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1990 studio album by Acoustic Alchemy

Reference Point
Studio album by Acoustic Alchemy
Released 1990
Recorded 1990
Studio Hansa Haus Studios, Bonn, Germany
Genre Smooth jazz
Length 38:03
Label GRP 9614
Producer John Parsons
Acoustic Alchemy chronology
Blue Chip(1989) Reference Point(1990) Back on the Case(1991)

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Released in 1990, Reference Point is the first album by Acoustic Alchemy released for jazz label GRP and their fourth album overall. The song "Caravan of Dreams" was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1990 for Best New Age Performance.[2][3][4]

Containing some of the band's more popular tracks, such as the title track "Reference Point", "Same Road, Same Reason" and "Cuban Heels", the nine-track album is also the only album by the band to offer a cover track: "Take Five".

32nd Annual Grammy Awards

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Reference Point" Nick WebbGreg CarmichaelJohn Parsons 4:30
2. "Missing Your Touch" Nick WebbGreg CarmichaelJohn Parsons 4:40
3. "Take Five" Paul Desmond 4:35
4. "Same Road, Same Reason" Greg Carmichael 4:49
5. "Make My Day" Greg Carmichael 4:08
6. "Caravan of Dreams" Nick WebbSimon James 2:55
7. "Homecoming" Nick WebbGreg CarmichaelJohn Parsons 5:30
8. "Cuban Heels" Greg Carmichael 3:25
9. "Lullaby for the First Born" Nick WebbGreg Carmichael 3:31
Total length: 38:03
  1. ^ Music, All. Reference Point at AllMusic
  2. ^ a b Collar, Matt. "Acoustic Alchemy". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Acoustic Alchemy". Jazz Monthly. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b "33rd Annual Grammy Awards (1990)". Grammy.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019.