Australiana | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 1974 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | EMI Music | |||
Producer | Peter Dawkins | |||
Slim Dusty chronology | ||||
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Australiana is a studio album released by Australian country music singer Slim Dusty in August 1974. The album peaked at number 96 on the Kent Music Report.
The album won Album of the Year at the 1975 Country Music Awards of Australia. [1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Grandfather Johnson" | Joy McKean | 4:18 |
2. | "Clancy of the Overflow" | A. B. Paterson, Slim Dusty | 3:10 |
3. | "The Lame Fiddler" | E. Harrington, Dusty | 4:27 |
4. | "A Squatters Prayer" | Tom Oliver, Dusty | 2:54 |
5. | "Henry Lawson" | Stan Coster | 2:54 |
6. | "Drought Time" | Mack Cormack, Dusty | 3:57 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Stick It to Him, Bluey" | Margaret White, Dusty | 2:20 |
2. | "Written Afterwards" | Henry Lawson, Dusty | 3:04 |
3. | "The Bequest" | Oliver, Dusty | 3:09 |
4. | "The Pubs Still Make a Quid" | Bryan Clark, Dusty | 3:09 |
5. | "A Drover's Run" | Wally Dowling, Dusty | 2:56 |
6. | "Last of the Breed" | Coster | 2:57 |
Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) Albums Chart [2] | 96 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
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Australia | August 1974 | Columbia Records, EMI Music | SCXA 8018 | |
Australia | 1996 | EMI | 7801592 |
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