Mallee Boy

1986 studio album by John Williamson

Mallee Boy

Studio album by

John Williamson

Released| November 1986
Studio| Trafalgar Studios; Sydney, Australia.
Label| Gumleaf Records, Festival Records
Producer| John Williamson
John Williamson chronology
| All the Best
(1986)  | Mallee Boy
(1986)  | Boomerang Café
(1988)

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Singles from  Mallee Boy

1. "True Blue"
Released: September 1986
2. "Raining on the Rock"
Released: January 1987
3. "Cootamundra Wattle"
Released: April 1987

Mallee Boy is the sixth studio album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. The album was released in November 1986 and peaked at number 9 on the Kent Music Report; becoming Williamson's first top ten album.[1]

At the inaugural ARIA Music Awards of 1987, the album won Best Country Album.[2] At the 1987 Country Music Association of Australia, the album won Album of the Year. At the 1988 awards, the album won Top Selling Album.[3]

## Reception and legacy

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In 2014, Chris Johnston from Sydney Morning Herald said "The best John Williamson songs on his best album Mallee Boy are among the finest representations of (and romances with) Australia in our culture." adding "Mallee Boy's wonderful "Galleries of Pink Galahs", "Raining on the Rock", "True Blue" and "Cootamundra Wattle" are superb, poignant songs about the beauties and paradoxes of this country.".[4]

## Track listing

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Side ANo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Mallee Boy"| John Williamson| 3:18
2.| "Galleries Of Pink Galahs"| Williamson| 3:59
3.| "Back at the Isa"| Williamson| 2:18
4.| "Raining on the Rock"| Williamson| 4:27
5.| "Three Rivers Hotel"| Stan Coster| 3:26
6.| "Cracker Night"| Williamson, Tony Dennett| 2:55
7.| "True Blue"| Williamson| 4:00

Side BNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Humpin' My Bluey"| Williamson| 3:03
2.| "The Budgie Song"| Williamson| 2:36
3.| "I'm in the Mood"| Williamson| 2:55
4.| "Cootamundra Wattle"| Williamson| 3:48
5.| "Paint Me a Wheelbarrow"| Williamson| 2:40
6.| "Diamantina Drover"| Hugh McDonald| 2:58
7.| "Show Me a Better Way"| Williamson| 3:24

## Chart positions

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### Weekly charts

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Chart (1986/87)  | Peak
position

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Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[5] | 9

### Year-end charts

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Chart (1987)  | Position

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Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[5] | 24

## Release history

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Country  | Date  | Format  | Label  | Catalogue

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Australia  | November 1986  |

* Vinyl Record
* CD
* Cassette

| Gum Leaf, Festival Records | RML 53221

## References

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1. ^ "Year by Year". John Williamson. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
2. ^ "ARIA Awards – Search Results for 'John Williamson'". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 25 October 2012.
3. ^ "About the CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia". Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA). Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
4. ^ "The Crate: John Williamson's Mallee Boy". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
5. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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John Williamson

* Discography

Studio albums|

* John Williamson
* Road Thru the Heart
* Mallee Boy
* Boomerang Café
* Warragul
* JW's Family Album
* Waratah St
* Mulga to Mangoes
* Family Album No.2
* Pipe Dream
* The Way It Is
* Gunyah
* Chandelier of Stars
* Hillbilly Road
* The Big Red
* Honest People
* Butcherbird

Live albums|

* Singing in the Suburbs
* The Smell of Gum Leaves
* Mates on the Road
* John Williamson in Symphony

Compilation albums|

* All the Best
* Australia Calling – All the Best Vol 2
* Love Is a Good Woman
* True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson
* Anthems - A Celebration of Australia
* True Blue Two
* The Platinum Collection
* Wildlife Warriors
* Absolute Greatest: 40 Years True Blue
* Hell of a Career
* His Favourite Collection

Extended plays|

* Old Man Emu
* Diggers of the Anzac / Looking for a Story

Singles|

* "Old Man Emu"
* "True Blue"
* "Goodbye Blinky Bill"
* "Raining on the Rock"
* "Rip Rip Woodchip"
* "Sir Don"
* "Number on My Back / The Baggy Green"
* "King of the Road"

Related articles|

* ARIA Hall of Fame
* ARIA Award for Best Country Album
* Australian Roll of Renown
* Order of Australia
* Quambatook

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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