The Last Time | ||||
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Released | 7 October 2002 (Australia) | |||
Recorded | March–July 2002 | |||
Genre | Pop, rock | |||
Length | 38:38 | |||
Label | Sony BMG, RCA, Gotham | |||
Producer | Ross Fraser, John Farnham | |||
John Farnham chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Last Time | ||||
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"The Last Time" DVD cover | ||||
The Last Time is a studio album by Australian singer John Farnham. [1] The album was released in Australia on 7 October 2002 and reached No. 1 in the ARIA charts with triple platinum status. The album featured three singles,including "No Ordinary World","Keep Talking" and the title song "The Last Time".
On 21 July 2003,a DVD of the concert tour The Last Time Live,was released with Farnham performing tracks from the album,plus numerous hits and well known songs from previous Aria winning albums Whispering Jack,Age of Reason,Chain Reaction and Romeo's Heart
Part 1:Acoustic
Part 2:Electric
Part 3
Part 4
Musicians
Technical staff
Chart (2002/03) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] | 1 |
Chart (2002) | Position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [4] | 10 |
Chart (2003) | Position |
Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] | 16 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [6] | 3×Platinum | 210,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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