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The Essential John Farnham
Greatest hits album by
John Farnham
Released21 August 2009 (Australia)
Recorded1968–2005
Genre Synthpop, pop, rock
Length2:46:08
Label Sony Music
ProducerRoss Fraser, John Farnham
John Farnham chronology
Essential
(2009) 		The Essential John Farnham
(2009) 		Jack
(2010)

The Essential John Farnham (also referred to as The Essential 3.0) is a compilation album by John Farnham, released as a 3-CD set on 21 August 2009, as a part of "The Essential" series. This compilation was released to promote the "John Farnham – Live by Demand" tour.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

James Monger from All Music "This mammoth three-disc collection from celebrated English-born Australian pop singer John Farnham features nearly five decades of hits, from his teen pop idol days through his late-'80s/early-'90s peak and on through his charity-driven later years."

Track listing

Disc 1

  1. " You're the Voice" (M. Ryder, C. Thompson, A. Qunta, K. Reid) – 5:02
  2. " Chain Reaction" (D. Stewart, S. Stewart) – 3:12
  3. "Seemed Like a Good Idea (At the Time)" (R. Wilson, J. Farnham, R. Fraser) – 4:17
  4. " Age of Reason" (T. Hunter, J. Pigott) – 5:06
  5. "I Remember When I Was Young" (M. Taylor) – 4:31
  6. " One" (H. Nilsson) – 2:50
  7. "Talk of the Town" (S. Howard) – 3:42
  8. "Hearts on Fire" (T. Kimmel, S. Lynch) – 4:48
  9. "Trying to Live My Life Without You" (E. Williams) – 3:26
  10. "See the Banners Fall" (J. Farnham, D. Hirschfelder, R. Fraser) – 4:35
  11. " Two Strong Hearts" (B. Woolley, A. Hill) – 3:31
  12. "No Ordinary World" (L. Andersson, S. Davis) – 3:49
  13. "Going, Going, Gone" (J. Farnham, D. Hirschfelder, R. Fraser) – 3:34
  14. "All Kinds of People" (E. Pressley, S. Crow, K. Gilbert) – 5:16

Disc 2

  1. " That's Freedom" (T. Kimmel, J. Chapman) – 4:18
  2. " Pressure Down" (H. Bogdanovs) – 3:44
  3. " When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (J. Hayes, D. Porter) – 4:56
  4. "Romeo's Heart" (J. Kimball, R. Vanwarmer) – 4:19
  5. " A Touch of Paradise" (R. Wilson, G. Smith) – 4:46
  6. "Angels" (T. Kimmel, J. Kimball) – 5:38
  7. "In Days to Come" (J. Farnham, D. Hirschfelder, R. Fraser) – 4:05
  8. " Everytime You Cry" (S. Peiken, G. Sutton) – 4:45
  9. " Come Said the Boy" (E. McCusker) – 4:32
  10. "Please Don't Ask Me" (G. Goble) – 3:19
  11. "Beyond the Call" (D. Batteau, D. Brown, K. Dukes) – 4:41
  12. "Comic Conversations" (J. Bromley) – 3:19
  13. "A Simple Life" (J. Lind, R. Page) – 3:53
  14. "Listen to the Wind" (B. Thomas, J. Stevens) – 4:24

Disc 3

  1. " Have a Little Faith (In Us)" (R. Desalvo, A. Roman) – 5:06
  2. "Don't You Know It's Magic" (B. Cadd) – 4:01
  3. "Man of the Hour" (S. Hostin, D. Deviller, S. Kipner) – 4:05
  4. " Everything's Alright" ( Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice) – 4:48
  5. " Burn for You" (P. Buckle, J. Farnham, R. Faser) – 3:33
  6. " Reasons" (S. See) – 4:27
  7. "Talent for Fame" (J. Farnham, R. Fraser, R. Marx) – 4:36
  8. "We're No Angels" (R. Wilson) – 4:50
  9. "Love to Shine" (H. Bogdanovs, K.Dee) – 4:02
  10. "Friday Kind of Monday" (J. Barry, E. Greenwich) – 2:44
  11. " Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (B. Bacharach, H. David) – 2:32
  12. " The Last Time" ( Mick Jagger, K. Richards) – 3:27

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian Albums ( ARIA) [2] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2009) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 95

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia ( ARIA) [4] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Monger, James. "John Farnham The Essential 3.0". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Australiancharts.com – John Farnham – Essential 3.0". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. ^ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2009". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  4. ^ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2009". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
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