Together (John Farnham and Allison Durbin album) explained

Together
Type:Studio
Artist:Johnny Farnham, Allison Durbin
Cover:LP_Together.jpg
Released:September 1971
Recorded:February–June 1971
Genre:Pop
Label:HMV/EMI
Chronology:Johnny Farnham
Prev Title:The Best of Johnny Farnham
Prev Year:1971
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Next Year:1972

Together is a studio album of duets by Australian pop singers John Farnham (known then as Johnny Farnham) and Allison Durbin, which was released on HMV for EMI Records in September 1971.[1] [2] [3] It peaked at No. 20 on the Australian Go-Sets Albums Chart.[4]

Farnham had earlier No. 1 singles with "Sadie" in 1968 and his cover of "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" in 1970;[5] [6] [7] he was the reigning 'King of Pop' on Go-Sets popularity polls during 1969–1971.[2] New Zealand-born, Durbin had a hit with "I Have Loved Me a Man" in 1968 and was 'Best Female Artist' for the same Go-Set polls.[8] [9] A Farnham and Durbin duet single, "Baby, Without You", was released in November and reached No. 16 on the Go-Set Singles Chart.[10]

Background

As Johnny Farnham he had his first No. 1 single on the Go-Set National Singles Charts with the novelty song "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)".[5] Selling 180,000 copies in Australia, "Sadie" was the highest selling single by an Australian artist of the decade.[2] [3] His second No. 1 was a cover of B. J. Thomas' "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", which peaked at No. 1 for seven weeks in January–March 1970.[6] [7] A non-album single, "Comic Conversation" was released in October 1970 and peaked at No. 10 on the Go-Set National Top 60 Singles Chart and was still charting in March 1971.[11] His fifth album, Johnny was released in August, which peaked at No. 24 on the Kent Music Report Albums Charts.[12] Another non-album single, "Acapulco Sun" had been released in May and peaked at No. 21 on the Go-Set Top 60, but there were no charting singles from Johnny.[12] Aside from Johnny, Farnham also released a compilation, The Best of Johnny Farnham, and a duet album with Allison Durbin, Together, all in 1971.[1] [13]

Together released in September peaked at No. 20 on the Go-Set Albums Chart.[4] A Farnham and Durbin duet single, "Baby, Without You", was released in November and reached No. 16 on Go-Set Singles Chart.[10]

Track listing

  1. "Baby Without You" – 2:27
  2. "The Green Green Grass Is Dying" – 2:44
  3. "You're Alright with Me" – 2:26
  4. "Stay Awhile" – 3:29
  5. "I Don't Mind the Rain" - 2;28
  6. "Singing Our Song" – 2:54
  7. "That's Old Fashioned" – 3:13
  8. "Come on Round to My Place" – 2:16
  9. "Aint Nothing Like the Real Thing" – 2:17
  10. "Nobody Knows" – 2:26
  11. "Better Put Your Love Away" – 2:32
  12. "Get Together" – 3:22

Chart positions

YearChartPositionCatalogue #
1971Go-Set Albums Chart20Axis 6000
Kent Music Report Albums Chart22

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: McFarlane . Ian . Ian McFarlane . . [//www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=583 Encyclopedia entry for 'John Farnham' ]. 4 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. 4 September 2009.
  4. Web site: Go-Set search engine results for 'Together Johnny Farnham'. Go-Set. Waverley Press. 27 March 2010.
  5. Web site: Go-Set search engine results for "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)". Go-Set. Waverley Press. 5 September 2009.
  6. Web site: Go-Set search engine results for "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head". Go-Set. Waverley Press. 5 September 2009.
  7. Web site: Go-Set Magazine's Number One Singles in Australia 1966–1974. Go-Set. Waverley Press. 5 September 2009.
  8. http://www.sergent.com.au/music/allisondurbin.html New Zealand Music Allison Durbin
  9. http://www.theage.com.au/news/in-depth/fall-of-a-pop-royal/2006/02/04/1138958944861.html Melbourne Age "Fall of a pop royal" 5 February 2006
  10. Web site: Go-Set search engine results for "Baby, Without You". Go-Set. Waverley Press. 27 March 2010.
  11. Web site: Go-Set Australian charts – 6 March 1971. Go-Set. Waverley Press. 6 September 2009. NOTE: Farnham's single is listed as "Cosmic Conversations" at No. 52 on 6 March 1971, during its 18-week run on Go-Set National Top 60 it had a peak position of No. 10.
  12. 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.
  13. 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 .

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