Toffee Apple

For the confectionery, see Candy apple.

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]

Toffee Apple
Studio album by Peter Combe
Released	12 June 1987
Recorded	1986
Studio	Axent Studios, Sydney
Genre	Children's music
Label	ABC Music
Producer	Peter Combe
Peter Combe chronology
Spaghetti Bolognaise (1985) Toffee Apple (1987) Newspaper Mama (1988)

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.

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)^[3]	86

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[1]	Platinum	70,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Edition(s)	Label	Catalogue
Australia	June 1987	LP CD cassette	Standard	ABC Records	L27206 / C27206
	1988	Gatefold LP	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

References

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