John Farnham discography

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John Farnham discography
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Studio albums21
Live albums6
Compilation albums19
Video albums13
EPs3
Singles74
Soundtrack albums3

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, 6 live albums, 3 soundtracks, 19 compilation albums, 13 video albums, 3 extended plays and 74 singles. [1] [2] [3]

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Manager Kenn Brodziak changed his stage name to John Farnham in 1980, and he released his first album under this banner Uncovered , featuring his version of The Beatles hit single "Help!". His career has mostly been as a solo artist but he replaced Glenn Shorrock as lead singer of Little River Band during 1982–1985. [4] [5] [6] Aside from solo releases, Farnham has recorded albums and duets with other artists or bands, including Tom Jones and Olivia Newton-John. [1] [4]

Background

Farnham was vocalist for The Mavericks from 1964, [4] by late 1965 he had joined Strings Unlimited, [3] [4] In 1966, they recorded a three-track demo tape with Farnham on vocals, Stewart Male on lead guitar, Barry Roy on rhythm guitar, Mike Foenander on keyboards and Peter Foggie on drums. [7] Talent manager, Darryl Sambell, saw Strings Unlimited perform on 29 April 1967 and encouraged Farnham to go solo. [6] [7] Farnham recorded an advertising jingle, "Susan Jones", for airline, Ansett-ANA, and signed a contract with EMI. [3] [7] Farnham's debut single was a novelty song, "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)", released in November 1967. His debut extended play, Johnny Farnham, followed in December, and his single peaked at No. 1 on the Australian National Singles Charts for five weeks in early 1968. [8] Selling 180,000 copies in Australia, "Sadie" was the highest selling single by an Australian artist of the decade. [6] [9] Farnham's debut studio album, Sadie was issued in April 1968. Other No. 1 singles are "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" in 1969–1970, "You're the Voice" in 1986 and "Age of Reason" in 1988; [10] [11] and his No. 1 albums are Whispering Jack in 1986–1987, Age of Reason in 1988, Chain Reaction in 1990, Then Again in 1993, Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986-1997 in 1997, Highlights from The Main Event with Olivia Newton-John and with Anthony Warlow in 1998, 33⅓ in 2000, The Last Time in 2002 and in 2015 and Friends for Christmas . [10] [11] [12] [13]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[10] [11]
NOR
[14]
NZL
[15]
SWE
[16]
SWI
[17]
UK
[18]
Released as Johnny Farnham (1964–1979) [1] [4]
Sadie
Everybody Oughta Sing a Song
  • Released: November 1968
  • Label: EMI/Columbia (SOEX-7891)
  • Producer: David MacKay
  • Formats: LP
12
Looking Through a Tear
  • Released: July 1970
  • Label: EMI/Columbia (SCXO-7920)
  • Producer: Howard Gable
  • Formats: LP
11
Christmas Is... Johnny Farnham [nb 1]
  • Released: December 1970
  • Label: EMI/Columbia (SOEX-9700)
  • Producer: Howard Gable
  • Formats: LP
Johnny
  • Released: August 1971
  • Label: HMV/Columbia (OSCD-7680)
  • Producer: Howard Gable
  • Formats: LP
24
Together
(with Allison Durbin)
  • Released: August 1971
  • Label: HMV/Columbia (OCSD-7682)
  • Producer: Howard Gable
  • Formats: LP
22
Johnny Farnham Sings the Shows
  • Released: June 1972
  • Label: Axis (Axis 6000)
  • Producer: Howard Gable
  • Formats: LP
Hits Magic & Rock 'N Roll
  • Released: June 1973
  • Label: EMI (EMC-2502)
  • Producer: Peter Dawkins
  • Formats: LP
Johnny Farnham Sings Hits from the Movies
  • Released: September 1974
  • Label: EMI (SOELP-10018)
  • Producer: Peter Dawkins
  • Formats: LP
J.P. Farnham Sings
  • Released: November 1975
  • Label: EMI (EMA-310)
  • Producer: Peter Dawkins
  • Formats: LP
Released as John Farnham (1980–present) [1] [4]
Uncovered 20
Whispering Jack
  • Released: 29 September 1986
  • Label: Wheatley, Starcall, RCA/Sony BMG (SFL1-0149)
  • Producer: Ross Fraser
  • Formats: LP, MC, CD
11221335
  • AUS: 24× Platinum [20]
  • NZ: Platinum [21]
Age of Reason
  • Released: 25 July 1988
  • Label: RCA/Sony BMG (SFL1-0168)
  • Producer: Ross Fraser
  • Formats: LP, MC, CD
1964
  • AUS: 11× Platinum [22]
  • NZ: Platinum [23]
Chain Reaction
  • Released: 24 September 1990
  • Label: RCA/Sony BMG (VPL1-0830)
  • Producer: Ross Fraser
  • Formats: LP, MC, CD
1835
Then Again...
  • Released: 18 October 1993
  • Label: RCA/Sony BMG (74321166652)
  • Producer: Ross Fraser
  • Formats: MC, CD
134
  • AUS: 4× Platinum [22]
Romeo's Heart
  • Released: 3 June 1996
  • Label: RCA/Sony BMG (74321373002)
  • Producer: Ross Fraser
  • Formats: MC, CD
2
  • AUS: 4× Platinum [22]
33⅓
  • Released: 7 July 2000
  • Label: RCA/Sony BMG (74321773912)
  • Producer: Ross Fraser, John Farnham
  • Formats: CD, digital
1
  • AUS: 3× Platinum [25]
The Last Time
  • Released: 7 October 2002
  • Label: RCA, Sony BMG, Gotham (74321969012)
  • Producer: Ross Fraser, John Farnham
  • Formats: CD, digital
1
  • AUS: 3× Platinum [26]
I Remember When I Was Young
  • Released: 6 November 2005
  • Label: RCA, Sony BMG, Gotham (82876747652)
  • Producer: Ross Fraser, John Farnham
  • Formats: CD
2
  • AUS: 2× Platinum [27]
Jack
  • Released: 15 October 2010
  • Label: Sony BMG (88697751692)
  • Producer: Ross Fraser, John Farnham
  • Formats: CD, digital
2
Friends for Christmas
(with Olivia Newton-John)
1
  • AUS: 2× Platinum [29]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
YearDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[11]
NOR
[14]
NZL
[15]
Released as Johnny Farnham (1964–1979) [1] [4]
Johnny Farnham Sings the Big Hits of '73 Live! [nb 2]
  • Released: October 1973
  • Label: EMI (EMC-2506)
  • Producer: Peter Dawkins
  • Formats: LP
45
Released as John Farnham (1980–present) [1] [4]
Full House
  • Released: 4 November 1991
  • Label: Sony BMG, RCA, Wheatley (VPCD-0843)
  • Producer: Ross Fraser, John Farnham
  • Formats: MC, CD
21116
  • AUS: 5× Platinum [22]
Highlights from The Main Event [nb 3]
(with Olivia Newton-John and Anthony Warlow)
  • Released: 14 December 1998
  • Label: Sony BMG (74321638832)
  • Producer: Ross Fraser
  • Formats: CD
1
  • AUS: 5× Platinum [31]
Live at the Regent Theatre – 1st July 1999
  • Released: 30 August 1999
  • Label: Sony BMG, RCA, Gotham (74321699032)
  • Producer: Ross Fraser
  • Formats: CD
7
John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert [nb 4]
(with Tom Jones)
  • Released: 20 March 2005
  • Label: Sony BMG (82876682212)
  • Producer: Ross Fraser
  • Formats: CD
3
The Acoustic Chapel Sessions
  • Released: 30 September 2011 [32]
  • Label: Sony BMG (88697969872)
  • Producer: Ross Fraser
  • Formats: CD+DVD, digital download
10
Highlights from Two Strong Hearts: Live
(with Olivia Newton-John)
  • Released: 26 June 2015
  • Label: Sony BMG (88875103742)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack albums

List of soundtrack albums, as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[11] [10]
Released as Johnny Farnham (1964–1979) [1] [4]
Charlie Girl
(with Anna Neagle and Derek Nimmo)
  • Released: May 1972
  • Label: His Master's Voice
  • Format: LP
29
Pippin
(with Colleen Hewett)
  • Released: July 1974
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: LP
60
Released as John Farnham (1980–present) [1] [4]
Jesus Christ Superstar
(with Kate Ceberano and Jon Stevens)
  • Released: 6 July 1992
  • Label: Mushroom
  • Format: CD, cassette
1
  • AUS: 4× Platinum [34]
Finding the Voice: Music from the Feature Documentary
(with various artists)
  • Released: 19 May 2023
  • Label: Wheatley, Sony
  • Format: CD, digital
2
[35]

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[11] [10]
GER
NZL
[15]
Released as Johnny Farnham (1967–1979) [1] [4]
The Best of Johnny Farnham
  • Released: 1971
  • Label: WRC (S/4875)
  • Formats: LP
Johnny Farnham's Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: WRC/EMI (04643)
  • Formats: LP
Released as John Farnham (1980–present) [1] [4]
The Best of John Farnham
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Axis (AX-430007)
  • Formats: LP
John Farnham Phenomenon (18 Farnham Classics)
  • Released: May 1987
  • Label: J&B (JB300)
  • Formats: LP, cassette
44
Another Side of John Farnham
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Axis (AX-701355)
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
Time Brings Change
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Axis (AX-701443)
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
Where Do I Begin?
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: EMI (8145732)
  • Formats: CD
The Classic Gold Collection – Through the Years (1967–1985)
  • Released: 6 November 1995
  • Label: EMI (8145802)
  • Formats: CD
Johnny Farnham
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: EMI (8146482)
  • Formats: CD
Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986–1997
aka Greatest Hits
  • Released: 29 September 1997
  • Label: Sony BMG (74321518692)
  • Formats: CD, cassette, digital
14013
Anthology 2: Classic Hits 1967–1985 (Recorded Live)
  • Released: 29 September 1997
  • Label: Sony BMG (74321518702)
  • Formats: CD, cassette
12
Anthology 3: Rarities
  • Released: 10 November 1997
  • Label: Sony BMG (74321518712)
  • Formats: CD
20
Love Songs
  • Released: July 2002 (Europe only) [4]
  • Label: Sony BMG (74321916842)
  • Formats: CD
One Voice: The Greatest Hits
  • Released: 20 October 2003
  • Label: Sony BMG (82876556482)
  • Formats: 2×CD, digital
229
  • AUS: 4× Platinum [39]
Collections
  • Released: 12 October 2008
  • Label: Sony BMG (88697375442)
  • Formats: CD
Essential: John Farnham
  • Released: 31 January 2009
  • Label: EMI (2426622)
  • Formats: CD, digital
The Essential John Farnham
aka The Essential 3.0
  • Released: 21 August 2009
  • Label: Sony BMG (88697553842)
  • Formats: 3×CD, digital
6
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Video albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Notes
AUS
[11]
Whispering Jack – Live in ConcertRecorded live at the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre, Melbourne in March 1987 and was broadcast on national TV. An edited VHS version (100 min) was released later in 1987. An even further edited DVD version (68 min) was included on the 20th Anniversary re-release of Whispering Jack on 25 November 2006.
Classic Jack Live!
  • Released: July 1989
  • Label: BMG
  • Producer: David Mackay
  • Formats: TV, VHS (PAL)
6 [upper-alpha 1]
  • AUS: 2× Platinum [42]
Recorded during the Age of Reason National Tour live from National Tennis Centre, Melbourne and televised in May 1989 on Seven Network, an edited VHS version (90 min) was released in July. Recorded with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Re-released on DVD (PAL) on 13 November 2005.
Chain Reaction Live In Concert
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: BMG
  • Producer: David Mackay
  • Formats: TV, VHS (PAL)
5 [upper-alpha 2]
  • AUS: 2× Platinum [42]
Recorded during the Chain Reaction National Tour live from National Tennis Centre, Melbourne and televised in 1990 on Seven Network, an edited VHS version (110 min) was released. Re-released on DVD (PAL) on 13 November 2005.
Talk of the Town Tour
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: BMG
  • Producer: David Mackay
  • Formats: TV, VHS (PAL)
Recorded during the Talk of the Town Tour in support of Then Again... , live from National Tennis Centre, Melbourne and televised on Seven Network in 1994, an edited VHS version (110 min) was released.
The Main Event
  • Released: December 1998
  • Label: Roadshow
  • Producer: David Mackay
  • Formats: TV, VHS (PAL), DVD (PAL)
Recorded on 8 December 1998 of The Main Event Tour with Olivia Newton-John and Anthony Warlow and televised on Seven Network. VHS and DVD versions (159 min) released in December.
Anthology 1 – The Videos
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: BMG
  • Producer: David Mackay
  • Formats: VHS (PAL)
Collection of Farnham's music videos during 1986–1997.
33⅓
  • Released: May 2001
  • Label: BMG
  • Producer: David Mackay
  • Formats: VHS (PAL), DVD (PAL)
2Released in support of 33⅓ , with live performances in the studio, interviews and "The Making of 33⅓".
An Audience with John Farnham
  • Released: 9 December 2002
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: TV, DVD (PAL)
9Filmed on 23 October 2002 in front of an audience of friends and family at Seven Network's Studios in Melbourne, backstage footage added.
The Last Time
  • Released: July 2003
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: TV, VHS (PAL), DVD (PAL)
1
  • AUS: 5× Platinum [44]
Filmed on 15 June 2003 at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, of the final show in The Last Time Tour, behind the scenes footage added.
One Voice: The Greatest Clips
  • Released: 1 December 2003
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: VHS (PAL), DVD (PAL)
2
  • AUS: 5× Platinum [42]
Collection of Farnham's music videos and rare footage.
John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert
(with Tom Jones)
  • Released: 24 April 2005
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: DVD (PAL)
1
  • AUS: 5× Platinum [45]
Filmed in early 2005 of a performance by Farnham & Tom Jones as part of their Together in Concert Tour.
John Farnham with the Sydney Symphony Live at the Sydney Opera House
  • Released: March 2006
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: TV, DVD (PAL)
1
  • AUS: 2× Platinum [42]
Filmed in early 2006 of a performance by Farnham & Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House, televised on Nine Network.
Two Strong Hearts Live
(with Olivia Newton-John)
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: DVD
1Recorded at Rod Laver Arena on 8 April 2015
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Notes

  1. Classic Jack peaked at number 6 in 2005 [11]
  2. Chain Reaction Live In Concert peaked at number 5 in 2005 [11]

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details
TitleDetails
Released as Johnny Farnham (1964–1979) [1] [4]
Johnny Farnham
Number One
  • Released: 1970
  • Label: EMI/Columbia (SEGO-70185)
  • Producer: David Mackay
  • Formats: LP
Released as John Farnham (1980–present) [1] [4]
Fight for Survival – The Concert for Rwanda
  • Released: September 1994
  • Label: BMG, Gotham (74321232392)
  • Producer: Ross Fraser
  • Formats: CD

Singles

List of singles between 1967 and 1973 with selected chart positions
TitleYearChart positionsSalesAlbum
AUS
[8]
"Sadie"19671Johnny Farnham (EP) / Sadie
"Underneath the Arches" / "Friday Kind of Monday"19686 [48]
"Jamie" / "I Don't Want to Love You"8 [49] Everybody Oughta Sing a Song
"Rose Coloured Glasses"16 [50]
"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"Non-album single
"One"19694 [51] Looking Through a Tear
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"1 [52] [53]
"Comic Conversation"197010 [54] Non-album single
"Christmas Happy"Christmas Is Johnny Farnham
"Acapulco Sun"197121 [55] Non-album single
"Baby, Without You"
(with Allison Durbin)
16 [56] Together
"Walking the Floor on My Hands"25 [57] Non-album singles
"For Christ's Sake Help the Kids"1972
"Rock Me Baby"4 [58]
"Charlie Girl"Johnny Farnham Sings the Shows
"Don't You Know It's Magic"12 [59] Hits, Magic & Rock 'N Roll
"Everything Is Out of Season"19738 [60]
"I Can't Dance to Your Music"12 [61] Non-album singles
"Shake a Hand"24 [62]
List of singles between 1974 and 1985 with selected chart positions
TitleYearChart positionsAlbum
AUS
[10]
"Corner of the Sky"1974Pippin
"One Minute Every Hour"91Non-album single
"Things to Do"197588JP Farnham Sings
"Don't Rock the Boat"
"You Love Me Back to Life Again"1976Non-album singles
"Rock and Roll Hall of Fame"1977
"Help!"19808Uncovered
"She's Everywhere"90
"Please Don't Ask Me"198167
"Too Much Too Soon"82Non-album singles
"That's No Way to Love Someone"52
"Nothing's Gonna Stand in Our Way"
(Germany and Mexico only)
1984 Savage Streets
"Justice for One"
"Love (It's Just the Way It Goes)"
(with Sarah M Taylor)
1985 The Slugger's Wife
List of singles between 1986 and 1993 with selected chart positions
TitleYearChart positionsCertificationAlbum
AUS
[11] [10]
AUT
[63]
GER
[64]
NLD
[65]
NZL
[15]
SWE
[16]
SWI
[17]
UK
[66]
US
[67]
"Break the Ice"1986 Rad
"You're the Voice"161181313682
  • ARIA: 8× Platinum [68]
  • BPI: Gold
  • GLF: Gold
  • IFPI: Gold
Whispering Jack
"Pressure Down"4329981178
"A Touch of Paradise"19872447
"Reasons"60
"Age of Reason"198812043487Age of Reason
"Two Strong Hearts"6432880
"Beyond the Call"40
"We're No Angels"1989108
"Communication"
(with Dannielle Gaha)
13Non-album single
"Chain Reaction"199067921Chain Reaction
"That's Freedom"65652
"Burn for You"5
"In Days to Come"19914979
"When Something Is Wrong with My Baby"
(with Jimmy Barnes)
36
  • ARIA: Platinum [70]
  • RIANZ: Gold
Soul Deep
"Please Don't Ask Me" (live)22Full House
"Help!" (live)
(Germany only)
1992
"You're the Voice" (live)
(Germany only)
"Everything's Alright"
(with Kate Ceberano and Jon Stevens)
6Jesus Christ Superstar
"Seemed Like a Good Idea (At the Time)"19931659Then Again...
"Angels"36
List of singles from 1994, with selected chart positions
TitleYearChart positionsCertificationAlbum
AUS
[11]
"Talk of the Town"199461Then Again...
"The Reason Why"116
"Have a Little Faith"19963Romeo's Heart
"A Simple Life"29
"Heart's on Fire"50
"Don't Let It End"66
"All Kinds of People"1997191
"Everytime You Cry"
(with Human Nature)
3
  • ARIA: Platinum [72]
Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986–1997
"Trying to Live My Life Without You"20004233⅓
"Dare to Dream"
(with Olivia Newton-John)
(promo) Official Music from the Opening Ceremony – Sydney 2000
"Man of the Hour"12833⅓
"You're the Only One"2001
"The Last Time"2002(promo)The Last Time
"Keep Talking"65
"No Ordinary World"2003(promo)
"We Will Rock You"
(with Queen)
(promo)One Voice: The Greatest Hits
"Downhearted"2005(promo)I Remember When I Was Young
"Even When I'm Sleeping"(promo)
"Hit the Road Jack" / "Fever"2010Jack

Guest appearances

List of other non-single song appearances
TitleYearAlbum
"Things Go Better with Coca-Cola"1968A Groovin' with Coca-Cola
"My World Is Empty Without You"
(with Rainey Haynes)
1984 Voyage of the Rock Aliens (soundtrack)
"Innocent Hearts" Savage Streets (soundtrack)
"The Quiet Ones You Gotta Watch"
"Running for Love"1985 Fletch (soundtrack)
"Thunder in Your Heart"1986 Rad (soundtrack)
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"The Christmas Album
"When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (live)
(with Jimmy Barnes)
1991Live at the Palais 1991
"The Full House Mega Mix"
(by Brahms 4 featuring The Music of John Farnham) [upper-alpha 1]
1992Non-album single
"You're the Voice" (live)1993The Best of the Prince's Trust Concerts
"You'll Never Walk Alone"The Spirit of Christmas
"Amazing Grace"1994The Spirit of Christmas '94
"Cool Water"
(with Smokey Dawson)
1995Ridin' All Over Again
"Showing We Care"I Can Do That
"Rock Me Baby"1996John Bromell - What a Great Guy!
"Don't Let It End"Santa's Hit List
"The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot"The Spirit of Christmas '96
"Advance Australia Fair"1997Anthem - Celebration of Australia
"A Whiter Shade of Pale"
(Mike Batt & the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
1998 Philharmania
"When All Else Fails" The Real Macaw (soundtrack)
"Small One"1999The Spirit of Christmas 1999
"Black Dog"2000 102 Dalmatians (soundtrack)
"Love's in Need of Love Today"2003The Spirit of Christmas 2003
"One Little Christmas Tree"2005The Spirit of Christmas 2005
"I Remember When I Was Young" (live)2006Sunrise Live - The Concert Series
"Two Strong Hearts"
(with Olivia Newton-John)
2020 Artists Unite for Fire Fight
"You're the Voice"
(with Olivia Newton-John, Mitch Tambo and Brian May)
"She's So Fine" / "Sorry"
(with Doc Nelson)
2024 Tour of Duty – Concert for the Troops (Live in Dili 1999) [74]
"Shout"
(with Kylie Minogue)
"Chain Reaction", "Have A Little Faith", "Playing to Win", "Sadie", "That’s Freedom", "You’ll Never Walk Alone"
"You’re the Voice", "It's a Long Way to the Top", "Take a Long Line", "Will I Ever See Your Face Again", "I Still Call Australia Home"
(with everyone)

Notes

  1. "The Full House Mega Mix" is a megamix of several of Farnham's singles, and peaked at number 109 on the ARIA Chart. [73]

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Age of Reason is the thirteenth studio album by Australian pop singer John Farnham. It was released through BMG in Australia on 25 July 1988 and debuted at No. 1 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Albums Chart in August and remained on top for eight weeks. It was the follow-up to his previous No. 1 album, Whispering Jack, and was the highest-selling album in Australia in 1988. As of 1997, it was eight times platinum, indicating sales of over 560,000 units. It is also critically considered one of Farnham's best albums, with the title track "Age of Reason" and "Beyond the Call" being about the urgency for the world to wake up and solve its problems.

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<i>Whispering Jack</i> 1986 studio album by John Farnham

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<i>Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986–1997</i> 1997 greatest hits album by John Farnham

Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986–1997 is a greatest hits compilation album by Australian singer John Farnham. The album was released in Australia on 29 September 1997, and is the first of a three disc Anthology set, it coincided with Farnham celebrating his 30th Anniversary in music.

<i>Looking Through a Tear</i> 1970 studio album by Johnny Farnham

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.

<i>Christmas Is Johnny Farnham</i> 1970 studio album by Johnny Farnham

Christmas Is... Johnny Farnham is a studio album of Christmas songs recorded by Australian pop singer John Farnham and released on EMI Records in December 1970. The single, "Christmas Happy", was also released in December. It would be Farnham's only Christmas album until some 46 years later, when in 2016 he would release Friends for Christmas, a duet seasonal album with Olivia Newton-John.

<i>Johnny</i> (John Farnham album) 1971 studio album by Johnny Farnham

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.

<i>The Best of Johnny Farnham</i> 1971 greatest hits album by Johnny Farnham

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 are 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Even When I'm Sleeping</span> 1997 single by Leonardos Bride

"Even When I'm Sleeping" is a song by Australian band Leonardo's Bride that was the second single from their first studio album, Angel Blood. Released on 13 April 1997, "Even When I'm Sleeping" peaked at No. 4 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Singles Chart in July 1997 and was certified gold.

<i>Together</i> (John Farnham and Allison Durbin album) 1971 studio album by Johnny Farnham, Allison Durbin

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.

References

  1. Re-released by John Farnham as Memories of Christmas in 1995 and 1997, each time with a different cover. [1] [4]
  2. Recorded live at Armstrong's Studios on 29 September 1973. [30]
  3. Recorded on 28 October 1998 at Melbourne Park as part of The Main Event Tour with Olivia Newton-John, Farnham and Anthony Warlow.
  4. Recorded in February 1999, at Melbourne Park as part of the Together in Concert Tour with Tom Jones.

General

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