Sadie (album)

1968 studio album by Johnny Farnham

Sadie (album)

Studio album by

Johnny Farnham

Released| April 1968
Recorded| September 1967–January 1968
Genre| Pop
Label| EMI, Columbia
Producer| David Mackay
Johnny Farnham chronology
|  | Sadie (album)
(1968)  | Everybody Oughta Sing a Song
(1968)

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Singles from  Sadie

1. "Sadie"
Released: November 1967
2. "Friday Kind Of Monday"
Released: March 1968

Sadie is the debut studio album by Australian pop singer John Farnham (billed then as Johnny Farnham) it was released by EMI Records in April 1968.[1] The lead single, "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)" had been released in November 1967, it was No. 1 on the Go-Set National Singles Charts for five weeks,[2][3] and was the largest selling single in Australia by an Australian artist in the 1960s.[1][4] The single, "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)" sold approximately 180,000 copies in Australia,[5][6] and was also released in New Zealand, Denmark and Germany.[7] The second follow up album single was Jeff Barry/Ellie Greenwichs "Friday Kind of Monday" included on the album and was released in March as a double-A side with a cover of Flanagan and Allens, "Underneath the Arches" (non-album track) as Farnham's second single, which peaked at No. 6.[8]

## Track listing

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Side A

1. "Friday Kind of Monday" (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich) – 2:44
2. "Are You Havin' Any Fun?" (Sammy Fain, Jack Yellen) – 2:10
3. "Turn Around" (Farnham, David Mackay) – 2:25
4. "Painting a Shadow" (Rodney Bainbridge, Brian Pritchard) – 2:10
5. "Pay The Waiter" (Hans Poulsen) – 2:31
6. "There's Got To Be a Word" (Don Ciccone) – 2:06

Side B

1. "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)" (Ray Gilmore, John Medora, David White) – 3:17
2. "Woman, Woman" (Jim Glaser, Jimmy Payne) – 3:13 (a cover of Gary Puckett & the Union Gap)
3. "The Old Bazaar in Cairo" (Clinton Ford, Charlie Chester, Ken Morris) – 1:53
4. "Come On Back To Me" (Farnham) – 1:39
5. "Miss Elaine E.S. Jones" (Paul Nicodemus) – 2:31
6. "Otherwise It's Been a Perfect Day" (Farnham) – 2:30

## References

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1. ^ a b McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'John Farnham'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 29 August 2004. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
2. ^ "Go-Set search engine results for "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)"". Go-Set. Waverley Press. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
3. ^ "Go-Set Magazine's Number One Singles in Australia 1966–1974". Go-Set. Waverley Press. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
4. ^ Nimmervoll, Ed. "John Farnham". HowlSpace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
5. ^ Jenkins, Jeff; Ian Meldrum (2007). Molly Meldrum presents 50 years of rock in Australia. Melbourne, Vic: Wilkinson Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921332-11-1. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
6. ^ Creswell, Toby; Samantha Trenoweth (2006). 1001 Australians You Should Know. North Melbourne, Vic: Pluto Press. pp. 84–85\. ISBN 978-1-86403-361-8. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
7. ^ "Sadie The Cleaning Lady - JOHNNY FARNHAM (1967)". Pop Archives – Sources of Australian Pop Records from the 50s, 60s, and 70s. PopArchives.com.au. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
8. ^ "Go-Set search engine results for "Friday Kind Of Monday"". Go-Set. Waverley Press. Retrieved 5 September 2009.

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Studio albums|

* Sadie
* Everybody Oughta Sing a Song
* Looking Through a Tear
* Christmas Is... Johnny Farnham
* Johnny
* Together
* Johnny Farnham Sings the Shows
* Hits Magic & Rock 'N Roll
* Johnny Farnham Sings Hits from the Movies
* J.P. Farnham Sings
* Uncovered
* Whispering Jack
* Age of Reason
* Chain Reaction
* Then Again...
* Romeo's Heart
* 33⅓
* The Last Time
* I Remember When I Was Young: Songs from the Great Australian Songbook
* Jack
* Friends for Christmas

Live albums|

* Johnny Farnham Sings the Big Hits of '73 Live!
* Full House
* Live at the Regent Theatre
* Highlights from The Main Event
* John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert
* The Acoustic Chapel Sessions
* Two Strong Hearts Live

Compilation albums|

* The Best of Johnny Farnham
* Johnny Farnham's Greatest Hits
* Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986–1997
* Anthology 2: Classic Hits 1967–1985 (Recorded Live)
* Anthology 3: Rarities
* Love Songs
* One Voice: The Greatest Hits
* The Essential
* The Essential 3.0

Videos and DVDs|

* The Main Event
* Anthology 1 - The Videos
* An Audience with John Farnham
* The Last Time
* One Voice: The Greatest Clips
* John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert
* Classic Jack Live!
* Chain Reaction Live in Concert
* With The Sydney Symphony Live at the Sydney Opera House
* Two Strong Hearts Live

Singles|

* "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)"
* "Underneath the Arches"
* "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
* "One"
* "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"
* "Corner of the Sky"
* "Help!"
* "You're the Voice"
* "Pressure Down"
* "A Touch of Paradise"
* "Reasons"
* "Age of Reason"
* "Two Strong Hearts"
* "Beyond the Call"
* "Communication"
* "Chain Reaction"
* "That's Freedom"
* "Burn for You"
* "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby"
* "Everything's Alright"
* "Have a Little Faith (In Us)"
* "Everytime You Cry"
* "Trying to Live My Life Without You
* "The Last Time"
* "We Will Rock You"
* "Downhearted"
* "Even When I'm Sleeping"

Other songs|

* "Chains Around the Heart"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Awards
* Little River Band
* Darryl Sambell
* Glenn Wheatley
* Finding the Voice (2023)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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