The Best of Johnny Farnham explained

The Best Of Johnny Farnham
Type:greatest
Artist:Johnny Farnham
Cover:LP bestof.jpg
Released:1971
Recorded:1967–1971
Genre:Pop
Label:WRC
Producer:David Mackay
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Prev Year:1971
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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

  1. "I've Been Rained On" (D. Frazier) – 2:22
  2. "Everybody Oughta Sing A Song"(D. Frazier) – 2:18
  3. "Jamie" (H. Poulsen) – 2:28
  4. "I Don't Want To Love You" (D. Everly, P. Everly) – 2:48
  5. "Painting A Shadow"(R. Bainbridge, B. Pritchard) – 2:10
  6. "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)" (R. Gilmore, J. Madara, D. White) – 3:17
  7. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (H. David, B. Bacharach) – 2:29
  8. "One" (H. Nilsson) – 2:49
  9. "Two" (J. Farnham) – 2:29
  10. "Friday Kind Of Monday" (J. Barry, E. Greenwich) – 2:44
  11. "The Last Thing on My Mind" (T. Paxton) – 3:27
  12. "Rose Coloured Glasses" (H. Poulsen) – 2:49

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: McFarlane . Ian . Ian McFarlane . . [//www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=583 Encyclopedia entry for 'John Farnham' ]. 14 September 2009 . 1999 . . St Leonards, NSW . 1-86508-072-1 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040829235034/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=583 . 29 August 2004 .
  2. Book: Jenkins, Jeff. Molly Meldrum presents 50 years of rock in Australia. Ian Meldrum. Ian Meldrum. 2007 . Wilkinson Publishing. Melbourne, Vic. 978-1-921332-11-1 . 5 September 2009.
  3. Book: Creswell, Toby. 1001 Australians You Should Know. Toby Creswell. Samantha Trenoweth . 2006. Pluto Press. North Melbourne, Vic. 978-1-86403-361-8. 84–85. 14 September 2009.
  4. Web site: Go-Set search engine results for "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)". Go-Set. Waverley Press. 14 September 2009.
  5. Web site: Go-Set search engine results for "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head". Go-Set. Waverley Press. 5 September 2009.
  6. Web site: Go-Set Magazine's Number One Singles in Australia 1966–1974. Go-Set. Waverley Press. 14 September 2009.
  7. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book. St Ives, NSW. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  8. Web site: Go-Set search engine results for "Friday Kind of Monday". Go-Set. Waverley Press. 14 September 2009.
  9. Web site: Go-Set search engine results for "Jamie". Go-Set. Waverley Press. 14 September 2009.
  10. Web site: Go-Set search engine results for "Rose Coloured Glasses". Go-Set. Waverley Press. 14 September 2009.
  11. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20131127164627/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/f/farnhamjohn.html . John Farnham . Holmgren . Magnus . Scott . Reboulet . Lyn . Albury . Beeb . Birtles . Beeb Birtles . Stefan . Warnqvist . Peter . Medlin . Passagen.se . Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren) . 27 November 2013 . 15 May 2014 .
  12. Web site: Go-Set search engine results for "One/Mr. Whippy". Go-Set. Waverley Press. 14 September 2009.

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