The Definitive Collection (Archie Roach album)

The Definitive Collection is the first greatest hits album by Australian singer song writer Archie Roach. The album features tracks from Roach's first four studio albums and was released in July 2004.[1]

The Definitive Collection
Greatest hits album by Archie Roach
Released	5 July 2004
Recorded	1990-2002
Label	Mushroom Records, Warner Music Australia
Producer	Paul Kelly, David Bridie, Malcolm Burn, Richard Pleasance
Archie Roach chronology
The Tracker (2002) The Definitive Collection (2004) Ruby (2005)

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Took the Children Away"	Archie Roach	Charcoal Lane	5:24
2.	"A Child Was Born Here"	Roach	Looking for Butter Boy	4:21
3.	"Just a Little Time"	Roach	Sensual Being	4:34
4.	"Tell Me Why"	Roach	Jamu Dreaming	3:24
5.	"Beggar Man"	Roach	Looking for Butter Boy	3:50
6.	"Alien Invasion"	Roach	Sensual Being	4:52
7.	"From Paradise"	Roach	Jamu Dreaming	4:19
8.	"Reach for You"	Roach	Looking for Butter Boy	3:47
9.	"Louis St. John"	Roach	Looking for Butter Boy	5:32
10.	"Free to Be a Man"	Roach	Sensual Being	3:50
11.	"Walking Into Doors"	Roach	Jamu Dreaming	4:50
12.	"Jamu Dreaming"	Roach	Jamu Dreaming	4:18
13.	"Weeping in the Forest"	Roach	Jamu Dreaming	4:51
14.	"Beautiful Child"	Roach	Charcoal Lane	4:01
15.	"Small Child"	Roach	Sensual Being	5:35
16.	"Charcoal Lane"	Roach	Charcoal Lane	3:21
17.	"Down City Streets"	Roach, Ruby Hunter	Charcoal Lane	4:04
18.	"Watching Over Me"	Roach	Looking for Butter Boy	4:03

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	5 July 2004[2][3]	Compact Disc Digital download	Mushroom Records/Warner Music Australia	337682

References

1. "ARIA Report Issue 749" (PDF). 5 July 2004. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
2. "The Definitive Collection (CD)". JBHiFi. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
3. "The Definitive Collection (DD)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 11 October 2018.