The Great Country Songbook

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The Great Country Songbook
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Studio album by
Released14 June 2013
Genre Country
Length67:57 [1]
Label Sony Music Australia
Adam Harvey albums chronology
Falling into Place
(2011)
The Great Country Songbook
(2013)
Family Life
(2014)
Troy Cassar-Daley chronology
Home
(2012)
The Great Country Songbook
(2013)
Freedom Ride
(2015)

The Great Country Songbook is a studio album by Australian country music singers Adam Harvey and Troy Cassar-Daley, released in June 2013. The album debuted at number 2 on the ARIA Charts, becoming the career highest charting album for both artists.

Contents

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2013, the album was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Country Album. [2]

The album was nominated for a number of awards at the 2014 Country Music Awards of Australia, but Cassar-Daley and Harvey withdrew their nominations after fellow artist John Williamson said the album was too "American" to be considered for an award. In a statement, the duo said "The conversations and debates about the album over the past few days has fragmented an already fragile music community. We are very proud of the achievements of the project, however wish to not have the album as part of the awards. We are just sad for country music that this has all happened. The last thing we wanted to do was cause any controversy. It was just two mates paying tribute to our musical heroes." [3]

Track listing

  1. "Good Hearted Woman" – 4:44
  2. "Mama's Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" – 4:00
  3. "Crystal Chandeliers" – 2:56
  4. "He Stopped Loving Her Today" – 3:21
  5. "Lights On the Hill" – 3:12
  6. "For the Good Times" – 3:50
  7. "Coward of the County" – 4:26
  8. "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" – 3:35
  9. "Indian Pacific" – 3:02
  10. "Rhinestone Cowboy" – 3:17
  11. "Mama Tried" – 2:17
  12. "Behind Closed Doors" – 2:56
  13. "I Walk the Line" – 2:25
  14. "Hey Good Lookin'" – 3:00
  15. "Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine" – 4:13
  16. "Oh Lonesome Me" – 3:09
  17. "You're My Best Friend" – 3:24
  18. "Seven Spanish Angels" – 3:17
  19. "That's the Way Love Goes" – 3:10
  20. "Medley" ("Thank God I'm a Country Boy"/"Before the Next Teardrop Falls"/"On the Road Again") – 3:36

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013/14)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [4] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)Position
ARIA Albums Chart [5] 35
ARIA Country Albums Chart [6] 2
Chart (2014)Position
ARIA Country Albums Chart [7] 6
Chart (2015)Position
ARIA Country Albums Chart [8] 44
Chart (2017)Position
ARIA Country Albums Chart [9] 45

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [10] Platinum70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia14 June 2013
Sony Music Australia 88765434052

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