Cold Chisel are an Australian pub rock band,which formed in Adelaide in 1973 by mainstay members Ian Moss on guitar and vocals,Steve Prestwich on drums and Don Walker on piano and keyboards. They were soon joined by Jimmy Barnes on lead vocals and,in 1975,Phil Small became their bass guitarist. The group disbanded in late 1983 but subsequently reformed several times. Musicologist Ian McFarlane wrote that they became "one of Australia's best-loved groups" as well as "one of the best live bands",fusing "a combination of rockabilly,hard rock and rough-house soul'n'blues that was defiantly Australian in outlook."
John Peter Farnham AO is a British-born Australian singer. Farnham was a teen pop idol from 1967 until 1979,billed until then as Johnny Farnham. He 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.
Little River Band (LRB) are a rock band formed in Melbourne,Australia,in March 1975. The band achieved commercial success in both Australia and the United States. They have sold more than 30 million records;six studio albums reached the top 10 on the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart including Diamantina Cocktail and First Under the Wire,which both peaked at No. 2. Nine singles appeared in the top 20 on the related singles chart,with "Help Is on Its Way" (1977) as their only number-one hit. Ten singles reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Reminiscing" their highest,peaking at No. 3.
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.
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.
Whispering Jack is the twelfth studio album by Australian adult contemporary pop singer John Farnham. It was produced by Ross Fraser and released on 29 September 1986,peaking at No. 1 on the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart. Whispering Jack became the second-best-selling album in Australia,behind only Meat Loaf's album Bat Out of Hell,and the highest-selling album in Australia by an Australian artist―24×platinum,indicating over 1.68 million copies sold;it remains the third-best-selling album of all time in Australia,as Shania Twain's Come On Over eventually eclipsed it. It spent 25 weeks at the No. 1 spot on the albums chart during 1986–1987,it was awarded the 1987 ARIA Award for Album of the Year,and it 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 the album and peaked at No. 1 on the Kent Music Report singles chart.
Playing to Win is the eighth studio album by Australian group,Little River Band released on Capitol Records. This album is the second studio album with John Farnham as lead vocalist and the first to be recorded by the band in the United States. The album peaked at No. 38 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart and at No. 75 on The Billboard 200.
No Reins is the ninth studio album by Australian group Little River Band. No Reins was released in May 1986 and peaked at number 85 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart. It was the band's last studio album with John Farnham on lead vocals.
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.
Then Again... is the 15th studio album by British-born Australian singer John Farnham. The album was released in Australia on 18 October 1993,and reached No. 1 on the ARIA charts. It is notable along with its predecessor,Chain Reaction,for the fact that Farnham himself co-wrote most of the songs on the album,in this case nine of the fourteen tracks. The album won Highest Selling Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 1994,and was promoted in a nationwide tour titled "Talk of the Town",which began in early 1994. American artist Richard Marx,wrote four songs on the album and was a special guest on the album,playing piano on "The Reason Why"
The Essential John Farnham is a compilation album by John Farnham,released as a 3-CD set on 21 August 2009,as a part of "The Essential" series. This compilation was released to promote the "John Farnham –Live by Demand" tour.
Full House is a live album by Australian singer John Farnham. 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.
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.
Anthology 2:Classic Hits 1967–1985 is a 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 versions of Farnham's older hits,rare soundtrack songs,as well as covers of Australian band Cold Chisel’s "When the War Is Over" and The Beatles’“Help!”as well as "And I Love Her". Many of the live recordings presented in this collection also appear on Farnham's 1991 live album Full House.
Live at the Regent Theatre –1 July 1999 is a live album by Australian singer John Farnham. The album was released in Australia on 30 August 1999,and peaked on the ARIA charts at No. 7.
An Audience with John Farnham is a DVD release by Australian singer John Farnham. The DVD was released in Australia on 9 December 2002.
Classic Jack Live! is a DVD release by Australian singer John Farnham. The DVD was released by Sony BMG in Australia on 13 November 2005 in conjunction with Chain Reaction Live in Concert.
Chain Reaction Live in Concert is a DVD release by Australian singer John Farnham. The DVD was released in Australia on 13 November 2005 in conjunction with Classic Jack Live!.
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.
With The Sydney Symphony Live at the Sydney Opera House is a DVD release by Australian singer John Farnham. The DVD was released in Australia on 29 April 2006.
