True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson

True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson
Compilation album by John Williamson
Released November 1995
Label EMI Music
Producer John Williamson
John Williamson chronology
Mulga to Mangoes
(1994)		 True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson
(1995)		 Family Album No.2
(1996)

True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson is a compilation album by Australian country music artist John Williamson and was released in November 1995. The album was a celebration of 25 years in the music industry for Williamson. The album peaked at number 21 on the ARIA Charts and was certified 3x platinum in 2006.[1]

Williamson released a book titled "True Blue" featuring Williamson's lyrics together with explanations as to how the songs came to be written. During the book's launch, Williamson is surprised by Mike Munro from Nine Network This Is Your Life to have his achievements recognized on the TV show.[1]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1996, the album was nominated for Highest Selling Album.[2]

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You and My Guitar"John Williamson 
2."Goodbye Blinky Bill" (with Bullamakanka and Ami & George Williamson)Williamson 
3."Just a Dog"Williamson 
4."Wrinkles"Williamson 
5."Diggers of the Anzac"Williamson 
6."Old Man Emu"Williamson 
7."The Shed"Williamson, Tony Dennett 
8."Hawkesbury River Lovin'"Williamson 
9."The Breaker" (with Bud Tingwell)Williamson 
10."I'm Fair Dinkum" (live)Williamson 
11."The Bush Barber (The Lawnmower song)" (live)Williamson 
12."Bush Town" (live)Williamson 
13."Dad's Flowers" (live)Dennett 
14."Billabong" (live)Williamson 
15."Chain Around My Ankle" (live)Williamson 
16."I Can't Feel Those Chains Any Longer" (live)Williamson 
17."The Vasectomy Song" (live)Williamson 
18."Stuffed If I Know" (live)B.J Vidler, Williamson 
19."Home Among The Gum Trees" (live)Wally Johnson, Bob Brown 
20."Waltzing Matilda"Banjo Patterson 
21."No One Loves Brisbane Like Jesus" (live)Williamson 
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."(This Is) Australia Calling"John Williamson 
2."I'll Be Gone"Williamson 
3."Rip Rip Woodchip"Williamson 
4."Mallee Boy"Williamson 
5."Cracker Night"Williamson 
6."Boomerang Café"Williamson 
7."Budgie Song"Williamson 
8."Boogie with M' Baby"Williamson 
9."I'm in the Mood"Williamson 
10."Waratah Street"Williamson 
11."A Bushman Can't Survive"Williamson 
12."Drover's Boy"Williamson 
13."Papa Whisky November"Williamson 
14."Crocodile Roll"Williamson 
15."Cootamundra Wattle"Williamson 
16."Shelter"Williamson 
17."Bill the Cat"Williamson 
18."Beachcomber from Wollongong"Williamson 
19."Galleries of Pink Galahs"Williamson 
20."Raining on the Rock"Williamson 
21."A Flag of Our Own"Williamson 
22."True Blue"Williamson 

Charts

Chart (1995-99) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 21
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] 33

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[5] 3× Platinum 210,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia November 1995
EMI Music 8146312

References

  1. 1 2 "Year by Year". John Williamson. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Winners by Year 1996". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – John Williamson – True Blue - The Vert Best of John Williamson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – John Williamson – True Blue - The Vert Best of John Williamson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
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