Looking Forward Looking Back

Looking Forward Looking Back
Studio album by Slim Dusty
Released 12 July 2000
Recorded 2000
Studio Columbia Lane, Electric Avenue, Music Cellar, Studios 301
Genre Country
Length 44:45
Label EMI Music
Producer Rod Coe, Phil Punch
Slim Dusty chronology
Ninety Nine
(1999)		 Looking Forward Looking Back
(2000)		 The Man Who Is Australia
(2000)

Looking Forward Looking Back is a studio album released by Australian country music singer Slim Dusty. The album was Dusty's 100th album release.[1]

Looking Forward Looking Back was celebrated with a special Network 9 This Is Your Life event presentation by Mike Munro.[2]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001, the album won the ARIA Award for Best Country Album. The album was also nominated for Highest Selling Album.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Looking Forward Looking Back"Don Walker3:12
2."Never Was at All"Norma O'Hara Murphy3:15
3."There's a Rainbow Over the Rock"Kevin Bloody Wilson2:57
4."Matilda No More" (featuring Kasey Chambers)Eric Bogle3:41
5."The Bloke Who Serves the Beer"Peter Denahy3:00
6."Paddy William"O'Hara Murphy4:32
7."Clean Up Our Own Backyard"Joy McKean2:24
8."Old Time Country Songs"Slim Dusty3:02
9."A Bad Day's Fishing"Wilson2:36
10."Port Augusta"Steve Grace3:20
11."Good Heavens Above"Barry Skipsey2:32
12."Hooks & Ride"John Quinn, Tom Oliver2:17
13."Keela Valley Coals"A.E. Brooks, Dusty3:17
14."Memories and Dreams"Jeff Burton, Michael Fix3:09
15."Looking Forward Looking Back" (reprise)Walker1:31

Charts

Looking Forward Looking Back debuted at number 5 in the Australian album charts and peaked at number 3 in September 2000.

Weekly charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2000) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 28
Australian Country Albums (ARIA) 1
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA) 9
Chart (2001) Position
Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[7] 8

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[8] 2× Platinum 140,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Edition(s) Label Catalogue
Australia 12 July 2000 [9]
Standard Slim Dusty Enterprises, EMI Music 5271602
Australia 10 June 2016 [2]
Vinyl EMI Music 3794225

References

  1. ↑ "Looking Forward, Looking Back". Amnplify. 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Looking Forward Looking Back (Vinyl)". Slim Dusty. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2001: 15th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Looking Forward Looking Back by AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Slim Dusty – Looking Forward Looking Back". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "2000 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". ARIA. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "2001 ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART". ARIA. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  9. ↑ "Looking Forward Looking Back CD". JB HiFi. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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