Toffee Apple Explained

Toffee Apple
Type:	studio
Artist:	Peter Combe
Cover:	PeterCombe-ToffeeApple.jpg
Released:	12 June 1987
Recorded:	1986
Studio:	Axent Studios, Sydney
Genre:	Children's music
Label:	ABC Music
Producer:	Peter Combe
Prev Title:	Spaghetti Bolognaise
Prev Year:	1985
Next Title:	Newspaper Mama
Next Year:	1988

Toffee Apple is the fourth studio album by Australian musical artist, Peter Combe. It was released in June 1987 and peaked at number 86 on the Kent Music Report and was certified platinum in Australia in December 1989.^[1]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1988, the album won the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album.^[2]

Track listing

Side A

1. "Juicy Juicy Green Grass (A Sheep's Lament)"
2. "Moon Moon"
3. "The Silly Postman"
4. "Cats"
5. "Toffee Apple"
6. "Red Balloon"
7. "Standing on a Bus"
8. "Little Caterpillar"
9. "The Walking Song"
10. "Green Green Green"
11. "Baghdad"

Side B

1. "Tadpole Blues"
2. "I Have"
3. "Dr. McKew"
4. "Jeffrey Hill"
5. "Jack and the Beanstalk"
6. "Why Don't We"
7. "Sweet Dreams and Teddy Bears"
8. "Take a Bath"
9. "That's The Way I Like It"
10. "Lullaby (for Tom)"

• All songs composed, arranged and produced by Peter Combe.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Edition(s)	Label	Catalogue
Australia	June 1987		Standard	ABC Records	L27206 / C27206
	1988		Re-release		836037-1

Personnel

• Peter Combe - lead vocals, guitar

Additional musicians

• Children From Sutherland Christian School, Sydney - backing vocals
• Ross McGregor - piano, synthesizer
• Doug Charleston - bass guitar
• Graham Cox - guitar
• John Grant - guitar
• Michael Fix - guitar
• Merv Dick - drums
• Sean Gilroy - fiddle
• Matt Tone - mandolin

Notes and References

1. Web site: Toffee Apple (1987). petercombe. 24 July 2020.
2. Web site: 1988 ARIA Award winners. ARIA Awards. 1988. 19 February 2016.
3. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. St. Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. Illustrated. 71. 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.