True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson

True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson
True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson
Compilation album by John Williamson
Released	November 1995
Recorded	May 1970 – September 1995
Genre	Country, folk, pop
Length	2:02:19
Label	EMI Music
Producer	John Williamson
John Williamson chronology
Singles from True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson
	"No One Loves Brisbane Like Jesus"; Released: November 1995;

True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson is a compilation album by Australian country music artist John Williamson and was released in November 1995. The album was a celebration of 25 years in the music industry for Williamson. The album peaked at number 21 on the ARIA Charts and was certified 3× platinum in 2006.^[2]

Williamson released a book titled True Blue featuring Williamson's lyrics together with explanations as to how the songs came to be written. During the book's launch, Williamson is surprised by Mike Munro from Nine Network This Is Your Life to have his achievements recognized on the TV show.^[2]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1996, the album was nominated for Highest Selling Album.^[3]

Track listing

Disc 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You and My Guitar"	John Williamson	2:47
2.	"Goodbye Blinky Bill" (with Bullamakanka and Ami & George Williamson)	Williamson	3:30
3.	"Just a Dog"	Williamson	3:20
4.	"Wrinkles"	Williamson	4:38
5.	"Diggers of the ANZAC"	Williamson	3:37
6.	"Old Man Emu"	Williamson	2:52
7.	"The Shed"	Williamson, Tony Dennett	2:39
8.	"Hawkesbury River Lovin'"	Williamson	3:31
9.	"The Breaker" (with Bud Tingwell)	Williamson	4:04
10.	"I'm Fair Dinkum" (live)	Williamson	3:29
11.	"The Bush Barber (The Lawnmower song)" (live)	Williamson	3:00
12.	"Bush Town" (live)	Williamson	2:38
13.	"Dad's Flowers" (live)	Dennett	3:42
14.	"Billabong" (live)	Williamson	3:15
15.	"Chain Around My Ankle" (live)	Williamson	2:32
16.	"I Can't Feel Those Chains Any Longer" (live)	Williamson	3:31
17.	"The Vasectomy Song" (live)	Williamson	3:52
18.	"Stuffed If I Know" (live)	B.J Vidler, Williamson	3:36
19.	"Home Among The Gum Trees" (live)	Wally Johnson, Bob Brown	3:03
20.	"Waltzing Matilda"	Banjo Patterson	3:14
21.	"No One Loves Brisbane Like Jesus" (live)	Williamson	3:55
Total length:			1:10:45

Disc 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"(This Is) Australia Calling"	Rob Fairbairn, John Williamson	3:58
2.	"I'll Be Gone"	Michael Rudd	3:34
3.	"Rip Rip Woodchip"	Williamson	3:02
4.	"Mallee Boy"	Williamson	3:16
5.	"Cracker Night"	Williamson	2:58
6.	"The Boomerang Café"	Williamson	3:31
7.	"The Budgie Song"	Williamson	2:41
8.	"Boogie with M' Baby"	Williamson	5:25
9.	"I'm in the Mood"	Williamson	2:55
10.	"Waratah Street"	Williamson	3:12
11.	"A Bushman Can't Survive"	Williamson	4:12
12.	"Drover's Boy"	Ted Egan	3:37
13.	"Papa Whisky November"	Williamson	3:21
14.	"Crocodile Roll"	Tony Dennett, Williamson	2:46
15.	"Cootamundra Wattle"	Williamson	3:53
16.	"Shelter"	Eric Bogle	2:52
17.	"Bill the Cat"	Williamson	3:39
18.	"Beachcomber from Wollongong"	Williamson	2:26
19.	"Galleries of Pink Galahs"	Williamson	4:11
20.	"Raining on the Rock"	Williamson	4:33
21.	"A Flag of Our Own"	Williamson	3:30
22.	"True Blue"	Williamson	4:02
Total length:			1:16:34

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson*
Chart (1995–99)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	21
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[5]	33

Year-end charts

1995 year-end chart performance for *True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson*
Chart (1995)	Rank
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[6]	96

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	3× Platinum	210,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	November 1995	2xCD	EMI Music	8146312

References

^ "John Williamson ARIA chart history (singles 1989-2019), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 14 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
^ ^a ^b "Year by Year". John Williamson. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
^ "Winners by Year 1996". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 28 September 2018.
^ "Australiancharts.com – John Williamson – True Blue - The Vert Best of John Williamson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
^ "Charts.nz – John Williamson – True Blue - The Vert Best of John Williamson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums 1995 (page 2)". imgur.com. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 September 2018.

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[aus_singles-1] "John Williamson ARIA chart history (singles 1989-2019), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 14 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

[YbY-2] "Year by Year". John Williamson. Retrieved 28 September 2018.

[ARIA1996-3] "Winners by Year 1996". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 28 September 2018.

[ac_Australia_John_Williamson-4] "Australiancharts.com – John Williamson – True Blue - The Vert Best of John Williamson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2018.

[ac_New_Zealand_John_Williamson-5] "Charts.nz – John Williamson – True Blue - The Vert Best of John Williamson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2018.

[aria95-6] "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums 1995 (page 2)". imgur.com. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

[AustraliaJohn_WilliamsonTrue_Blue_-_The_Vert_Best_of_John_WilliamsonalbumCertRef-7] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 September 2018.

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v t e John Williamson
Discography
Studio albums	John Williamson Road Thru the Heart Mallee Boy Boomerang Café Warragul JW's Family Album Waratah St Mulga to Mangoes Family Album No.2 Pipe Dream The Way It Is Gunyah Chandelier of Stars Hillbilly Road The Big Red Honest People Butcherbird
Live albums	Singing in the Suburbs The Smell of Gum Leaves Mates on the Road John Williamson in Symphony
Compilation albums	All the Best Australia Calling – All the Best Vol 2 Love Is a Good Woman True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson Anthems - A Celebration of Australia True Blue Two The Platinum Collection Wildlife Warriors Absolute Greatest: 40 Years True Blue Hell of a Career His Favourite Collection
Extended plays	Old Man Emu Diggers of the Anzac / Looking for a Story
Singles	"Old Man Emu" "True Blue" "Goodbye Blinky Bill" "Raining on the Rock" "Rip Rip Woodchip" "Sir Don" "Number on My Back / The Baggy Green" "King of the Road"
Related articles	ARIA Hall of Fame ARIA Award for Best Country Album Australian Roll of Renown Order of Australia Quambatook