True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson explained

True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson
Type:compilation
Artist:John Williamson
Cover:True_Blue_–_The_Very_Best_of_John_Williamson.jpg
Released:November 1995
Recorded:May 1970 – September 1995
Genre:Country, folk, pop
Length:2:2:19
Label:EMI Music
Producer:John Williamson
Prev Title:Mulga to Mangoes
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:Family Album No.2
Next Year:1996

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.[1]

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.[1]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1996, the album was nominated for Highest Selling Album.[2]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)! scope="col"
Rank
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 96

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Year by Year. John Williamson. 28 September 2018.
  2. Web site: Winners by Year 1996 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 28 September 2018 .
  3. Web site: The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums 1995 (page 2). imgur.com. 20 May 2022.