Take Me Home is the debut studio album by Australian singer, Sam Clark. The album contains the lead single, "Broken", the second single "Send Me a Sign" and the third, "Devastated".Sam Clark - Take Me Home CD |Sanity Retrieved 22 August 2010 It was released digitally and physically on 20 August 2010.Take Me Home by Sam Clark iTunes Store - Retrieved 22 August 2010
Background In the second half of 2009, Clark took time off from filming Neighbours, to launch his music career and to work on songs for the album. He returned to the set in February 2010 and continued to work on both the album and the show. The album was set for a release on 13 August 2010, but it was delayed by a week so that a cover of Angry Anderson's "Suddenly" could be added. The song became famous after it was used during the wedding of characters, Charlene Mitchell (Kylie Minogue) and Scott Robinson (Jason Donovan) in 1987. Clark's version of the song was used in the soap's 5998th episode, which broadcast on 25 August 2010, as his character, Ringo Brown married Donna Freedman (Margot Robbie).
Singles "Broken" is the lead single from, Take Me Home. It debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number fifty on 24 January 2010Sam Clark - Broken australian-charts.com - Retrieved 21 August 2010 A week later, it moved up to number thirty nine However, the single had made a better impact on other Australian charts including the Australian Singles Chart (chart only for Australian origin), where it has peaked at number eleven and the Australian Physical Singles Chart, where it peaked at number oneSam Clark single Broken hits #1 spot undercover.com.au/ -Retrieved 6 May 2010 "Send Me a Sign" is the second single released from, Take Me Home, released on 22 April 2010,Send Me a Sign - single by Sam Clark iTunes Store - Retrieved 21 August 2010 and first premiered during an episode of Neighbours, where Clark sang it in character as Ringo Brown.SAM CLARK : Send Me A Sign Retrieved 3 May 2010 The single failed to make an impact on the charts and had no physical release. "Devastated" is the third single released on 30 July 2010.Devastated - Single by Sam Clark iTunes Store - Retrieved 21 August 2010 On 22 August 2010, it debuted at number one on the Australian Physical Singles ChartTop 50 Physical Singles Chart Retrieved 23 August 2010
Promotion Before the release of the album, Clark had made some instore appearances for the release of his debut single "Broken", in shopping centres across Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia In January 2010, Clark performed the single at Warner Bros. Movie WorldNEIGHBOURS STAR - "SAM CLARK | Warner Bros. Movie World Retrieved 22 August 2010 In February, he performed an acoustic version of the song on Australian TV program, The CircleFriday 12 February 2010 | Channel Ten Retrieved 22 August 2010 Clark returned to Warner Bros. Movie World on 2 April 2010 to 5 April 2010, to perform the single again and also sign copiesSam Clark announces second single and Easter appearances at Warner Bros. Movie World Retrieved 22 August 2010
Clark premiered his second single, "Send Me a Sign" during an episode of Neighbours, where he sang it in character as Ringo on 22 April 2010, the day of the single's release.Sam Clark to play new single Send Me A Sign on Neighbours where he plays Ringo Brown Retrieved 22 August 2010 In August 2010, Clark began a five-week national tour, visiting fifty schools across Australia to promote his third single, "Devastated", the album and to also talk about his commitment to giving blood as an ambassador for the Red Cross Blood Service.Star on tour to spread message of 'blood' Retrieved 21 August 2010
Track listing
"Never Should Have Left" – 3:27 "Devastated" – 3:31 "Save Us Tonight" – 3:41 "Broken" – 3:55 "Send Me a Sign" – 3:06 "Come So Far" – 4:19 "Lay Me Down – 3:53 "Catching Up" – 4:20 "Messenger" – 3:11 "Take Me Home" – 3:32 "Suddenly" – 3:21
Release history Region Date Format Label Catalogue Australia 20 August 2010 CD, digital download PLW Entertainment/MGM PLW0102
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