Full House (John Farnham album)

Full House
Live album by John Farnham
Released	4 November 1991
Recorded	1987–1990
Venue	Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre and Flinders Park National Tennis Centre
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	1:08:25
Label	Sony BMG, RCA, Wheatley
Producer	Ross Fraser, John Farnham
John Farnham chronology
Chain Reaction (1990) Full House (1991) Then Again... (1993)
Singles from Full House
"Please Don't Ask Me [Live]" Released: November 1991 "Help! [Live]" Released: April 1992 (Germany only) "You're The Voice [Live]" Released: June 1992 (Germany only)

Full House is a live album by Australian singer John Farnham. ^[1] The album was released in Australia on 4 November 1991, and is the first live album by Farnham since his comeback via the 1986 release of Whispering Jack . It peaked at No.2 on the ARIA Albums Chart. ^[2]

The album contains live tracks recorded during Farnham's 1987 Whispering Jack Tour, 1989 Age of Reason Tour and the 1990 Chain Reaction Tour. Only one track from this album was released as a single. "Please Don't Ask Me", written by Graeham Goble, of The Little River Band was released in late 1991 and peaked at No. 22 on the ARIA Singles Chart. ^[2] It had previously been featured on an earlier album Uncovered .

Track listing

1. "When the War Is Over" † (S. Prestwich) – 5:33
2. "Age of Reason" § (T. Hunter, J. Pigott) – 5:35
3. "Don't You Know It's Magic" ‡ (B. Cadd) – 4:18
4. "Two Strong Hearts" ‡ (B. Woolley, A. Hill) – 3:49
5. "Comic Conversations" † (J. Bromley) – 4:05
6. "Help!" ‡ (with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) (J. Lennon, P. McCartney) – 4:57
7. "Chain Reaction" § (D. Stewart, S. Stewart) – 3:42
8. "Burn for You" § (P. Buckle, J. Farnham, R. Faser) – 4:20
9. "Reasons" § (S. See) – 4:25
10. "You're the Voice" † (with The Australian Children's Choir) (M. Ryder, C. Thompson, A. Qunta, K. Reid) – 5:17
11. "A Touch of Paradise" ‡ (with Ross Wilson) (R. Wilson, G. Smith) – 4:42
12. "That's Freedom"§ (T. Kimmel, J. Chapman) – 4:37
13. "One" ‡ (with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) (H. Nilsson) – 3:04
14. "Playing to Win" ‡ (with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) (G. Goble, J. Farnham, D. Hirschfelder, S. Housden, S. Proffer, W. Nelson, S. Prestwich) – 3:07
15. "Pressure Down" † (H. Bogdanovs) – 3:37
16. "Please Don't Ask Me" ‡(with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) (G. Goble) – 3:29

Notes:
† - Recorded at the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre, March 1987
‡ - Recorded at the Flinders Park National Tennis Centre, Melbourne, December 1988
§ - Recorded at the Flinders Park National Tennis Centre, Melbourne, December 1990

Charts

Chart (1991/92)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3]	2
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [4]	16
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [5]	11

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [6]	5× Platinum	350,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Holmgren, Magnus; Reboulet, Scott; Albury, Lyn; Birtles, Beeb; Warnqvist, Stefan; Medlin, Peter. "John Farnham". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
2. Hung, Steffen. "John Farnham Discography". Australian Charts Portal (Hung Medien). Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2009. NOTE: Australian albums and singles information, used for chart peak positions of later John Farnham releases after Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) regulated the charts itself and is based on information supplied by ARIA.
3. "Australiancharts.com – John Farnham – Full House". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
4. "Charts.nz – John Farnham – Full House". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
5. "Norwegiancharts.com – John Farnham – Full House". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
6. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 15 November 2021.