Endless Road
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Endless Road is an album by Australian musician Tommy Emmanuel
Tommy Emmanuel
William Thomas "Tommy" Emmanuel AM is an Australian guitarist, best known for his complex fingerpicking style, energetic performances and the use of percussive effects on the guitar. In the May 2008 and 2010 issues of Guitar Player Magazine, he was named as "Best Acoustic Guitarist" in their...

. It was originally released in Emmanuel's native Australia in 2002. It was later released in the United States in 2005 with two extra tracks.

Inside the album cover there's this note written by Tommy:


I dedicate this album to my loving mother, Linda Virginia, who truly has been my hero, my rock, and my teacher, all my life. Though she's in heaven now, I feel her close, every day. Christmas memories/Wheels is especially for her. To my brothers and sisters I'm so grateful to have you in my life, though I don't get to see you all enough, you're always in my heart.
My thanks go to so many, I can't say them all. Amanda and Angelina, my daughters, I love you. Gina Madello, Dawn Myers, Henno & Hanne, Pierpaolo and Antonella, Steve Dahl, EAW, Ken starke, Maton Guitars. Steve Vai, Susan Butler, Karen Hogan and all the folks at favored Nations. Special thanks to stephen Bennet for his mix and edting assistance
And special love to all my friends and fans all over god's green earth.


Track listing

All songs by Tommy Emmanuel unless noted.
  1. "Endless Road” – 4:32
  2. "Tall Fiddler" – 2:28
  3. "(The Man With The) Green Thumb" – 3:20
  4. "Bella Soave" – 2:22
  5. "Morning Aire" – 5:56
  6. "Angelina" – 3:41
  7. "Windy & Warm" (John D. Loudermilk
    John D. Loudermilk
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    ) – 2:48
  8. "Chet's Ramble" (Chet Atkins
    Chet Atkins
    Chester Burton Atkins , known as Chet Atkins, was an American guitarist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well.Atkins's picking style, inspired by Merle...

    , Tommy Emmanuel
    Tommy Emmanuel
    William Thomas "Tommy" Emmanuel AM is an Australian guitarist, best known for his complex fingerpicking style, energetic performances and the use of percussive effects on the guitar. In the May 2008 and 2010 issues of Guitar Player Magazine, he was named as "Best Acoustic Guitarist" in their...

    ) – 2:42
  9. "Son Of A Gun" – 1:50
  10. "Sanitarium Shuffle" – 3:18
  11. "La Visita" – 3:24
  12. "Mona Lisa" (Evans, Livingston) – 3:53
  13. "Christmas Memories/Wheels" (Petty, Emmanuel) – 3:23
  14. "Old Town" – 3:04
  15. "Somewhere Over The Rainbow
    Over the Rainbow
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    " (Harold Arlen
    Harold Arlen
    Harold Arlen was an American composer of popular music, having written over 500 songs, a number of which have become known the world over. In addition to composing the songs for The Wizard of Oz, including the classic 1938 song, "Over the Rainbow,” Arlen is a highly regarded contributor to the...

    , E. Y. Harburg) – 4:21
  16. "I Still Can't Say Goodbye" (Binn, Moore) – 3:25
  17. "Today Is Mine" (Jerry Reed Hubbard
    Jerry Reed
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    ) – 2:44
  18. "Struttin'" (Jerry Reed Hubbard) - 2:39 (Only on U.S. version)
  19. "Pegao" (Jose Feliciano
    José Feliciano
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    ) - 6:20 (Only on U.S. version)

Personnel

  • Tommy Emmanuel - guitar, vocals
  • Elizabeth Watkins - background vocals

Production notes
  • Kim Person – producer, mixing
  • Henno Althoff
    Henno Althoff
    Henno Althoff is a German record producer, recording engineer and studio owner, best known for his association with Australian fingerstyle guitarist Tommy Emmanuel.-Biography:...

    – engineer
  • Beth Kindig – design
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