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I Remember When I Was Young
2005 studio album by John Farnham From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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I Remember When I Was Young (subtitled Songs from The Great Australian Songbook) is an album by Australian vocalist John Farnham, released on 6 November 2005.[1] It consists of cover versions of songs written or recorded by prominent Australian artists and bands from the 1970s through to the 1990s, including Daddy Cool, Mondo Rock, Cold Chisel, Men At Work, Renee Geyer, Australian Crawl, Richard Clapton, The Badloves, Leonardo's Bride and The Whitlams. The album's title track was written and performed by blues musician Matt Taylor of the band Chain.
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Chart
The album debuted on the ARIA charts at #2 and soon after its release it peaked at #1.[2] John Farnham performed "Downhearted" live on the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars.
Track listing
Title | Writer/s | Running Time | Original Artist |
"Come Back Again" | (Ross Wilson) | 3:40 | Daddy Cool |
"Heading in the Right Direction" | (M. Punch, G. Paige) – | 3:48 | Renee Geyer |
"One Perfect Day" | . (R. Wells) | 3:42 | Little Heroes |
I Remember When I Was Young | (M. Taylor) | 4:31 | Chain |
"Downhearted" | (B. McDonough, G. McDonough, S. Higgins) | 3:30 | Australian Crawl |
"Even When I'm Sleeping" | (D. Manning) | 4:35 | Leonardo's Bride |
"Green Limousine" | (M. Spiby) | 3:43 | The Badloves |
"Girls on the Avenue" | (R. Clapton) | 4:14 | Richard Clapton |
"Forever Now" | (S. Prestwich) | 4:06 | Cold Chisel |
"Reckless" | (J. Reyne) | 3:56 | Australian Crawl |
"Come Said the Boy" | (E. McCusker) | 4:31 | Mondo Rock |
"No Aphrodisiac" | (T. Freedman, G. Dormand, M. Ford) | 5:12 | The Whitlams |
"Overkill" | (C. Hay) | 3:42 | Men at Work |
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Personnel
- John Farnham - vocals
- Chong Lim - keyboards, arrangements
- Lindsay Field - vocals
- Lisa Edwards - vocals
- Dannielle Gaha - vocals
- Joe Creighton - double bass
- Brett Garsed - guitars
- Stuart Fraser - guitars
- Angus Burchall - drums
- Ian Cooper - violin
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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