Cat. No. 2742: JOHN FARNHAM ~ GREATEST HITS. SONY MUSIC 88697547982.

JOHN FARNHAM BEGAN HIS RECORDING CAREER IN 1967, AS JOHNNY FARNHAM, WITH HIS NUMBER ONE HIT “SADIE THE CLEANING LADY”. OVER THE YEARS, NOW KNOWN AS JOHN FARNHAM, HE BASICALLY PURSUED A CAREER AS AN ADULT CONTEMPORARY SINGER. HIS CAREER HAS MOSTLY BEEN AS A SOLO ARTIST ALTHOUGH HE REPLACED GLENN SHORROCK AS LEAD SINGER OF LITTLE RIVER BAND FROM 1982 -1985. JOHN HAS BECOME ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S BEST-KNOWN AND MOST POPULAR PERFORMERS AND IS THE ONLY AUSTRALIAN ARTIST TO HAVE A NUMBER ONE RECORD IN FIVE CONSECUTIVE DECADES (ECHOING THAT OF CLIFF RICHARD IN THE UK). JOHN HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY AUSTRALIAN ROCK HISTORIAN, IAN McFARLANE AS “THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SOLO ARTIST IN THE HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN ROCK AND POP…”.

IN 1980 JOHN SIGNED WITH GLENN WHEATLEY FORMER BASS GUITARIST WITH 1960s ROCK GROUP THE MASTERS APPRENTICES AND HIS REINCARNATION AS ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S TOP RECORDING ARTISTS BEGAN. IN 1986 WHEATLEY MORTGAGED HIS HOUSE SO AS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE RECORDING OF JOHN’S ALBUM “WHISPERING JACK” AND, AS THEY SAY, “THE REST IS HISTORY”. THE ALBUM BECAME THE HIGHEST SELLING ALBUM BY AN AUSTRALIAN ACT IN AUSTRALIA AT THE TIME. THE LEAD SINGLE FROM THE ALBUM “YOU’RE THE VOICE” BECAME A SMASH HIT IN AUSTRALIA AND AROUND THE WORLD. JOHN FARNHAM’S REINCARNATION WAS COMPLETE AND TO THIS DAY JOHN REMAINS ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST POPULAR ARTISTS AND ONE OF THE MOST LIKED DUE TO HIS AFFABLE SENSE OF HUMOUR AND A SIMPLE, UNPRETENTIOUS “EVERYMAN” CHARM. THIS CD CONTAINS TRACKS LIFTED FROM “WHISPERING JACK” AND SUBSEQUENT TOP SELLING ALBUMS SINCE THEN. BRILLIANT ******

TRACK LISTING: You’re The Voice / Pressure Down / A Touch Of Paradise / Reasons / Two Strong Hearts / Age Of Reason / That’s Freedom / Chain Reaction / Burn For You / Seemed Like A Good Idea (At The Time) / Talk Of The Town / Angels / Have A Little Faith / A Simple Life / Hearts On Fire / When Something Is Wrong With My Baby / Everytime You Cry (with Human Nature).

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