The Best of Johnny Farnham
The Best Of Johnny Farnham | ||||
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Greatest hits album by Johnny Farnham | ||||
Released | 1971 | |||
Recorded | 1967–1971 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | WRC | |||
Producer | David Mackay | |||
Johnny Farnham chronology | ||||
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The Best Of Johnny Farnham is the first compilation album by Australian singer Johnny Farnham, it was released on World Record Club in 1971.[1][2][3] "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)" was first released in November 1967 and peaked at No. 1 on the Go-Set National Singles Charts for five weeks early in 1968.[4] His cover of the B. J. Thomas hit "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" had been released in November 1969 and peaked at No. 1 for seven weeks in January–March 1970.[5][6] The album cover was available in a variety of colours including orange, red and blue.
Background
Johnny Farnham's debut solo single was a novelty song, "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)", it was released in November 1967 and peaked at No. 1 on the Go-Set National Singles Charts for five weeks early in 1968.[4] Selling 180,000 copies in Australia, "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)" was the highest selling single by an Australian artist of the decade.[2][3][7] His second single, "Friday Kind Of Monday" was released in March 1968 as a double-A side with "Underneath The Arches" (not on this compilation) which peaked at No. 6.[8] Both singles appeared on his debut album, Sadie in April.
His next single, released in July, was the double A-sided, "Jamie"/"I Don't Want To Love You", which peaked at No. 8 on the Go-Set National Singles Charts.[1][9] This was followed by "Rose Coloured Glasses" in October which reached No. 16.[1][10] Farnham's second album, Everybody Oughta Sing a Song followed in November.[11]
Farnham's covers of Harry Nilsson's "One", and B. J. Thomas' "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" were released as singles, from his third album, Looking Through a Tear.[7][11] "One"/"Mr. Whippy" (non-album track) was released as a double A-side in July 1969 and peaked at No. 4.[12] "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" was released in November and peaked at No. 1 for seven weeks in January–March 1970.[5][6]
Track listing
- "I've Been Rained On" (D. Frazier) – 2:22
- "Everybody Oughta Sing A Song"(D. Frazier) – 2:18
- "Jamie" (H. Poulsen) – 2:28
- "I Don't Want To Love You" (D. Everly, P. Everly) – 2:48
- "Painting A Shadow"(R. Bainbridge, B. Pritchard) – 2:10
- "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)" (R. Gilmore, J. Madara, D. White) – 3:17
- "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (H. David, B. Bacharach) – 2:29
- "One" (H. Nilsson) – 2:49
- "Two" (J. Farnham) – 2:29
- "Friday Kind Of Monday" (J. Barry, E. Greenwich) – 2:44
- "The Last Thing on My Mind" (T. Paxton) – 3:27
- "Rose Coloured Glasses" (H. Poulsen) – 2:49
References
- ^ a b c McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'John Farnham'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 29 August 2004. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ a b Jenkins, Jeff; Ian Meldrum (2007). Molly Meldrum presents 50 years of rock in Australia. Melbourne, Vic: Wilkinson Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921332-11-1. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ^ a b Creswell, Toby; Samantha Trenoweth (2006). 1001 Australians You Should Know. North Melbourne, Vic: Pluto Press. pp. 84–85. ISBN 978-1-86403-361-8. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Go-Set search engine results for "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)"". Go-Set. Waverley Press. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Go-Set search engine results for "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"". Go-Set. Waverley Press. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Go-Set Magazine's Number One Singles in Australia 1966–1974". Go-Set. Waverley Press. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
- ^ "Go-Set search engine results for "Friday Kind of Monday"". Go-Set. Waverley Press. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ "Go-Set search engine results for "Jamie"". Go-Set. Waverley Press. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ "Go-Set search engine results for "Rose Coloured Glasses"". Go-Set. Waverley Press. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Go-Set search engine results for "One/Mr. Whippy"". Go-Set. Waverley Press. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
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- Looking Through a Tear
- Christmas Is... Johnny Farnham
- Johnny
- Together
- Johnny Farnham Sings the Shows
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- Johnny Farnham Sings Hits from the Movies
- J.P. Farnham Sings
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- Then Again...
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- I Remember When I Was Young: Songs from the Great Australian Songbook
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- Friends for Christmas
- The Best of Johnny Farnham
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- Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986–1997
- Anthology 2: Classic Hits 1967–1985 (Recorded Live)
- Anthology 3: Rarities
- Love Songs
- One Voice: The Greatest Hits
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- The Essential 3.0
- The Main Event
- Anthology 1 - The Videos
- An Audience with John Farnham
- The Last Time
- One Voice: The Greatest Clips
- John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert
- Classic Jack Live!
- Chain Reaction Live in Concert
- With The Sydney Symphony Live at the Sydney Opera House
- Two Strong Hearts Live
- "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)"
- "Underneath the Arches"
- "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
- "One"
- "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"
- "Corner of the Sky"
- "Help!"
- "You're the Voice"
- "Pressure Down"
- "A Touch of Paradise"
- "Reasons"
- "Age of Reason"
- "Two Strong Hearts"
- "Beyond the Call"
- "Communication"
- "Chain Reaction"
- "That's Freedom"
- "Burn for You"
- "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby"
- "Everything's Alright"
- "Have a Little Faith (In Us)"
- "Everytime You Cry"
- "Trying to Live My Life Without You
- "The Last Time"
- "We Will Rock You"
- "Downhearted"
- "Even When I'm Sleeping"