Reference Point

This article is about the album. For the "reference point" group model, see Mobility model. For the racehorse, see Reference Point (horse).

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.

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".

Awards

32nd Annual Grammy Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1990	"Caravan of Dreams"	Best New Age Performance	Nominated

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Reference Point"	Nick Webb Greg Carmichael John Parsons	4:30
2.	"Missing Your Touch"	Nick Webb Greg Carmichael John 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 Webb Simon James	2:55
7.	"Homecoming"	Nick Webb Greg Carmichael John Parsons	5:30
8.	"Cuban Heels"	Greg Carmichael	3:25
9.	"Lullaby for the First Born"	Nick Webb Greg Carmichael	3:31
Total length:			38:03

External links

• Acoustic Alchemy Official Site