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{{For|the confectionery|Candy apple}}
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
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|Name = Toffee Apple
{{Infobox album
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|Type = [[Album]]
|Artist = [[Peter Combe]]
| name = Toffee Apple
|Cover = PeterCombe-ToffeeApple.jpg
| type = studio
|Released = 1987
| artist = [[Peter Combe]]
| cover = PeterCombe-ToffeeApple.jpg
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|Recorded = 1986
|Genre = [[Children's music]]
| alt =
|Length =
| released = 12 June 1987
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| recorded = 1986
|Label = [[Holborne Records|Holborne]]
| venue =
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|Producer = [[Peter Combe]]
|Reviews =
| studio = Axent Studios, Sydney
| genre = [[Children's music]]
|Last album = ''Spaghetti Bolognaise''<br />(1985)
| length =
|This album = '''''Toffee Apple'''''<br />(1987)
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| label = [[ABC Music]]
|Next album = ''Newspaper Mama''<br />(1988)
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| producer = [[Peter Combe]]
| prev_title = [[Spaghetti Bolognaise and More Songs for Little Kids|Spaghetti Bolognaise]]
| prev_year = 1985
| next_title = [[Newspaper Mama]]
| next_year = 1988
}}
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'''''Toffee Apple''''' is the fourth studio album by Australian musical artist, [[Peter Combe]]. It was released in June 1987 and peaked at number 86 on the [[Kent Music Report]] and was certified platinum in Australia in December 1989.<ref name="TA">{{cite web|url=https://www.petercombe.com.au/music/toffee-apple|title=Toffee Apple (1987)|website=petercombe|accessdate=24 July 2020}}</ref>
'''''Toffee Apple''''' is an album by the [[Australia]]n [[Children's music|children's musician]] [[Peter Combe]] released in 1987 by [[Holborne Records]]. It won the 1987 [[ARIA Music Awards of 1987|ARIA Music Award]] for Best Children's Album. It features the popular songs Juicy Juicy Green Grass (A Sheep's Lament), Toffee Apple and Jack and the Beanstalk, alongside several other song which remain in Combe's current set list.

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At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 1988]], the album won the [[ARIA Award for Best Children's Album]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1988|title=1988 ARIA Award winners|website=ARIA Awards|date=1988|accessdate=19 February 2016}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
#"Juicy Juicy Green Grass (A Sheep's lament)"
#"Juicy Juicy Green Grass (A Sheep's Lament)"
#"Moon Moon"
#"Moon Moon"
#"The Silly Postman"
#"The Silly Postman"
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#"Tadpole Blues"
#"Tadpole Blues"
#"I Have"
#"I Have"
#"Dr McKew"
#"Dr. McKew"
#"Jeffrey Hill"
#"Jeffrey Hill"
#"Jack and the Beanstalk"
#"Jack and the Beanstalk"
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#"Lullaby (for Tom)"
#"Lullaby (for Tom)"


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*All songs composed, arranged and produced by [[Peter Combe]].
==Credits==

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*[[Peter Combe]] - [[Singing|lead vocals]]; [[Guitar]]
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1987)
! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name="Kent">{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St. Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|edition=Illustrated|pages=71|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.</ref>
| 86
|}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|title=Toffee Apple|artist=Peter Combe|award=Platinum|relyear=1987|certyear=1989|certref=<ref name="TA"/>}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}

==Release history==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Format
! scope="col"| Edition(s)
! scope="col"| Label
! scope="col"| Catalogue
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Australia
| June 1987
| {{flat list|
*[[Vinyl record|LP]]
*[[Compact disc|CD]]
*[[Compact cassette|cassette]]
}}
| Standard
| rowspan="2"| ABC Records
| L27206 / C27206
|-
| 1988
| {{flat list|
*Gatefold LP}}
| Re-release
| 836037-1
|}

==Personnel==
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*[[Peter Combe]] - [[Singing|lead vocals]], [[guitar]]
'''Additional musicians'''
*Children From Sutherland Christian School, [[Sydney]] - [[Backing vocalist|backing vocals]]
*Children From Sutherland Christian School, [[Sydney]] - [[Backing vocalist|backing vocals]]
*Ross McGregor - [[Piano]]; [[Synthesizer|synthesisers]]
*Ross McGregor - [[piano]], [[synthesizer]]
*Doug Charleston - [[Bass Guitar]]
*Doug Charleston - [[bass guitar]]
*Graham Cox - [[Guitar]]
*Graham Cox - guitar
*John Grant - [[Guitar]]
*John Grant - guitar
*Michael Fix - [[Guitar]]
*Michael Fix - guitar
*Merv Dick - [[Drum kit|drums]]
*Merv Dick - [[Drum kit|drums]]
*Sean Gilroy - [[Fiddle]]
*Sean Gilroy - [[fiddle]]
*Matt Tone - [[Mandolin]]
*Matt Tone - [[mandolin]]


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==References==
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All songs composed, arranged and produced by [[Peter Combe]].
{{reflist}}


{{Peter Combe}}
==Awards==
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In 1988, ''Toffee Apple'' was awarded the first ever [[ARIA Music Awards of 1988|ARIA Award]] for [[ARIA Award for Best Children's Album|Best Children's Album]].<ref>1988 ARIA Award winners, http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1988 (Accessed 19 February 2016)</ref>
In March 1988, the album was certified Gold and went on to go Platinum in December 1989.<ref>Peter Combe - Discography, http://www.petercombe.com.au/discography.html (Accessed 31 December 2009)</ref>


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==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:14, 30 October 2024

For the confectionery, see Candy apple.

Toffee Apple
Studio album by
Peter Combe
Released12 June 1987
Recorded1986
StudioAxent Studios, Sydney
GenreChildren's music
LabelABC Music
ProducerPeter Combe
Peter Combe chronology
Spaghetti Bolognaise
(1985) 		Toffee Apple
(1987) 		Newspaper Mama
(1988)

Toffee Apple is the fourth studio album by Australian musical artist, Peter Combe. It was released in June 1987 and peaked at number 86 on the Kent Music Report and was certified platinum in Australia in December 1989.[1]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1988, the album won the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album.[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Juicy Juicy Green Grass (A Sheep's Lament)"
  2. "Moon Moon"
  3. "The Silly Postman"
  4. "Cats"
  5. "Toffee Apple"
  6. "Red Balloon"
  7. "Standing on a Bus"
  8. "Little Caterpillar"
  9. "The Walking Song"
  10. "Green Green Green"
  11. "Baghdad"
  12. "Tadpole Blues"
  13. "I Have"
  14. "Dr. McKew"
  15. "Jeffrey Hill"
  16. "Jack and the Beanstalk"
  17. "Why Don't We"
  18. "Sweet Dreams and Teddy Bears"
  19. "Take a Bath"
  20. "That's The Way I Like It"
  21. "Lullaby (for Tom)"
  • All songs composed, arranged and produced by Peter Combe.

Charts

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[3] 86

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[1] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Edition(s) Label Catalogue
Australia June 1987
Standard ABC Records L27206 / C27206
1988
  • Gatefold LP
 Re-release 836037-1

Personnel

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Additional musicians

References

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  1. ^ a b "Toffee Apple (1987)". petercombe. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. ^ "1988 ARIA Award winners". ARIA Awards. 1988. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 71. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
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