From Out of Nowhere (Tommy Emmanuel album)

From Out of Nowhere
Studio album by Tommy Emmanuel
Released	1979
Recorded	1979
Studio	EMI Studios 301
Genre	Country blues
Length	35:40
Label	Trafalgar
Producer	Michael McMartin, Tommy Emmanuel
Tommy Emmanuel chronology
From Out of Nowhere (1979) Up from Down Under (1987)

From Out of Nowhere is the debut album by Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel that was released in 1979. The album features pedal steel guitarist Pee Wee Clark.

Background

By the late 1970s, Emmanuel had made a name for himself in Sydney. His guitar work appeared in commercials and on Australian pop records, including "Lost in Love" by Air Supply. Emmanuel recorded his first solo album From Out of Nowhere in 1979.

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Limehouse Blues" (Douglas Furber, Philip Braham)	3:31
2.	"Dixie Breakdown" (Don Reno, James Lunsford)	2:36
3.	"Orange Mountain Special"	2:20
4.	"Steel Guitar Rag" (Cliff Stone, Leon McAuliffe, Merle Travis)	3:01
5.	"Roly Poly" (Fred Rose)	2:33

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Out of Nowhere" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman)	4:13
2.	"Big Beaver" (Bob Wills)	3:28
3.	"String of Pearls" (Eddie DeLange, Jerry Gray)	4:56
4.	"Canadian Sunset" (Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel)	4:58
5.	"Dixie McGuire" (Tommy Emmanuel)	2:52

Personnel

• Tommy Emmanuel – guitar
• Pee Wee Clark – pedal steel guitar
• Ken Francis – rhythm guitar
• Mark Collins – banjo
• Mack Clark – bass
• Rodney Ford – drums