Breaking Ground - New Directions in Country Music

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Breaking Ground - New Directions in Country Music
Compilation album
Released1990
LabelABC Records
Singles from Breaking Ground - New Directions in Country Music
  1. "Wait For The Light To Shine"

Breaking Ground - New Directions in Country Music is a compilation album of Australian contemporary country music.[1] It was produced by John Spence[2] and released in Australia by ABC Records in 1990. It was nominated for a 1991 ARIA Award for Best Country Album. The album inspired two Breaking Ground concerts which featured many of the artists that appeared on the release.[1] The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the 1991 Australasian Country Music Awards.[3] Anne Kirkpatrick's contribution saw her nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year at the same awards.[4]

Singles[]

The album's last track "Wait For The Light To Shine" was released as a single backed by "Up On The Mountain (instrumental)

Awards[]

Year Award-Giving Body Award Result
1991 ARIA Music Awards Best Country Album[5] Nominated

Track listing[]

  1. Until the next big dry - James Blundell
  2. Prodigal son -
  3. There's a light on - Keith Urban
  4. Till you love me again - Anne Kirkpatrick
  5. Loosen my necktie -
  6. Up on the mountain - The Breaking Ground Band
  7. How come - Blue Healers
  8. Time will tell - The Happening Thang
  9. It makes no difference - Jenine Vaughan
  10. Lonesome, lonely & alone - Mary-Jo Starr
  11. Country man - Fargone Beauties
  12. Wait for the light to shine - Various
The final track on the album was performed by all of the artists that appear on the earlier tracks.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Tulich, Katherine (4 January 1991), "Urbane cowboys", Sydney Morning Herald
  2. ^ Elder, Bruce (31 October 1990), "Bustin' down barriers", Sydney Morning Herald
  3. ^ Jarvis, Susan (9 June 1991), "Fargone Beauties on a high roll thanks to some lucky accidents", Sydney Morning Herald
  4. ^ Jarvis, Susan (31 March 1991), "Anne hits her best on Out of the Blue", Sydney Morning Herald
  5. ^ "ARIA Awards Best Country Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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