The Essential (John Farnham album)

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The Essential
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Compilation album by
Released31 January 2009
Genre Rock
Length35:47
Label EMI
John Farnham chronology
I Remember When I Was Young
(2005)
The Essential
(2009)
The Essential John Farnham
(2009)

The Essential is a compilation album by Australian singer, John Farnham. It was released in January 2009. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Track listing

CD (2426622)

  1. "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)" - 3:19
  2. "Underneath the Arches" - 2:01
  3. "Friday Kind of Monday" - 2:45
  4. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" - 2:32
  5. "One" - 2:50
  6. "Jamie" - 2:28
  7. "Comic Conversation" - 3:18
  8. "Rock Me Baby" - 3:20
  9. "Everything is out of Season" - 3:15
  10. "Down on the Border" (Little River Band) - 2:58
  11. "Don't You Know It's Magic" - 4:02
  12. "Playing to Win" (Little River Band) - 2:59

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