Dare to Be Different is an album by Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel. Released in 1990, the album peaked at number 13 on the ARIA Charts, becoming his first top twenty album. The album was certified gold in Australia in 1992.[1]

Dare to Be Different
Studio album by
Released1990
StudioStudios 301
Genre
Length48:07
LabelMega
ProducerRobie Porter, Rod Tamlyn
Tommy Emmanuel chronology
Up from Down Under
(1987)
Dare to Be Different
(1990)
Determination
(1991)

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1991, the album was nominated for Best Adult Contemporary Album but lost to Come in Spinner.[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Tommy Emmanuel except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."The Rise and Fall of Flingal Bunt" (Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin)3:48
2."Daybreak Again"4:16
3."Jacaranda"4:28
4."Countrywide"2:52
5."Games of Love and Loneliness" (Doug Ashdown, Wayne Findlay)4:23
6."Run a Good Race"4:15
7."Guitar Concierto de Aranjuez" (Joaquín Rodrigo)3:58
8."Tequila Slammer"3:48
9."Hearts Grow Fonder"4:08
10."Blue Moon" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)2:25
11."Guitar Boogie" (Arthur Smith)3:28
12."Up from Down Under" (Emmanuel, Alan Mansfield)5:26
13."Raindance"0:50

Charts

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Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 13
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] 39

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Tommy Emmanuel". Country Music Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Winners by Year 1991". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Tommy Emmanuel – Dare to Be Different". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Charts.nz – Tommy Emmanuel – Dare to Be Different". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 93.