Toward the Blues is a studio album by the Australian blues band Chain that reached No. 6 on the Kent Music Report albums chart.[1] It is listed in the book 100 Best Australian Albums (2010).[2]
| Toward the Blues | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1971 | |||
| Studio | T.C.S. Studios (Melbourne) | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 42:38 | |||
| Label | Infinity | |||
| Producer | Chain and John Sayers | |||
| Chain chronology | ||||
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The 30th anniversary edition (September 2001) of the album added an 's' to the word Toward of the album title, Towards the Blues.
Track listing
editAll songs written by Phil Manning, Barry Harvey, Barry Sullivan and Matt Taylor; except where noted.
Original edition
edit- "32/20" (Robert Johnson, Traditional, arranged by Chain)
- "Snatch It Back and Hold It" (Junior Wells)
- "Boogie"
- "Booze Is Bad News Blues"
- "Albert Gooses Gonna Turn the Blues Loose"
- "Black and Blue"
30th anniversary edition
edit- "Black and Blue" (single version)
- "Judgement"
- "Blow in D"
- "Thirty Two Twenty Blues" (Robert Johnson, Traditional arranged by Chain)
- "Snatch It Back and Hold It" (Junior Wells)
- "Boogie"
- "Booze Is Bad News Blues"
- "Albert Gooses Gonna Turn the Blues"
- "Black and Blue" (original album version)
Charts
edit| Chart (1971) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 6 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[3] | Gold | 35,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Victoria: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2021.