Summer at Eureka (album)
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Summer at Eureka is the third studio album
by Australian rock
musician Pete Murray. Following his previous two #1 albums, Feeler in 2003 and See the Sun in 2005, Summer at Eureka became his third #1. After the album's release on 17 May 2008, it peaked on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart
on 26 May 2008. The album also peaked at #19 on New Zealand
's RIANZ
charts, and #30 in the Netherlands
. In the album's second week after being released, it dropped down to number three on the ARIA Charts.
The first single from the album was "You Pick Me Up", which peaked at #36 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart
. Soon after, "Happy Ground" received radio airplay, without being released as a single. "Saving Grace" was the second single released to iTunes on 19 July, and was released on 23 August on CD, eventually peaking at #44 in Australia. The third single, "Chance to Say Goodbye" was released on 27 March 2009, but did not chart on the ARIA Charts.
Summer at Eureka was produced in Murray's studio on his Northern New South Wales property.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Australian rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
musician Pete Murray. Following his previous two #1 albums, Feeler in 2003 and See the Sun in 2005, Summer at Eureka became his third #1. After the album's release on 17 May 2008, it peaked on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart
ARIA Charts
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 singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
on 26 May 2008. The album also peaked at #19 on New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
's RIANZ
Recording Industry Association of New Zealand
The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...
charts, and #30 in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. In the album's second week after being released, it dropped down to number three on the ARIA Charts.
The first single from the album was "You Pick Me Up", which peaked at #36 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart
ARIA Charts
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 singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
. Soon after, "Happy Ground" received radio airplay, without being released as a single. "Saving Grace" was the second single released to iTunes on 19 July, and was released on 23 August on CD, eventually peaking at #44 in Australia. The third single, "Chance to Say Goodbye" was released on 27 March 2009, but did not chart on the ARIA Charts.
Summer at Eureka was produced in Murray's studio on his Northern New South Wales property.
Track listing
All tracks by Pete Murray- "Chance to Say Goodbye" – 4:58
- "Saving Grace" – 2:57
- "You Pick Me Up" – 4:32
- "Silver Cloud" – 4:00
- "This Game" – 3:55
- "Sugar" – 4:30
- "Miss Cold" – 4:04
- "Never Let the End Begin" – 3:01
- "Summer at Eureka" – 3:10
- "King Tide" – 3:06
- "Happy Ground" – 3:50
- "Slack" – 3:24 (iTunesITunes StoreThe iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
bonus track)
Personnel
- Danielle Bentley – cello
- Anthony Lycenko – piano, producer, engineer, slide guitar, mixing
- Ben McCarthy – acoustic guitar, piano, organ, backing vocals, producer, engineer, mellotron, fender rhodes
- Darren Middleton – electric guitar, slide guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar
- Pete Murray – acoustic guitar, harmonica, percussion, electric guitar, vocals, producer
- Jonathan Zion – bass