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The Platinum Collection (John Williamson album)

The Platinum Collection
Greatest hits album by
John Williamson
Released26 August 2006
Recorded1970–2005
Length214:28
LabelGumLeaf Records EMI Music
John Williamson chronology
County Classics 2
(2006) 		The Platinum Collection
(2006) 		Wildlife Warriors
(2006)

The Platinum Collection is a career spanning greatest hits album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. The album was released in August 2006, peaked at number 25 on the ARIA Charts and was certified platinum in 2009.

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Old Man Emu"John Williamson2:51
2."The Breaker" (with Bud Tingwell)Williamson4:05
3."True Blue"Williamson4:02
4."Hawkesbury River Lovin'"Williamson3:29
5."Diggers of the Anzac (This Is Gallipoli)"Williamson3:37
6."Wrinkles"Williamson4:37
7."And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" (live)Eric Bogle6:18
8."Good Tobacci When I Smoke" (live)Slim Dusty3:06
9."Queen in the Sport of Kings" (live)Williamson4:03
10."I'll Be Gone"Mike Rudd3:54
11."The Shed"Williamson2:38
12."You and My Guitar"Williamson2:47
13."Goodbye Blinky Bill" (featuring Bullamakanka and Ami & George Williamson)Williamson3:30
14."Just a Dog"Williamson3:18
15."Billabong" (live)Williamson3:16
16."I Can't Feel Those Chains Any Longer" (live)Williamson3:32
17."The Vasectomy Song" (live)Williamson3:52
18."Home Among The Gum Trees" (live)Wally Johnson, Bob Brown3:01
19."Mallee Boy"Williamson3:14
20."Galleries of Pink Galahs"Williamson4:10
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Raining on the Rock"John Williamson4:32
2."Cracker Night"Williamson2:56
3."Cootamundra Wattle"Williamson3:53
4."The Budgie Song"Williamson2:42
5."Diamantina Drover"Hugh McDonald3:03
6."Sail the Nullarbor"Williamson3:17
7."Boomerang Café"Williamson3:29
8."Boogie with M' Baby" (live)Williamson5:22
9."Bill the Cat"Williamson3:32
10."Rip Rip Woodchip"Williamson2:56
11."Shelter"Bogle2:49
12."Big Bad Bushranger"Bob Brown2:40
13."Waratah Street"Williamson3:11
14."A Bushman Can't Survive"Williamson4:10
15."A Flag of Our Own"Williamson3:28
16."Papa Whisky November"Williamson3:19
17."This Is Australia Calling"Williamson, Rob Fairbairn3:55
18."Tropical Fever"Williamson3:30
19."Vegie Bill"Williamson3:44
20."Prettiest Girl in the Kimberley"Williamson3:43
21."Sir Don"Williamson3:14
Disc 3
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Campfire on the Road"John Williamson3:35
2."A Thousand Feet" (with Warren H. Williams)Williamson2:54
3."Three Sons"Williamson3:33
4."Purple Roses"Williamson3:14
5."This Ancient Land: Corroboree 2000" (with Jimmy Little)Williamson3:08
6."The Land of the Truly Free"Williamson3:11
7."The Baggy Green" (featuring Steve Waugh and The Boys of the Bankstown District Cricket Association)Williamson, Gavin Robertson, Steve Waugh2:51
8."A Number on My Back" (The Wallaby Anthem)Williamson3:40
9."Waltzing Matilda 2000"Banjo Patterson3:48
10."Sing You the Outback"Williamson3:45
11."Cape York Peninsula"Williamson3:02
12."Salisbury Street"Williamson3:32
13."Buried in Her Bedclothes"Williamson2:41
14."Raining on the Plains" (with Sara Storer)Williamson, Garth Porter, Sara Storer, Doug Storer3:04
15."Old Farts in Caravan Parks"Williamson3:44
16."Glory to Australia" (with Pixie Jenkins and Warren H. Williams)Williamson2:59
17."Mates on the Road" (with Pixie Jenkins and Warren H. Williams)Williamson2:39
18."Chandelier of Stars"Williamson3:13
19."Desert Child" (featuring Warren H. Williams)Williamson, Warren H. Williams3:09
20."Flower on the Water"Williamson3:09
21."We Love This Country"Williamson2:48

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[1] 25

Year-end charts

Chart (2006) Position
ARIA Australian Artist Albums Chart[2] 44
ARIA Country Albums Chart[3] 8
Chart (2007) Position
ARIA Country Albums Chart[4] 20
Chart (2008) Position
ARIA Country Albums Chart[5] 27
Chart (2009) Position
ARIA Country Albums Chart[6] 42

Release history

Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia 26 August 2006[7]
GumLeaf Records EMI Music 094637362624

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[8] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Australiancharts.com – John Williamson – The Platinum Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  2. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Australian Artist Albums 2006". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  3. ^ "2006 ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  4. ^ "2007 ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  5. ^ "2008 ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  6. ^ "2009 ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Platinum Collection by John Williamson (CD)". Sanity. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  8. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 September 2018.


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