Six Ribbons

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"Six Ribbons"
Single by Jon English and Mario Millo
from the album Against the Wind
A-side "Six Ribbons"
B-side "Mary's Theme"
Released1978
Genre Pop rock, Soft rock, folk, country
Length3:15
Label Polydor Records / Frituna
Songwriter(s) Jon English
Producer(s) Jon English, Mario Millo
Jon Englishsingles chronology
"Nights in Paradise"
(1978)
"Six Ribbons"
(1978)
"Get Your Love Right"
(1979)

"Six Ribbons" is a 1978 song credited to Australian musicians Jon English and Mario Millo. The song was written by Jon English and was included on the soundtrack of the Australian miniseries, Against the Wind .

Contents

The song was certified gold in Australia. [1]

Track listing

Australian 7" Single
Scandinavian 7" Single

Charts

Weekly Charts

"Six Ribbons" entered the Kent Music Report on 5 December 1978, before peaking at number 5 in 1979. The song peaked at number 1 in Norway in December 1981.

Chart (1978/81)Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report [2] 5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [3] 3
Norway (VG-lista) [4] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [5] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)Position
Kent Music Report 49

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