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His Favourite Collection
Greatest hits album by
John Williamson
Released19 August 2016
Recorded1970–2016
LabelWarner Music Australia
John Williamson chronology
Looking for a Story
(2016) 		His Favourite Collection
(2016) 		Butcherbird
(2018)
Singles from His Favourite Collection
  1. "Aussie Girls"
    Released: June 2016[1]

His Favourite Collection is a 50 track, 4xCD greatest hits album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. The album was released in August 2016 and peaked at number 9 on the ARIA charts. The album was supported by a national tour between August and November 2016.[2] The lead and only single from the album "Aussie Girls" is a tribute to Australian sports women.[1]

When asked how he selected the 50 tracks, Williamson said "I wanted to do a compilation of love songs because I had one of those years ago but there's been a lot more love songs and better ones, so I've got that. I've always wanted to do a tropical one, so there's another CD called Willo Goes Troppo – which is all my songs about Northern Australia, which tend to have a bit of a calypso feel to it, like "Cape York Peninsula" and those songs. The other one is country music ballads and the other one's a sing-along."[3]

Track listing

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Disc 1 - Willo Goes Troppo
No.TitleLength
1."Island of Oceans"2:12
2."Amazing Day"3:12
3."Papa Whisky November"3:19
4."Tropical Fever"4:00
5."Tomorrow's Worries"2:19
6."Frangipani Bay"3:02
7."Cape York Peninsula"3:04
8."Flower On the Water"3:13
9."Beach of Love"3:11
10."Hang My Hat in Queensland" (Orchestra version)4:44
11."Crocodile Roll"2:46
12."Queensland Bungalow"3:38
Disc 2 - True Blue Love
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You and My Guitar" 2:49
2."Chandelier of Stars" 3:15
3."Boomerang Café"Williamson3:30
4."Aussie Girls" 3:00
5."Prettiest Girl In the Kimberley" 3:47
6."Better Than a Picture" 2:50
7."One More for the Road" 2:36
8."Call Me Blue"Williamson2:21
9."Drink a Little Love" 3:11
10."Cootamundra Wattle" 3:52
11."Wintergreen" 3:38
12."Wrinkles"Williamson4:38
13."Dark Irish Eyes" 3:33
14."Rescue Me" 3:50
15."Keep Walking" 3:55
Disc 3 - Singalong
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rip Rip Woodchip"Williamson3:02
2."True Blue" (21st Anniversary Version)Williamson4:06
3."Dingo" 3:22
4."Waltzing Matilda"Banjo Patterson4:02
5."It's All About Love" 3:20
6."Girt By Sea" 2:54
7."The Big Red" 3:47
8."A Number On My Back"Williamson3:43
9."I'm a Basher" 3:19
10."Mallee Boy"Williamson3:17
11."A Flag of Our Own" 3:30
12."Sail the Nullarbor" 3:18
13."Diggers of the Anzac (This is Gallipoli)" 3:35
Disc 4 - Country Ballads
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Aussie Balladeer" 2:53
2."Bells In a Bushman's Ear" 2:42
3."Campfire On the Road" 3:35
4."Thargomindah (The Way It Is)" 3:33
5."Look Out Cunnamulla" 2:59
6."Three Sons" 3:33
7."Looking for a Story" 2:30
8."A Bushman Can't Survive"Williamson3:48
9."Around Jindabyne" 3:33
10."Granny's Little Gunyah" 2:58
11."A Thousand Feet" 2:50
12."Honest People"Williamson3:15
13."You Come Back to Tassie" 3:20
14."Skinny Dingoes" 3:21
15."Sing You the Outback" 3:47
16."Ancient Mountains" 4:32

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 9

Year-end charts

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Chart (2016) Position
ARIA Australian Artist Albums Chart[5] 41
ARIA Country Albums Chart[6] 6
Chart (2017) Position
ARIA Country Albums Chart[7] 27
Chart (2018) Position
ARIA Country Albums Chart[8] 56
Chart (2019) Position
ARIA Country Albums Chart[9] 50
Chart (2020) Position
ARIA Country Albums Chart[10] 47
Chart (2021) Position
Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[11] 38

Release history

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Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia 19 August 2016[12][13]
Tailfeather, Warner Music 5419724752

References

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  1. ^ a b "Today John Williamson". Facebook. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  2. ^ "John Williamson To Release 50 Track His Favourite Collection Anthology". noise11. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Country music legend John Williamson on inspiration, 'Crossover Country' & more". The AU review. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – John Williamson – His Favourite Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  5. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Australian Artist Albums 2016". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  6. ^ "2016 ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  7. ^ "2017 ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  8. ^ "2018 ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  9. ^ "2019 ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  10. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Country Albums 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  11. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2021". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  12. ^ "His Favourite Collection by John Williamson (CD)". JB HiFi. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  13. ^ "His Favourite Collectionby John Williamson (DD)". Apple Music. Retrieved 23 September 2018.


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