grace" – 2:57
  3. "You Pick Me Up" – 4:32
  4. "Silver Cloud" – 4:00
  5. "This Game" – 3:55
  6. "Sugar" – 4:30
  7. "Miss Cold" – 4:04
  8. "Never Let the End Begin" – 3:01
  9. "Summer at Eureka" – 3:10
  10. "King Tide" – 3:06
  11. "Happy Ground" – 3:50
  12. "Slack" – 3:24 (iTunes bonus track)

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] 1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [3] 17
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [4] 19

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)Position
Australia Albums Chart [5] 26
Australian Artist Albums Chart [6] 7

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [7] Platinum70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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