''Take Me Home'' is the debut studio album by
Australian
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singer,
Sam Clark
Samuel James Clark (born 18 October 1987) is an Australian actor, singer-songwriter, best known for his role as Ringo Brown on the Australian soap opera, ''Neighbours'' and Leo in the Fox/Paramount live musical television special '' Grease: Live ...
. The album contains the lead single, "
Broken", the second single "Send Me a Sign" and the third, "
Devastated". It was released digitally and physically on 20 August 2010.
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Background
In the second half of 2009, Clark took time off from filming ''
Neighbours
''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and ...
'', to launch his music career and to work on songs for the album.
He returned to the set in February 2010 and continued to work on both the album and the show. The album was set for a release on 13 August 2010, but it was delayed by a week so that a cover of
Angry Anderson
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's "
Suddenly" could be added.
The song became famous after it was used during the wedding of characters,
Charlene Mitchell
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In the ...
(
Kylie Minogue
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) and
Scott Robinson Scott Robinson may refer to:
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(
Jason Donovan
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) in 1987. Clark's version of the song was used in the soap's 5998th episode, which broadcast on 25 August 2010, as his character,
Ringo Brown
Ringo Brown is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Sam Clark. Clark was given the role after he entered and won a '' Dolly'' magazine competition. He made his first screen appearance during the episode b ...
married
Donna Freedman
Donna Freedman (also Brown) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Margot Robbie. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 2 June 2008. Donna was initially introduced as a g ...
(
Margot Robbie
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).
Singles
* "
Broken" is the lead single from, ''Take Me Home''. It debuted on the
ARIA Singles Chart
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ...
at number fifty on 24 January 2010
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australian-charts.com - Retrieved 21 August 2010 A week later, it moved up to number thirty nine
However, the single had made a better impact on other Australian charts including the
Australian Singles Chart
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian record chart, music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA beca ...
(chart only for Australian origin), where it has peaked at number eleven and the
Australian Physical Singles Chart, where it peaked at number one
* "Send Me a Sign" is the second single released from, ''Take Me Home'', released on 22 April 2010, and first premiered during an episode of ''Neighbours'', where Clark sang it in character as Ringo Brown. The single failed to make an impact on the charts and had no physical release.
* "
Devastated" is the third single released on 30 July 2010. On 22 August 2010, it debuted at number one on the
Australian Physical Singles Chart
Promotion
Before the release of the album, Clark had made some instore appearances for the release of his debut single "Broken", in shopping centres across
Victoria
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,
New South Wales
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,
Queensland
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and
South Australia
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In January 2010, Clark performed the single at
Warner Bros. Movie World
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In February, he performed an acoustic version of the song on Australian TV program, ''
The Circle'' Clark returned to Warner Bros. Movie World on 2 April 2010 to 5 April 2010, to perform the single again and also sign copies
Clark premiered his second single, "Send Me a Sign" during an episode of ''Neighbours'', where he sang it in character as Ringo on 22 April 2010, the day of the single's release.
Sam Clark to play new single Send Me A Sign on Neighbours where he plays Ringo Brown
Retrieved 22 August 2010 In August 2010, Clark began a five-week national tour, visiting fifty schools across Australia to promote his third single, "Devastated", the album and to also talk about his commitment to giving blood as an ambassador for the Red Cross Blood Service.[Star on tour to spread message of 'blood'](_blank)
Retrieved 21 August 2010
Track listing
Release history
References
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2010 debut albums
Sam Clark albums