Johnny (John Farnham album)


Johnny is the fifth studio album by Australian pop singer John Farnham, which was released on HMV for EMI Records in August 1971. It peaked at No. 24 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Charts. Farnham had earlier No. 1 singles with "Sadie " in 1968 and his cover of "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" in 1970; a non-album single, "Acapulco Sun" was released in May 1971 but there were no charting singles from Johnny. The album features compositions from artists as diverse as George Harrison, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Joe South and George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin

Background

Johnny Farnham's first No. 1 single on the Go-Set National Singles Charts was the novelty song "Sadie ". Selling 180 000 copies in Australia, "Sadie " was the highest selling single by an Australian artist of the decade. His second No. 1 was a cover of B. J. Thomas' "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", which peaked at No. 1 for seven weeks in January–March 1970. A non-album single, "Comic Conversation" was released in October 1970 and peaked at No. 10 on the Go-Set National Top 60 Singles Chart and was still charting in March 1971. His fifth album, Johnny was released in August 1971, which peaked at #24 on the Kent Music Report Albums Charts. Another non-album single, "Acapulco Sun" had been released in May and peaked at No. 21 on the Go-Set Top 60, but there were no charting singles from Johnny. Aside from Johnny, Farnham also released a compilation, The Best of Johnny Farnham, and a duet album with Allison Durbin, Together, all in 1971.

Track listing

  1. "For Once in My Life" – 2:52
  2. "Band of Gold" – 2:29
  3. "Stick of Incense" – 3:07
  4. "Knock Three Times" – 2:58
  5. "Rag Mamma Rag" – 3:03
  6. "Take Me to the Pilot" – 3:36
  7. "Your Song" – 4:04
  8. "Ma Cherie Amour" – 2:47
  9. "Something" – 3:41
  10. "Summertime" – 4:15
  11. "Rose Garden" – 3:04
  12. "This Must Be The End" – 3:33

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