''Classical Gas'' is an album by Australian guitarist

Tommy Emmanuel William Thomas Emmanuel (born 31 May 1955) is an Australian guitarist. Regarded as one of the greatest acoustic guitarists of all time, he is known for his complex fingerstyle technique, energetic performances and use of percussive effects on ...

with the Australian Philharmonic Orchestra. The album peaked at number 6 on the

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, becoming Emmanuel's second top ten album. The album was certified gold in Australia. At the

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, the album was nominated for the

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but lost to ''

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'' by

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Track listing

Personnel

*Tommy Emmanuel – guitar *Rob Little - Bass *Kevin Murphy - Drums *

Rex Goh Goh Tee Haut, known professionally as Rex Goh, (born 5 May 1951) is a Singaporean-born Australian rock guitarist. In 1972 Goh moved to Australia. He has been a band member of various groups including Air Supply (1977, 1981–83), QED (1983–85 ...

- Electric Guitar *James Roche - Keyboards *Australian Philharmonic Orchestra *Slava Grigoryan – guitar (Track 12)

Charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1996 albums Tommy Emmanuel albums Columbia Records albums Classical crossover albums