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True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson
Compilation album by
John Williamson
ReleasedNovember 1995
RecordedMay 1970 – September 1995
GenreCountry, folk, pop
Length2:02:19
LabelEMI Music
ProducerJohn Williamson
John Williamson chronology
Mulga to Mangoes
(1994) 		True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson
(1995) 		Family Album No.2
(1996)
Singles from True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson
  1. "No One Loves Brisbane Like Jesus"
    Released: November 1995[1]

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 3× platinum in 2006.[2]

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.[2]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1996, the album was nominated for Highest Selling Album.[3]

Track listing

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Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You and My Guitar"John Williamson2:47
2."Goodbye Blinky Bill" (with Bullamakanka and Ami & George Williamson)Williamson3:30
3."Just a Dog"Williamson3:20
4."Wrinkles"Williamson4:38
5."Diggers of the ANZAC"Williamson3:37
6."Old Man Emu"Williamson2:52
7."The Shed"Williamson, Tony Dennett2:39
8."Hawkesbury River Lovin'"Williamson3:31
9."The Breaker" (with Bud Tingwell)Williamson4:04
10."I'm Fair Dinkum" (live)Williamson3:29
11."The Bush Barber (The Lawnmower song)" (live)Williamson3:00
12."Bush Town" (live)Williamson2:38
13."Dad's Flowers" (live)Dennett3:42
14."Billabong" (live)Williamson3:15
15."Chain Around My Ankle" (live)Williamson2:32
16."I Can't Feel Those Chains Any Longer" (live)Williamson3:31
17."The Vasectomy Song" (live)Williamson3:52
18."Stuffed If I Know" (live)B.J Vidler, Williamson3:36
19."Home Among The Gum Trees" (live)Wally Johnson, Bob Brown3:03
20."Waltzing Matilda"Banjo Patterson3:14
21."No One Loves Brisbane Like Jesus" (live)Williamson3:55
Total length:1:10:45
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."(This Is) Australia Calling"Rob Fairbairn, John Williamson3:58
2."I'll Be Gone"Michael Rudd3:34
3."Rip Rip Woodchip"Williamson3:02
4."Mallee Boy"Williamson3:16
5."Cracker Night"Williamson2:58
6."The Boomerang Café"Williamson3:31
7."The Budgie Song"Williamson2:41
8."Boogie with M' Baby"Williamson5:25
9."I'm in the Mood"Williamson2:55
10."Waratah Street"Williamson3:12
11."A Bushman Can't Survive"Williamson4:12
12."Drover's Boy"Ted Egan3:37
13."Papa Whisky November"Williamson3:21
14."Crocodile Roll"Tony Dennett, Williamson2:46
15."Cootamundra Wattle"Williamson3:53
16."Shelter"Eric Bogle2:52
17."Bill the Cat"Williamson3:39
18."Beachcomber from Wollongong"Williamson2:26
19."Galleries of Pink Galahs"Williamson4:11
20."Raining on the Rock"Williamson4:33
21."A Flag of Our Own"Williamson3:30
22."True Blue"Williamson4:02
Total length:1:16:34

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson
Chart (1995–99) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 21
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 33

Year-end charts

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1995 year-end chart performance for True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson
Chart (1995) Rank
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 96

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] 3× Platinum 210,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia November 1995
EMI Music 8146312

References

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  1. ^ "John Williamson ARIA chart history (singles 1989-2019), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 14 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  2. ^ a b "Year by Year". John Williamson. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Winners by Year 1996". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – John Williamson – True Blue - The Vert Best of John Williamson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Charts.nz – John Williamson – True Blue - The Vert Best of John Williamson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  6. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums 1995 (page 2)". imgur.com. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 September 2018.


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