First and Foremost is a compilation album of songs by Australian singer David Campbell. The album was released in August 2008 and contains tracks from his earlier Polydor Records recordings from 1996 and 1997, alongside a previously unreleased song from that time. Most of the tracks appeared on his albums, Yesterday Is Now and Taking the Wheel.
The album was released during Campbell's time as a singing mentor on It Takes Two (Australian TV series) (2007–2008) and with his two previous albums (released by Sony Music Australia), both being top 10, platinum selling albums.
Track listing CD/DD "On Such a Night as This" (Marshall Barer, Hugh Martin)- 2:39 "Grateful" (John Bucchino) - 4:38 "Whatever Happened to Melody" (Ray Jessel, Cynthia Thompson)- 3:25 "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)- 5:01 "Old Devil Moon" (Burton Lane, Yip Harburg) - 3:12 "Alexander's Ragtime Band" (Irving Berlin) - 3"08 "Let Me Sing and I'm Happy" - 2:16 "I Got Rhythm" (George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin) - 2:38 "The Nearness of You" / "Not a Day Goes By" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington, Stephen Sondheim) - 5:06 "Storybook" (Frank Wildhorn, Nan Knighton) - 3:10 "Yard Sale" (Tom Andersen) - 5:43 "Errol Flynn" (Gordon Hunt, Amanda McBroom)- 3:38 "Mr Tanner" (Harry Chapin) - 5:06 "I Have Dreamed" (Oscar Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers) - 3:57 "Only Heaven Knows" (Alex Harding) - 3:13 "Taking the Wheel" (John Bucchino) - 3:54 "A Kid Inside" (Craig Carnelia) - 3:35 "It Will Always Be You" (Acoustic Version) 4:43
Charts Chart (2008) Peak position Australian Jazz and Blues Albums (ARIA Charts) 16
Release history Country Date Format Label Catalogue Australia 16 August 2008 CD,digital download Universal Music Australia 1781086
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