True Blue: The Very Best of [Import]

John Williamson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 2, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Emd Int'l
• ASIN: B0000257AB
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,835 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #39 in Music > Imports > Import Deals

Track Listings

1. You and My Guitar

2. Goodbye Blinky Bill

3. Just a Dog

4. Wrinkles

5. Diggers of the Anzac

6. Old Man Emu

7. The Shed

8. Hawkesbury River Lovin'

9. The Breaker

10. I'm Fair Dinkum [Live]

11. The Bush Barber [Live]

12. Bush Town (The Lawnmower Song) [Live]

13. Dad's Flowers [Live]

14. Billabong [Live]

15. Chain Around My Ankle [Live]

16. I Can't Feel Those Chains Any Longer [Live]

17. The Vasectomy Song [Live]

18. Stuffed If I Know [Live]

19. Home Among the Gum Trees [Live]

20. Waltzing Matilda [Live]

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

1995 release celebrating 25th anniversary for Australian singer-songwriter, country-rock artist, features 43 tracks including studio & live tracks recorded September 1995. EMI.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A True Blue Aussie, April 14, 2004

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Paul James Smith "Kiwi Blue" (UN Base in Africa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: True Blue: The Very Best of (Audio CD)

First let it be known that I am a Kiwi, so for a Kiwi to rate an Australia artist as outstanding says a great deal. I first heard John Williamson in 1993 while I was working in Kuwait with an Australian mate. Many an evening after work and a few cold beers we would put John W on the stereo and sing along to songs such as True Blue, Papa Whisky November and We Must Have A Flag Of Our Own. The songs would bring a tear to my eye. I earned to be Australian so I could call the songs my own, boast that my country had such an artist, alas I was from a country a little too far east to be considered Australian. However the songs, albeit, very much about Australia and the way of life over the last few decades are as much about being a True Blue, a good bloke, one of the boys, a best mate when you need one the most, a patriot and in general something that all honest, hard working Aussie and Kiwi guys can relate to. There are the up beat folk songs and the tear inducing ballads and some songs that just make you happy and smile and remember things from your childhood. A very uplifting CD, I would recommend to anyone that is looking for Australian Folk Music or songs that all good True Blue blokes can relate to, even if you are a Kiwi.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars About time America discovers John Williamson, October 10, 2006

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Dana Hallagan (Westlake Village, California United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: True Blue: The Very Best of (Audio CD)

I've had this CD for a couple of years now, but had to buy it in Australia. Great to see that he's getting some international recognition. I saw him perform in Brisbane, and he is such a genuine and humble performer. It helps if you know a little about Oz culture and history, but he's easy to listen to, and enjoyable even if you don't.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dillon Meets Stephen Foster, August 17, 2005

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Michael Alvarez - See all my reviews
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True Blue represents what I think as quintesentially Australian songs. But it's also universal in its appeal. You hear the sounds of protest in songs like Rip Rip Wood Chip and the sounds of folk in Mallee Boy. If anyone has visited Australia, this album will always bring you back there.