With the Sydney Symphony Live at the Sydney Opera House

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With The Sydney Symphony Live at the Sydney Opera House
With The Sydney Symphony - Live At The Sydney Opera House -DVD-.jpg
Video by
John Farnham
Released29 April 2006 (Australia)
Recorded2006
Genre Pop, rock
Length2:01:49
Label Sony BMG
Producer Ross Fraser
John Farnham chronology
Chain Reaction Live in Concert
(2005)		With The Sydney Symphony Live at the Sydney Opera House
(2006)		 The Essential 3.0
(2009)

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.

Contents

This DVD contains John Farnham's performance at the Sydney Opera House, Sydney in 2006 with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. This program was originally aired on Australia's Channel Seven in 2006.

DVD track listing

  1. "Heading in the Right Direction" (M. Punch, G. Paige) – 4:37
  2. "Come Back Again" (R. Wilson) – 5:30
  3. "Downhearted" (B. McDonough, G. McDonough, S. Higgins) – 5:05
  4. "Girls on the Avenue" (R. Clapton) – 4:59
  5. "No Aphrodisiac" (T. Freedman, G. Dormand, M. Ford) – 6:25
  6. "Man of the Hour" (S. Hostin, D. Deviller, S. Kipner) – 4:28
  7. "Green Limousine" (M. Spiby) – 4:03
  8. "Come Said the Boy" (E. McCusker) – 4:37
  9. "Tryin' To Live My Life Without You" (E. Williams) – 3:43
  10. "I Remember When I Was Young" (M. Taylor) – 4:49
  11. "Reasons" (S. See) – 5:02
  12. "One" (H. Nilsson) – 3:49
  13. "Age of Reason" (T. Hunter, J. Pigott) – 7:01
  14. "A Touch of Paradise" (R. Wilson, G. Smith) – 4:54
  15. "Everytime You Cry" (S. Peiken, G. Sutton) – 4:21
  16. "Pressure Down" (H. Bogdanovs) – 6:33
  17. "Burn for You" (P. Buckle, J. Farnham, R. Faser) – 6:59
  18. "Help!" (J. Lennon, P. McCartney) – 5:04
  19. "That's Freedom" (T. Kimmel, J. Chapman) – 4:27
  20. "Playing to Win" (G. Goble, J. Farnham, D. Hirschfelder, S. Housden, S. Proffer, W. Nelson, S. Prestwich) – 4:06
  21. "We Will Rock You" (B. May) – 3:23
  22. "You're the Voice" (M. Ryder, C. Thompson, A. Qunta, K. Reid) – 5:43
  23. "I Remember When I Was Young: A Chat With Jack" [Bonus Track] – 12:20

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2006-2007)Peak
position
Australia DVD (ARIA) [1] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)Rank
Australia DVD (ARIA) [1] 34

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [2] 2× Platinum30,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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  1. 1 2 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 100.
  2. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 16 September 2022.


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