His Favourite Collection
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]
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 19 August 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 1970-2016 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Australia | |||
| John Williamson chronology | ||||
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| Singles from His Favourite Collection | ||||
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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
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You and My Guitar" | 2:49 | |
| 2. | "Chandelier of Stars" | 3:15 | |
| 3. | "Boomerang Café" | Williamson | 3:30 |
| 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" | Williamson | 2:21 |
| 9. | "Drink a Little Love" | 3:11 | |
| 10. | "Cootamundra Wattle" | 3:52 | |
| 11. | "Wintergreen" | 3:38 | |
| 12. | "Wrinkles" | Williamson | 4:38 |
| 13. | "Dark Irish Eyes" | 3:33 | |
| 14. | "Rescue Me" | 3:50 | |
| 15. | "Keep Walking" | 3:55 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rip Rip Woodchip" | Williamson | 3:02 |
| 2. | "True Blue" (21st Anniversary Version) | Williamson | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Dingo" | 3:22 | |
| 4. | "Waltzing Matilda" | Banjo Patterson | 4:02 |
| 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" | Williamson | 3:43 |
| 9. | "I'm a Basher" | 3:19 | |
| 10. | "Mallee Boy" | Williamson | 3:17 |
| 11. | "A Flag of Our Own" | 3:30 | |
| 12. | "Sail the Nullarbor" | 3:18 | |
| 13. | "Diggers of the Anzac (This is Gallipoli)" | 3:35 |
| No. | Title | Writer(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" | Williamson | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Around Jindabyne" | 3:33 | |
| 10. | "Granny's Little Gunyah" | 2:58 | |
| 11. | "A Thousand Feet" | 2:50 | |
| 12. | "Honest People" | Williamson | 3:15 |
| 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
Year-end charts
| 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
| Country | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 19 August 2016[12][13] | Tailfeather, Warner Music | 5419724752 | |
References
- "Today John Williamson". Facebook. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- "John Williamson To Release 50 Track His Favourite Collection Anthology". noise11. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- "Country music legend John Williamson on inspiration, 'Crossover Country' & more". The AU review. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- "Australiancharts.com – John Williamson – His Favourite Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Australian Artist Albums 2016". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- "2016 ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- "2017 ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- "2018 ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- "2019 ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Country Albums 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- "ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2021". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- "His Favourite Collection by John Williamson (CD)". JB HiFi. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- "His Favourite Collectionby John Williamson (DD)". Apple Music. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
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