Willy Nilly: The 12th Man's Biggest Hits

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Willy Nilly: The 12th Man's Biggest Hits
Willy Nilly by 12th Man.jpg
Compilation album by
Released22 November 2013
Recorded1984-2006
Genre Spoken word, Comedy music
Length154 mins
Label Little Digger Productions / Universal Music Australia
Producer Billy Birmingham, David Frogatt
The Twelfth Man chronology
The Box Set
(2009)
Willy Nilly: The 12th Man's Biggest Hits
(2013)
The Very Best of Richie
(2015)

Willy Nilly: The 12th Man's Biggest Hits is the first compilation album released by The Twelfth Man. Willy Nilly: The 12th Man's Biggest Hits was released in November 2013 and peaked at number three on the ARIA Charts.

Contents

Billy Birmingham said, "I dedicated Willy Nilly to Tony Greig because out of all the commentators, he got the 12th Man better than anyone. We did a couple of gigs together and it was funny standing shoulder to shoulder while I am taking the piss out of his voice. He knew the success of the 12th Man had done nothing to harm Channel 9's coverage or their reputation." [1]

Track listing

  1. "Classic Commentary Competition" - 5:48
  2. "England V India (1987-88)" (edit) - 5:11
  3. "Chappelli's Plays of the Month" - 6:40
  4. "Big Merv's Big Guts" - 3:35
  5. "Pearce Off Jack" - 5:33
  6. "Straight Down His Throat" - 4:17
  7. "Rick Diznek" - 2:35
  8. "Marvellous!" (edit) - 5:06
  9. "Australia V Sri Lanka (1991)" - 6:20
  10. "Tappy... Boom!" - 3:41
  11. "Richie's Nightmare" - 3:00
  12. "Bear at the Sport's Desk" - 5:19
  13. "Name Pronunciation Lessons" - 3:47
  14. "Boony's Player Comfort" - 3:39
  15. "Protectorcam" - 4:16
  16. "England V Sri Lanka 1999" (edit) - 4:58
  17. "Corm Down Bull" - 4:03
  18. "Commentary Box Hijack" - 5:09
  19. "Spatfa" - 5:46
  20. "Crackcam Says... Gawn!" - 4:00
  21. "Bill's Proboscotomy" - 5:18
  22. "Scrotometers" - 5:26
  23. "Max and Rabs Auditions" - 5:53
  24. "Bill Lawry...Tributes" - 6:05
  25. "Tony's Hair Hat" - 5:23
  26. "Reg Warren (Ray Warren's Brother) Interviews NSW Origin Player Tommy Raudonikis" - 3:34
  27. "Tubby and Hansie" - 4:00
  28. "Henri Porte" - 1:48
  29. "Bill's Nose Job" - 4:46
  30. "Bruce 2000: A Special Tribute" - 4:40
  31. "Boned By Phone" - 4:11
  32. "Kerry's Heavenly Advice" - 6:09
  33. "Bill V Tony (2006) - 4:47

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013/14)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)Position
Australian (ARIA Charts) [3] 15
Australian artist (ARIA Charts) [4] 2

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [5] 1× Platinum70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia22 November 2013 [6] [7] Little Digger Productions / Universal Music Australia 3764299

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