I Remember When I Was Young

I Remember When I Was Young (subtitled Songs from The Great Australian Songbook) is an album by Australian vocalist John Farnham, released on 6 November 2005.[1] It consists of cover versions of songs written or recorded by prominent Australian artists, including James Reyne of Australian Crawl, The Whitlams, Cold Chisel, Men At Work, Renee Geyer, Mondo Rock featuring Ross Wilson, Richard Clapton, The Badloves and Leonardo's Bride. The album's title track was written and performed by blues musician Matt Taylor of the band Chain.

I Remember When I Was Young: Songs from The Great Australian Songbook
Studio album by
John Farnham
Released6 November 2005 (Australia)
Recorded2005
GenrePop, rock
Length53:08
LabelSony BMG, RCA, Gotham
ProducerRoss Fraser, John Farnham
John Farnham chronology
John Farnham & Tom Jones - Together In Concert
(2005)		 I Remember When I Was Young: Songs from The Great Australian Songbook
(2005)		 The Essential
(2009)

Chart

The album debuted on the ARIA charts at #2 and soon after its release it peaked at #1.[2] John Farnham performed "Downhearted" live on the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars.

Track listing
  1. "Come Back Again" (R. Wilson) – 3:40
  2. "Heading in the Right Direction" (M. Punch, G. Paige) – 3:48
  3. "One Perfect Day" (R. Wells) – 3:42
  4. "I Remember When I Was Young" (M. Taylor) – 4:31
  5. "Downhearted" (B. McDonough, G. McDonough, S. Higgins) – 3:30
  6. "Even When I'm Sleeping" (D. Manning) – 4:35
  7. "Green Limousine" (M. Spiby) – 3:43
  8. "Girls on the Avenue" (R. Clapton) – 4:14
  9. "Forever Now" (S. Prestwich) – 4:06
  10. "Reckless" (J. Reyne) – 3:56
  11. "Come Said the Boy" (E. McCusker) – 4:31
  12. "No Aphrodisiac" (T. Freedman, G. Dormand, M. Ford) – 5:12
  13. "Overkill" (C. Hay) – 3:42

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2005/06) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 2

Year-end charts
Chart (2005) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 45

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5] Platinum 70,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References
  1. Holmgren, Magnus; Reboulet, Scott; Albury, Lyn; Birtles, Beeb; Warnqvist, Stefan; Medlin, Peter. "John Farnham". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  2. Hung, Steffen. "John Farnham Discography". Australian Charts Portal (Hung Medien). Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2009. Note: Australian albums and singles information, used for chart peak positions of later John Farnham releases after Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) regulated the charts itself and is based on information supplied by ARIA.
  3. "Australiancharts.com – John Farnham – I Remember When I Was Young". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  4. "2005 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  5. "2005 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2017.


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