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Full House (John Farnham Album)
''Full House'' is a live album by Australian singer John Farnham. The album was released in Australia on 4 November 1991, and is the first live album by Farnham since his comeback via the 1986 release of ''Whispering Jack''. It peaked at No.2 on the ARIA Albums Chart. The album contains live tracks recorded during Farnham's 1987 "Whispering Jack Tour," 1989 "Age Of Reason Tour" and the 1990 "Chain Reaction Tour." Only one track from this album was released as a single. "Please Don't Ask Me ive , written by Graeham Goble, of The Little River Band was released in late 1991 and peaked at No. 22 on the ARIA Singles Chart. NOTE: Australian albums and singles information, used for chart peak positions of later John Farnham releases after Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) regulated the charts itself and is based on information supplied by ARIA. It had previously been featured on an earlier album '' Uncovered''. Track listing # "When the War Is Over" (S. Prestwich) – 5:3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Farnham
John Peter Farnham Officer of the Order of Australia, AO (born 1 July 1949) is a British born Australian singer. Farnham was a Teen idol, teen pop idol from 1967 until 1979, billed then as Johnny Farnham, but has since forged a career as an Adult contemporary music, adult contemporary singer.McFarlane (1999). Encyclopedia entry for ; retrieved 24 January 2010. His career has mostly been as a solo artist, although he replaced Glenn Shorrock as lead singer of Little River Band from 1982 to 1985. In September 1986, his solo single "You're the Voice" peaked at No. 1 on the Kent Music Report, Australian singles charts. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. The associated album, ''Whispering Jack'', held the No. 1 position for a total of 25 weeks and is the List of best-selling albums in Australia, second-highest-selling album in Australian history. Both the single and the album had top-ten success internationally, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Age Of Reason (song)
"Age of Reason" is a song by Australian pop rock singer John Farnham. Written by Todd Hunter and Johanna Pigott, it was released as the first single from Farnham's 1988 album of the same name. The song topped Australia's ARIA Singles Chart for four weeks and became a top-five hit in New Zealand, where it peaked at number four. At the APRA Music Awards of 1990, the song won the Most Performed Australasian Popular Work award. Composition "Age of Reason" was composed by Todd Hunter and partner Johanna Pigott, who had previously written the song "Rain" for Dragon and played together in the XL Capris. Pigott said, "You write songs and you're surprised at what you wrote sometimes, and you think, goodness, is that me, did I do that? It's not something you consider of perfect taste or anything, and someone records them and you think that's fantastic. It's a really exciting and thrilling thing." Music video The music video for "Age of Reason" was filmed in 1988 and included six key scene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pressure Down
"Pressure Down" is a song written by Harry Bogdanovs, recorded by Australian singer John Farnham. The song was released as the second single from his album ''Whispering Jack'' (1986) Reception ''Cash Box magazine ''Cashbox'', also known as ''Cash Box'', was an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996. Ten years after its dissolution, it was revived and continues as ''Cashbox Magazine'', an online ...'' called it "A summers breeze of a pop tune, with razor-sharp production." Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References {{John Farnham 1986 singles 1986 songs APRA Award winners John Farnham songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One (Harry Nilsson Song)
"One" is a song by American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson from his 1968 album '' Aerial Ballet''. It is known for its opening line "One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do". Nilsson wrote the song after calling someone and getting a busy signal. He stayed on the line listening to the "beep, beep, beep, beep..." tone, writing the song. The busy signal became the opening notes. A better-known cover version, recorded by Three Dog Night, reached number five on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1969 and number four in Canada. In 1969, the song was also recorded by Australian pop singer Johnny Farnham, reaching number four on the ''Go-Set'' National Top 40 Chart. Three Dog Night version Three Dog Night Three Dog Night is an American rock band formed in 1967, with founding members consisting of vocalists Danny Hutton, Cory Wells, and Chuck Negron. This lineup was soon augmented by Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboards), Joe Schermie (bass), Michael A ... released ''On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's Freedom
"That's Freedom" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter, Tom Kimmel. It was taken from his debut studio album, ''5 to 1''. John Farnham version In 1990, Australian pop rock singer John Farnham recorded a version of "That's Freedom". It was released in September 1990 as the second single from his 14th studio album ''Chain Reaction''. The song peaked at number 6 on the ARIA Charts. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1991, the song was nominated for ARIA Award for Single of the Year The ARIA Music Award for Single of the Year/Song of the Year, is an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognises "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres", since 1987. It is handed out by the Austral .... Track listing ; Australian CD/7" single: # "That's Freedom" (7" version) – 4:16 # "New Day" – 4:14 ; German 12" single # "That's Freedom" (Club mix) – 7:36 # "In Your Hands" – 4:19 # "That's Freedom" (7" version) – 4:16 C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Touch Of Paradise
"A Touch of Paradise" is a song written by Ross Wilson, Gulliver Smith and Roger McLachlan. The song was originally recorded by Mondo Rock on their album '' Nuovo Mondo'' (1982). The song was covered by Australian singer John Farnham and American singer Kevin Paige. The song was released as the third single from his album ''Whispering Jack'' (1986). Whilst many believe that no music video was ever made for this song, while it was rarely seen one was made for its single release in late 1986. Track listing # "A Touch of Paradise" - 4:45 # "Help! ''Help!'' is the fifth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles and the soundtrack to their film of the same name. It was released on 6 August 1965. Seven of the fourteen songs, including the singles " Help!" and " Ticket to Ride", ..." (Live Version) - 4:13 Chart history References {{DEFAULTSORT:Touch of Paradise 1987 singles 1982 songs Mondo Rock songs John Farnham songs Songs written by Ross Wilson (mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're The Voice
"You're the Voice" is a song written by Andy Qunta, Keith Reid, Maggie Ryder and Chris Thompson, and recorded by the Australian singer John Farnham and released as a single in September 1986 ahead of his album ''Whispering Jack''. "You're the Voice" was one of the biggest hits of 1986 in Australia, topping the Kent Music Report singles chart for seven weeks from 3 November to 21 December. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid–1983 and 12 June 1988. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1987 it won Single of the Year. The music video was recorded with celebrities (Derryn Hinch and Jacki Weaver) and musicians (James and Vince Leigh of Pseudo Echo, Greg Macainsh), none of whom are on the original audio recording; and were assembled by Farnham's talent manager, Glenn Wheatley. Wheatley later recalled, " twas done on a shoestring budget. I called in Derryn and Jacki, some of the guys from Pseudo Echo (James and Vince Leigh) and Greg Macainsh from Skyhooks are in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reasons (John Farnham Song)
"Reasons" is a song written by Sam See recorded by Australian singer John Farnham. The song was released as the fourth and final single from his album ''Whispering Jack ''Whispering Jack'' is the twelfth studio album by Australian adult contemporary pop singer John Farnham. It was produced by Ross Fraser, and released on 20 October 1986, peaking at No. 1 on the Australian Kent Music Report Album Charts. NOTE: ...'' (1986). Track listing # "Reasons" - 4:23 # "One Step Away" - 3:35 Charts References {{John Farnham 1987 singles 1986 songs John Farnham songs Sony BMG singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burn For You (John Farnham Song)
"Burn for You" is a song by Australian pop rock singer John Farnham. It was released in November 1990 as the third single from his 14th studio album, ''Chain Reaction''. The song peaked at number five on the Australian Singles Chart. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1991 The Fifth Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAS) was held on 25 March 1991 at the Darling Harbour Convention Centre in Sydney. International host Bob Geldof was as ..., it won the Song of the Year. B-side " Chains Around the Heart" was later recorded by Richard Marx under the title "Chains Around My Heart". Track listings Australian CD and 7-inch single # "Burn for You" - 3:45 # " Chains Around the Heart" - 6:36 12-inch single # "Burn for You" - 3:45 # "The Time Has Come" - 4:55 # "Chains Around the Heart" - 6:36 Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References 1990 singles 1990 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chain Reaction (John Farnham Song)
"Chain Reaction" is a song by Australian pop rock singer John Farnham. It was released in August 1990 as the lead single from his 14th studio album of the same title. The song peaked at number six on the Australian Singles Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade association representing the Australian recording industry which was established in the 1970s by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing ... (ARIA). At the 1991 Logie Awards, the music video won Most Popular Music Video. Track listing Australian CD and 7-inch single # "Chain Reaction" – 3:12 # "In Your Hands" – 4:19 12-inch single # "Chain Reaction" (Tex mix) – 6:07 # "In Days to Come" – 4:01 # "Chain Reaction" (radio mix) – 3:12 Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References 1990 singles 1990 songs John Farnham songs RCA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Help! (song)
"Help!" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that served as the title song for the 1965 film and its soundtrack album. It was released as a single in July 1965, and was number one for three weeks in the United States and the United Kingdom. Credited to Lennon–McCartney, "Help!" was written by John Lennon with some help from Paul McCartney. During an interview with ''Playboy'' in 1980, Lennon recounted: "The whole Beatles thing was just beyond comprehension. I was subconsciously crying out for help". It was ranked at number 29 on ''Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004 and 2010, and then was re-ranked at number 447 in the 2021 list. Composition The documentary series ''The Beatles Anthology'' revealed that Lennon wrote the lyrics of the song to express his stress after the Beatles' quick rise to success. "I was fat and depressed and I ''was'' crying out for 'Help, Lennon told ''Playboy''. Writer Ian MacDonald describes the song as the first crack in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Strong Hearts
"Two Strong Hearts" is a song written by Andy Hill and Bruce Woolley. Australian singer John Farnham recorded the song and released it as the second single from his 13th studio album, '' Age of Reason'' (1988). The song peaked at number six on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart in October 1988. At the APRA Music Awards of 1990, the song won the Most Performed Overseas Work award. "Two Strong Hearts" was also recorded as a duet with Johnny Mathis and Dionne Warwick on Mathis's studio album '' Once in a While'', released in May 1988. Track listing # "Two Strong Hearts" – 3:35 # "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the first track of the group's second album ''T.N.T.'', released only in Australia and New Zealand on 8 December 1975, and was written ..." – 4:11 Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References {{Authority control John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
