The Road Less Travelled (Graeme Connors album)

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The Road Less Travelled
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1996 (1996-08)
StudioMr. Jones, Brisbane
Label ABC Country
Producer Graeme Connors, Mark McDuff
Graeme Connors chronology
The Here and Now
(1995)
The Road Less Travelled
(1996)
One of the Family
(1997)

The Road Less Travelled is the eighth studio album by Australian country music singer, Graeme Connors. It was released in August 1996 and peaked at number 62 on the ARIA charts.

Contents

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1997, the album won the ARIA Award for Best Country Album. [1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Road Less Travelled"4:28
2."All That Matters Now" (with Elizabeth Lord)4:38
3."I Won't Forget Loving You"3:21
4."Let It Rain"3:41
5."Boomerang in Paraguay"4:35
6."Big Jimmy and Felicidad"3:14
7."Talking to an Old Lover"3:02
8."Hart Creek Debutante Ball"3:46
9."The Places I Go in My Mind"3:38
10."Sunset Bay"3:51
11."You, Me, All the Same Brothers"3:47

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Australian (ARIA) chart [2] 62

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [3] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1997". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 65.
  3. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.