This Road (James Blundell song)

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"This Road"
Single by James Blundell
from the album ' This Road'
A-side "This Road"
B-side
  1. "All That I Need"/"The Old Man's Gone"
Released1 June 1992
Recorded1991
Studio Studios 301
Genre country music
Length3:48
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) James Blundell
Producer(s) Garth Porter
James Blundell singles chronology
""Way Out West" (with James Reyne)"
(1992)
"This Road"
(1992)
"Down on the Farm"
(1992)

"This Road" is a song written and recorded by Australian country singer James Blundell. The song was released on 1 June 1992 as the second single from his third studio album, This Road (1992). The song peaked at number 26, becoming Blundell's second top 30 single in Australia.

Contents

Track listings

CD Single (EMI – 8740012)
  1. "This Road" - 3:48
  2. "All That I Need" - 4:02
  3. "The Old Man's Gone" - 3:13

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [1] 26

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