Hell of a Career

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Hell of a Career
Hell of a Career by John Williamson.jpg
Greatest hits album by
Released19 July 2013
Recorded1970–2013
Length155:11
Label Warner Music Australia
John Williamson chronology
The Big Red
(2012)
Hell of a Career
(2013)
Honest People
(2014)

Hell of a Career is a greatest hits album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. The album was released in July 2013 and peaked at number 24 on the ARIA charts. The album features 44 tracks including a never before released studio version of "Island of Oceans" plus live recordings of "Hang My Hat in Queensland", "Prairie Hotel Parachilna" and "Rescue Me". [1]

Contents

The album coincided with Warner Music Australia digital re-release of 13 of Williamson's albums. [2] [3]

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Old Man Emu"John Williamson2:51
2."True Blue" (21st Anniversary version)Williamson4:06
3."Hawkesbury River Lovin'"Williamson3:28
4."Diggers of the Anzac (This is Gallipoli)"Williamson3:35
5."Wrinkles" 4:38
6."Queen in the Sport of Kings" 4:03
7."I Can't Feel Those Chains Any Longer" (live) 3:32
8."Mallee Boy"Williamson3:12
9."The Budgie Song"Williamson2:40
10."Galleries of Pink Galahs" 4:09
11."Raining on the Rock" (live with Warren H Williams)Williamson4:13
12."Cootamudra Wattle" 3:51
13."Sail the Nullarbor" 3:17
14."Westown" 3:31
15."Boomerang Café" 3:31
16."Amazing Day" 3:10
17."Boogie with M'Baby" (live) 5:22
18."Ancient Mountains" 4:39
19."Bill the Cat" 3:35
20."Dingo" 3:24
21."Goodbye Blinky Bill"Williamson3:29
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Island of Oceans" 2:12
2."Rip Rip Woodchip"Williamson2:57
3."A Flag of Our Own"Williamson3:28
4."A Bushman Can't Survive" (orchestra version) 3:45
5."Wintergreen" 3:35
6."Papa Whisky November" 3:19
7."Pretties Girl in the Kimberley" (orchestra version) 3:04
8."Sir Don"Williamson3:12
9."Three Sons" 3:34
10."A Thousand Feet" (with Warren H Williams) 2:55
11."Baggy Green" (featuring Steve Waugh and the Boys of The Bankstown District Cricket Association)Williamson, Gavin Robertson and Steve Waugh 2:49
12."Sing You the Outback" 3:45
13."Salisbury Street" 3:32
14."Glory to Australia" 3:00
15."Chandelier of Stars" 3:13
16."Flower On the Water" 3:09
17."The Joy Is In the Journey" 3:32
18."Hillbilly Road" 3:04
19."Cydi" 2:57
20."The Big Red" 3:46
21."Hang My Hat in Queensland" (Orchestra version) 4:44
22."Prairie Hotel Parachilna" (Orchestra version) 3:03
23."Rescue Me" (Orchestra version) 4:21

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [4] 24

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)Position
ARIA Australian Artist Albums Chart [5] 47
ARIA Country Albums Chart [6] 15
Chart (2014)Position
ARIA Country Albums Chart [7] 45
Chart (2015)Position
ARIA Country Albums Chart [8] 28
Chart (2016)Position
ARIA Country Albums Chart [9] 47
Chart (2017)Position
ARIA Country Albums Chart [10] 76

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia19 July 2013 [11] [12] Warner Music 5310584302

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