| I Remember When I Was Young: Songs from The Great Australian Songbook | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | John Farnham |
| Cover: | I_Remember_When_I_Was_Young.jpg |
| Released: | 6 November 2005 (Australia) |
| Recorded: | April–August 2005 |
| Genre: | Pop, rock |
| Length: | 53:08 |
| Label: | Sony BMG, RCA, Gotham |
| Producer: | Ross Fraser, John Farnham |
| Prev Title: | John Farnham & Tom Jones - Together In Concert |
| Prev Year: | 2005 |
| Next Title: | The Essential |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
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 and bands from the 1970s through to the 1990s, including Daddy Cool, Mondo Rock, Cold Chisel, Men At Work, Renee Geyer, Australian Crawl, Richard Clapton, The Badloves, Leonardo's Bride and The Whitlams. The album's title track was written and performed by blues musician Matt Taylor of the band Chain.
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.
| Title | Writer/s | Running Time | Original Artist | |
| "Come Back Again" | (Ross Wilson) | 3:40 | Daddy Cool | |
| "Heading in the Right Direction" | (M. Punch, G. Paige) – | 3:48 | Renee Geyer | |
| "One Perfect Day" | . (R. Wells) | 3:42 | Little Heroes | |
| I Remember When I Was Young | (M. Taylor) | 4:31 | Chain | |
| "Downhearted" | (B. McDonough, G. McDonough, S. Higgins) | 3:30 | ||
| "Even When I'm Sleeping" | (D. Manning) | 4:35 | Leonardo's Bride | |
| "Green Limousine" | (M. Spiby) | 3:43 | The Badloves | |
| "Girls on the Avenue" | (R. Clapton) | 4:14 | Richard Clapton | |
| "Forever Now" | (S. Prestwich) | 4:06 | Cold Chisel | |
| "Reckless" | (J. Reyne) | 3:56 | Australian Crawl | |
| "Come Said the Boy" | (E. McCusker) | 4:31 | Mondo Rock | |
| "No Aphrodisiac" | (T. Freedman, G. Dormand, M. Ford) | 5:12 | The Whitlams | |
| "Overkill" | (C. Hay) | 3:42 | Men at Work |