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| Released | July 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1970–1986 | |||
| Label | Gumleaf Records, Festival Records, EMI Music | |||
| Producer | John Williamson | |||
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All the Best is a compilation album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. The album was released in July 1986 and peaked at number 27 on the Kent Music Report. The album includes Williamson's debut single "Old Man Emu" from 1970 and includes one new track "Goodbye Blinky Bill".
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You and My Guitar" | John Williamson | 2:47 |
| 2. | "Goodbye Blinky Bill" (with Bullamakanka and Ami & George Williamson) | Williamson | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Just a Dog" | Williamson | 3:20 |
| 4. | "Wrinkles" | Williamson | 4:38 |
| 5. | "Diggers of the ANZAC" | Williamson | 3:37 |
| 6. | "Old Man Emu" | Williamson | 2:52 |
| 7. | "The Shed" | Williamson, Tony Dennett | 2:39 |
| 8. | "Hawkesbury River Lovin'" | Williamson | 3:31 |
| 9. | "The Breaker" (with Bud Tingwell) | Williamson | 4:04 |
| Total length: | 31:58 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm Fair Dinkum" | Williamson | 3:29 |
| 2. | "The Bush Barber" | Williamson | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Dad's Flowers" | Dennett | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Billabong" | Williamson | 3:15 |
| 5. | "Chain Around My Ankle" | Williamson | 2:32 |
| 6. | "I Can't Feel Those Chains Any Longer" | Williamson | 3:31 |
| 7. | "The Vasectomy Song" | Williamson | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Stuffed If I Know" | B.J Vidler, Williamson | 3:36 |
| 9. | "Home Among The Gum Trees" | Wally Johnson, Bob Brown | 3:03 |
| Total length: | 30:00 | ||
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart [1] | 27 |
| Country | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
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| Australia | July 1986 | Gum Leaf, Festival Records | RML 53190 | |
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