Catch the Wind: Songs of a Generation

Catch the Wind: Songs of a Generation is the second studio album (first cover album) by Australian Idol 2006 winner Damien Leith. It was released on 26 April 2008.

Catch the Wind: Songs of a Generation
Studio album by
Damien Leith
Released26 April 2008 (Australia)
GenrePop/Pop rock/Acoustic
LabelSony BMG Australia
Damien Leith chronology
Where We Land
(2007)		 Catch the Wind: Songs of a Generation
(2008)		 Remember June
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The album features 18 songs of Leith's interpretations from the 1960s and 1970s that inspired and captured his spirit at a young age. "The great songwriters of the 60s and 70s have always been a major influence on my own original material. In many ways the songs of that generation are as relevant today as they were back then. I've chosen songs that either mean a great deal to me on a personal level or those that I'd just love people to hear."

The album debuted at number three on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, selling 9,688 copies in its first week.[2] In the following week, in the lead up to Mother's Day, the album rose to number two. Selling over 17,000 units, the album lost the top position by less than 300 copies.[3]

Track listing
  1. "Catch the Wind" (Donovan) – 2:19
  2. "Annie's Song" (John Denver) – 2:30
  3. "Wild World" (Cat Stevens) – 3:31
  4. "If" (David Gates) – 3:16
  5. "The Times They Are a-Changin'" (Bob Dylan) – 3:00
  6. "Father and Son" (Stevens) – 3:20
  7. "Vincent" (Don McLean) – 4:14
  8. "Everybody's Talkin'" (Harry Nilsson) – 4:03
  9. "Universal Soldier" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) – 2:18
  10. "Guitar Man" (Gates) – 3:28
  11. "Baby, I Love Your Way" (Peter Frampton) – 3:09
  12. "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" (Neil Young) – 3:34
  13. "Longer" (Dan Fogelberg) – 2:56
  14. "Blowin' in the Wind" (Dylan) – 3:02
  15. "Old Man" (Young) – 2:49
  16. "And I Love You So" (McLean) – 3:03
  17. "Sunshine on My Shoulders" (Denver) – 4:20
  18. "Time in a Bottle" (Jim Croce) – 3:02

Personnel
  • David Anderson – Photography
  • Glenn A. Baker – Liner Notes
  • Jenifer Carmody – A&R
  • James Patrick Cooper – Art Direction, Design
  • Ross Fraser – Producer, A&R
  • Paul Gray – Keyboards, Vocals (background), Producer
  • Esther Coleman Hawkins – Choir Master
  • Damien Leith – Guitar, Vocals, Producer
  • Greg Royal – Bass

Charts
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[4] 2

Certification
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Year-end charts
Chart (2008) Position
Australian Albums Chart[6] 41
Australian Artists Albums Chart[7] 9

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Madonna Gives Retail A New Music Week Archived 22 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Undercover. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
  3. Andre Rieu Tops Mothers Day Chart Week Archived 12 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Undercover. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
  4. Australian Top 50 Albums Chart Archived 17 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 4 May 2008.
  5. "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2008 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  6. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2008". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  7. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Australian Artist Albums 2008". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
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