Absolute Greatest: 40 Years True Blue

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Absolute Greatest: 40 Years True Blue
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Greatest hits album by
Released19 March 2010
Recorded1970–2010
Label EMI Music
John Williamson chronology
Hillbilly Road
(2008)
Absolute Greatest: 40 Years True Blue
(2010)
John Williamson in Symphony
(2011)
Singles from Absolute Greatest: 40 Years True Blue
  1. "Island of Oceans"
    Released: January 2010 [1]

Absolute Greatest: 40 Years True Blue is a career spanning greatest hits album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. The album is divided into 2 discs; the first titled "Absolute Greatest" and the second "Absolute Tribute" and features 13 of Williamson's tracks recorded by other artists. The album was released in Australian in March 2010. [2]

Contents

The album featured the a new single "Island of Oceans" with Shannon Noll. About the track Williamson said: “I have written many songs over my forty years as a recording artist in an attempt to capture the enormous spiritual power of our huge, ancient land. At last, here it is; an anthem aimed to inspire pride in our place on earth. My final song on the subject! Only time will tell whether I have succeeded.” [1]

Reception

Lauren from Sound of Oz said "Greatest hits collections are never much of a drawcard for enthusiasts who've probably got all the big tracks at home already. The covers should attract those country diehards, while those who've never bought a John Williamson album can now get all the hits in one place." [3]

Track listing

Disc 1 - Absolute Greatest
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Mallee Boy"John Williamson Mallee Boy 3:13
2."Raining on the Rock" (live [with Warren H. Williams])Williamson Anthems 4:15
3."Galleries of Pink Galahs"WilliamsonMallee Boy4:07
4."Hillbilly Road"WilliamsonHillbilly Road3:03
5."Flower on the Water"Williamson Chandelier of Stars 3:09
6."Rip Rip Woodchip"Williamson Warragul 2:57
7."A Bushman Can't Survive"Williamson Waratah St 4:10
8."Wrinkles"WilliamsonFair Dinkum J.W.4:38
9."Winter Green"WilliamsonWaratah St3:35
10."Australia Is Another Word for Free" (with Warren H. Williams & Amos Morris) Hillbilly Road3:15
11."Salisbury Street"Williamson Gunyah 3:32
12."Cootamundra Wattle"WilliamsonMallee Boy3:51
13."Hawkesbury River Lovin'"Williamson All the Best 3:29
14."You and My Guitar"Williamson Road Thru the Heart 2:46
15."Three Sons"Williamson The Way It Is 3:33
16."Cydi"WilliamsonHillbilly Road2:57
17."Chandelier of Stars"WilliamsonChandelier of Stars3:12
18."Boogie With M'Baby" (live)WilliamsonBoogie With M'Baby Live5:51
19."Diggers of the Anzac"WilliamsonTrue Blue3:36
20."Old Man Emu"Williamson John Williamson 2:51
21."True Blue"WilliamsonMallee Boy4:01
22."Island of Oceans" (with Shannon Noll)Williamsonnew recording2:56
Disc 2 - Absolute Tribute
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Flower on the Water" (by Wendy Matthews)Williamson3:20
2."Salisbury Street" (by The Waifs)Williamson4:48
3."Galleries of Pink Galahs" (by Shannon Noll)Williamson4:13
4."Cootamundra Wattle" (by Kasey Chambers)Williamson5:02
5."Chandelier of Stars" (by James Reyne)Williamson3:32
6."Paint Me a Wheelbarrow" (by Sara Storer and Greg Storer)Williamson3:39
7."Tubbo Station" (by Songbirds)Williamson4:23
8."You and My Guitar" (by Ash Grunwald)Williamson5:25
9."Truckie's Wife" (by Ami Williamson)Williamson4:18
10."Raining on the Rock" (by Troy Cassar-Daley)Williamson3:50
11."Wintergreen" (by The Ordinary Fear of God)Williamson4:03
12."Hillbilly Road" (by Adam Harvey)Williamson3:12
13."Old Man Emu" (by Tommy Emmanuel)Williamson3:19

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [4] 23

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)Position
ARIA Country Albums Chart [5] 9

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia19 March 2010 [6] EMI Music 6274852

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [7] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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