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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.cite-ref-mc-2-0[2]cite-ref-jm-3-0[3]cite-ref-gr-4-0[4]

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

• Track listing

• Personnel

• Production

• References

• External links

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |

|---|---|---|---|

| 1990 | "Caravan of Dreams" | Best New Age Performance | Nominated |

• Greg Carmichael – nylon guitars

• Nick Webb – steel-string guitars, nylon guitar (3)

• Terry Disley – keyboards (1-8)

• Klaus Sperber – bass guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8)

• Bert Smaak – drums (1, 4, 5, 7, 8)

• Mario Argandoña – percussion (1-5, 7, 8)

• Serge Maillard – Roland 808 programming (2), programming (3)

• John Parsons – Roland 808 programming (2), programming (3), steel-string guitar (4)

• Ludwig Götz – trombone (3, 5)

• John Parsons – producer, mixing

• Klaus Genuit – recording, mixing

• Joseph Doughney – digital editing, post-production

• Michael Landy – digital editing, post-production

• The Review Room (New York City, New York, USA) – digital editing and post-production location

• Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY, USA)

• Suzanne Sherman – GRP production coordinator

• Andy Baltimore – GRP creative director

• David Gibb – graphic design

• Jacki McCarthy – graphic design

• Andy Ruggirello – graphic design

• Dan Serrano – graphic design

• Keith Russell – art direction

• Kevin Calvert – photography

• Stewart Coxhead for The Art and Music Corporation, Ltd. – management

cite-note-am-11. Music, All. Reference Point at AllMusic

cite-note-mc-22. ↑ citerefcollarCollar, Matt. "Acoustic Alchemy". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

cite-note-jm-33. ↑ "Acoustic Alchemy". Jazz Monthly. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

cite-note-gr-44. ↑ "33rd Annual Grammy Awards (1990)". Grammy.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

• Acoustic Alchemy Official Site