John Peter Farnham AO is a British-born Australian singer. Farnham was a teen pop idol from 1967 until 1979,billed then as Johnny Farnham,but has since forged a career as an adult contemporary singer. His career has mostly been as a solo artist,although he replaced Glenn Shorrock as lead singer of Little River Band from 1982 to 1985.
John Inglis Young,OAM,known professionally as John Paul Young,is a Scottish-born Australian pop singer who had his 1978 worldwide hit with "Love Is in the Air". His career was boosted by regular appearances as a performer and guest host on national broadcaster,ABC's 1974–1987 TV series,Countdown. Besides "Love Is in the Air",Young had top ten chart success in Germany and the Netherlands with "Standing in the Rain" and four other top ten hits in South Africa,including No. 1 hits with "I Hate the Music" in 1976 and "Yesterday's Hero" in 1975.
Daryl Braithwaite is an Australian singer. He was the lead vocalist of Sherbet. Braithwaite also has a solo career,placing 15 singles in the Australian top 40,including two number-one hits:"You're My World" and "The Horses". His second studio album,Edge,peaked at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart,No. 14 in Norway and No. 24 in Sweden.
One Voice:The Greatest Hits is a 2 disc greatest hits compilation album by Australian singer John Farnham. The album was released in Australia on 20 October 2003,and was accompanied by a DVD of music videos titled One Voice:The Greatest Clips. It was released to celebrate 35 years of John Farnham's career.
Beeb Birtles is a Dutch Australian musician,singer,songwriter and guitarist. He has been a member of various Australian groups including Zoot (1967–71),Mississippi (1972–74),Little River Band (1975–83),and Birtles Shorrock Goble (2002–07). He has also worked as a solo artist,including releasing an album,Driven by Dreams (2000). In 2004 Birtles and other members of the classic line-up of Little River Band were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.
Colleen Hewett is an Australian theatre and TV actress,and a popular singer and recording artist
"Before Too Long" is a song by Australian rock group Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls,released as the first single from their debut double album,Gossip. It was released in June 1986 on the original White Label Records,a subsidiary of Mushroom Records. It reached No. 15 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart,remaining for 19 weeks. The track was a surprise hit for Kelly at a time when chart success had eluded him and provided increased interest for the release of Gossip,which would become his biggest mainstream success to that date.
"Sadie" was Australian pop singer Johnny Farnham's first solo single. The novelty song was released in November 1967 and was No. 1 on the Go-Set National Singles Charts for five weeks in early 1968. It was the largest selling single in Australia by an Australian artist in the 1960s. The single,"Sadie" sold approximately 183,000 copies in Australia and was the highest selling Australian single until "Up There Cazaly" was released in 1979. and was also released in New Zealand,Denmark and Germany. The B-side,"In My Room" was written by Farnham. The A-side's label includes the acknowledgement "Vacuum cleaner solo:Mr. Jolly".
Whispering Jack is the twelfth studio album by Australian adult contemporary pop singer John Farnham. It was produced by Ross Fraser,and released on 20 October 1986,peaking at No. 1 on the Australian Kent Music Report Album Charts. Whispering Jack has become the second best-selling-album in Australia,behind Meat Loaf's album Bat Out of Hell,and the highest selling album in Australia by an Australian artist―24x platinum indicating sales of over 1.68 million copies sold. It spent 25 weeks at the No. 1 spot on the Album Charts during 1986–1987,it was awarded the 1987 ARIA Award for "Album of the Year",and was the best charting album for the decade of the 1980s in Australia. It was the first Australian-made album to be released on compact disc within Australia. One of Farnham's biggest hits,"You're the Voice" was issued as the lead single from this album and peaked at No. 1 on the Kent Music Report Singles Charts.
John Farnham,billed under stage name Johnny Farnham from 1964 until 1979,is a British-born Australian pop singer who has released 21 studio albums,three extended plays,19 compilation albums,six live albums,17 video albums,74 singles,25 music videos and 12 soundtracks.
Anthology 2:Classic Hits 1967–1985 is a greatest hits compilation album by Australian singer John Farnham. The album was released in Australia on 29 September 1997,and is the second of a three disc Anthology set. The album features live recorded version of Farnhams "Classic Hits",rare soundtrack songs as well as a cover of Australian band Cold Chisels,"When the War Is Over" and the Beatles classic hit "And I Love Her".
Uncovered is a solo studio album by British-born Australian singer John Farnham,produced by Little River Band's Graeham Goble,and released on 3 July 1980,which peaked at No. 20 on the Australian Kent Music Report album chart and was certified gold in 1981.
Sadie is the debut studio album by Australian pop singer John Farnham it was released by EMI Records in April 1968. The lead single,"Sadie " had been released in November 1967,it was No. 1 on the Go-Set National Singles Charts for five weeks,and was the largest selling single in Australia by an Australian artist in the 1960s. The single,"Sadie " sold approximately 180,000 copies in Australia,and was also released in New Zealand,Denmark and Germany. The second follow up album single was Jeff Barry/Ellie Greenwichs "Friday Kind of Monday" included on the album and was released in March as a double-A side with a cover of Flanagan and Allens,"Underneath the Arches" as Farnham's second single,which peaked at No. 6.
Everybody Oughta Sing A Song is the second solo studio album by Australian pop singer John Farnham and was released on EMI Records in November 1968. Its first single,released in July,was the double A-sided,"Jamie"/"I Don't Want To Love You",which peaked at No. 8 on the Go-Set National Singles Charts. The second single,"Rose Coloured Glasses" was released in October and peaked at No. 16. Writers on the album included Hans Poulsen,Neil Diamond and Quincy Jones. The album was re-released in 1974 with a different cover,it shows Farnham performing live on stage,whereas the initial 1968 release had him leaning against a Holden Monaro.
Looking Through A Tear is the third studio album by Australian pop singer Johnny Farnham,the title of which relates to a song on the album,which is a cover of an Aretha Franklin number. it was released in Australia by EMI Records in July 1970. Farnham's covers of Harry Nilsson's penned "One" which became a hit for Three Dog Night and a cover B. J. Thomas' single "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" were released as singles,and helped to propel the album to No. 11 on the Australian Kent Music Report Album Charts. "One"/"Mr. Whippy" was released as a double A-side in July 1969 and peaked at No. 4 on the Go-Set National Singles Charts. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" was released in November and peaked at No. 1 for seven weeks in January–March 1970. Farnham wrote two songs for the album.
Johnny is the fifth studio album by Australian pop singer John Farnham,which was released on HMV for EMI Records in August 1971. It peaked at No. 24 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Charts. Farnham had earlier No. 1 singles with "Sadie " in 1968 and his cover of "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" in 1970;a non-album single,"Acapulco Sun" was released in May 1971 but there were no charting singles from Johnny. The album features compositions from artists as diverse as George Harrison,Elton John,Stevie Wonder,Joe South and George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
The Best Of Johnny Farnham is the first compilation album by Australian singer Johnny Farnham,it was released on World Record Club in 1971. "Sadie " was first released in November 1967 and peaked at No. 1 on the Go-Set National Singles Charts for five weeks early in 1968. His cover of the B. J. Thomas hit "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" had been released in November 1969 and peaked at No. 1 for seven weeks in January–March 1970. The album cover was available in a variety of colours including orange,red and blue.
The Masters Apprentices were an Australian rock band fronted by Jim Keays on lead vocals,which originally formed as The Mustangs in 1964 in Adelaide,South Australia,relocated to Melbourne,Victoria in February 1967 and attempted to break into the United Kingdom market from 1970 before disbanding in 1972. Their popular Australian singles are "Undecided","Living in a Child's Dream","5:10 Man","Think About Tomorrow Today","Turn Up Your Radio" and "Because I Love You". The band launched the career of bass guitarist Glenn Wheatley,who later became a music industry entrepreneur and an artist talent manager for both Little River Band and John Farnham.
Together is a studio album of duets by Australian pop singers John Farnham and Allison Durbin,which was released on HMV for EMI Records in September 1971. It peaked at No. 20 on the Australian Go-Set's Albums Chart.
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The uplifting lyrics describe somebody who overcomes his troubles and worries by realizing that "it won't be long 'till happiness steps up to greet me."
