True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson

True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson is a compilation album by Australian country music artist John Williamson and was released in November 1995. The album was a celebration of 25 years in the music industry for Williamson. The album peaked at number 21 on the ARIA Charts and was certified 3x platinum in 2006.[1]

True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson
Compilation album by John Williamson
Released	November 1995
Recorded	May 1970 - September 1995
Genre	Country, Folk, Pop
Length	2:02:19
Label	EMI Music
Producer	John Williamson
John Williamson chronology
Mulga to Mangoes (1994) True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson (1995) Family Album No.2 (1996)

Williamson released a book titled "True Blue" featuring Williamson's lyrics together with explanations as to how the songs came to be written. During the book's launch, Williamson is surprised by Mike Munro from Nine Network This Is Your Life to have his achievements recognized on the TV show.[1]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1996, the album was nominated for Highest Selling Album.[2]

Track listing

Disc 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You and My Guitar"	John Williamson	2:47
2.	"Goodbye Blinky Bill" (with Bullamakanka and Ami & George Williamson)	Williamson	3:30
3.	"Just a Dog"	Williamson	3:20
4.	"Wrinkles"	Williamson	4:38
5.	"Diggers of the ANZAC"	Williamson	3:37
6.	"Old Man Emu"	Williamson	2:52
7.	"The Shed"	Williamson, Tony Dennett	2:39
8.	"Hawkesbury River Lovin'"	Williamson	3:31
9.	"The Breaker" (with Bud Tingwell)	Williamson	4:04
10.	"I'm Fair Dinkum" (live)	Williamson	3:29
11.	"The Bush Barber (The Lawnmower song)" (live)	Williamson	3:00
12.	"Bush Town" (live)	Williamson	2:38
13.	"Dad's Flowers" (live)	Dennett	3:42
14.	"Billabong" (live)	Williamson	3:15
15.	"Chain Around My Ankle" (live)	Williamson	2:32
16.	"I Can't Feel Those Chains Any Longer" (live)	Williamson	3:31
17.	"The Vasectomy Song" (live)	Williamson	3:52
18.	"Stuffed If I Know" (live)	B.J Vidler, Williamson	3:36
19.	"Home Among The Gum Trees" (live)	Wally Johnson, Bob Brown	3:03
20.	"Waltzing Matilda"	Banjo Patterson	3:14
21.	"No One Loves Brisbane Like Jesus" (live)	Williamson	3:55
Total length:			1:10:45

Disc 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"(This Is) Australia Calling"	Rob Fairbairn, John Williamson	3:58
2.	"I'll Be Gone"	Michael Rudd	3:34
3.	"Rip Rip Woodchip"	Williamson	3:02
4.	"Mallee Boy"	Williamson	3:16
5.	"Cracker Night"	Williamson	2:58
6.	"The Boomerang Café"	Williamson	3:31
7.	"The Budgie Song"	Williamson	2:41
8.	"Boogie with M' Baby"	Williamson	5:25
9.	"I'm in the Mood"	Williamson	2:55
10.	"Waratah Street"	Williamson	3:12
11.	"A Bushman Can't Survive"	Williamson	4:12
12.	"Drover's Boy"	Ted Egan	3:37
13.	"Papa Whisky November"	Williamson	3:21
14.	"Crocodile Roll"	Tony Dennett, Williamson	2:46
15.	"Cootamundra Wattle"	Williamson	3:53
16.	"Shelter"	Eric Bogle	2:52
17.	"Bill the Cat"	Williamson	3:39
18.	"Beachcomber from Wollongong"	Williamson	2:26
19.	"Galleries of Pink Galahs"	Williamson	4:11
20.	"Raining on the Rock"	Williamson	4:33
21.	"A Flag of Our Own"	Williamson	3:30
22.	"True Blue"	Williamson	4:02
Total length:			1:16:34

Charts

Chart (1995–99)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3]	21
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4]	33

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5]	3× Platinum	210,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	November 1995	2xCD	EMI Music	8146312

References

1. "Year by Year". John Williamson. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
2. "Winners by Year 1996". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 28 September 2018.
3. "Australiancharts.com – John Williamson – True Blue - The Vert Best of John Williamson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
4. "Charts.nz – John Williamson – True Blue - The Vert Best of John Williamson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
5. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 September 2018.