Edge (album)
1988 studio album by Daryl Braithwaite
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Edge is an album by Daryl Braithwaite. It was recorded between April–September 1988 and released in November 1988. It reached No.1 on the Australian ARIA Charts[2] for 3 weeks in 1989.
Released4 November 1988
RecordedMay 1988, Platinum Studios, Melbourne, Australia
Length54:15
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| Released | 4 November 1988 | |||
| Recorded | May 1988, Platinum Studios, Melbourne, Australia | |||
| Genres | Pop rock, Soft rock | |||
| Length | 54:15 | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Producer | Simon Hussey | |||
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Braithwaite toured the album across Australia and New Zealand in 1989 and the album was certified 3× platinum in October 1989.[3] By 1991, the album had sold 100,000 copies in Europe.[4]
Simon Hussey was nominated for Producer of the Year for Edge at the ARIA Music Awards of 1989, but lost to Age of Reason.
Track listing
- "As the Days Go By" (Ian Thomas) – 4:04
- "You Could Be Wrong" (Simon Hussey) – 3:22
- "All I Do" (Thomas) – 4:06
- "Let Me Be" (Hussey, David Reyne) – 5:36
- "Sugar Train" (Jef Scott) – 3:42
- "Down Down" (Scott) – 4:37 {CD/cassette bonus track}
- "In My Life" (Chris Doheny) – 5:08 {CD/cassette bonus track}
- "Edge (Instrumental)" (Jef Scott, Simon Hussey) – 0:34
- "I Don't Remember" (Peter Gabriel) – 4:09 {CD/cassette bonus track}
- "One Summer" (Daryl Braithwaite) – 3:43
- "It's All in the Music" (Braithwaite, Garth Porter) – 3:40
- "All The Same" (Hussey, Lisa Bade, Mark Greig) – 3:57
- "Up-Out" (Andy Cichon, Braithwaite, Scott, John Watson, Scott Griffiths, Hussey) – 3:58
- "Pretending to Care" (Todd Rundgren) – 3:39
Personnel
- Daryl Braithwaite – vocals
- Andy Cichon – bass
- Jef Scott – guitars, keyboards, additional backing vocals, additional drumming
- John Watson – drums
- Simon Hussey – keyboards, drum machine, producer
- Scott Griffiths – keyboards
- John Farnham – additional backing vocals
- Glenn Braithwaite – additional backing vocals
- David Hussey – additional drumming
- Brett Kingman – guitar (on track "Up-Out")
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1988 | CBS | CD | 462625 2 |
| Australia | 1988 | CBS | LP | 462625 1 |
| Australia | 1988 | CBS | Cassette | 462625 4 |
Chart positions
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
| Chart (1989) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Albums Chart | 5 |
Singles
| Release date | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [8] |
NZ [9] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [11] | ||
| September 1988 | As the Days Go By | 11 | 49 | — | — |
| October 1988 | All I Do | 23 | — | — | — |
| January 1989 | One Summer | 8 | — | 5 | 4 |
| April 1989 | Let Me Be | 26 | — | — | — |
| July 1989 | Sugar Train | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes the single did not chart or was not released in that country | |||||
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[12] | 4× Platinum | 280,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||