Warragul (album)

1989 studio album by John Williamson

Warragul

Studio album by

John Williamson

Released| September 1989
Studio| Trafalgar Studios; Sydney, Australia.
Length| 51:16
Label| Gumleaf Records, Festival Records
Producer| John Williamson
John Williamson chronology
| Boomerang Café
(1988)  | Warragul
(1989)  | JW's Family Album
(1990)

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Singles from  Warragul

1. "Station Cook"
Released: January 1989
2. "Rip Rip Woodchip"
Released: July 1989
3. "Boogie With M' Baby"
Released: 28 August 1989[1]
4. "Special Girl"
Released: December 1989

Warragul is the eighth studio album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. The album was released in September 1989 and peaked at number 1 on the ARIA Charts; becoming Williamson's first number 1 album.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1990, the album won ARIA Award for Best Country Album. It was also nominated for Best Adult Contemporary Album.[2]

At the Country Music Awards of Australia in January 1990, Williamson the album won Top Selling Album and Album of the Year for .[3]

## Track listing[edit]

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Dingo"| John Williamson| 3:22
2.| "Why They Call Him Sundown"| Williamson| 4:03
3.| "Station Cook"| Williamson| 2:43
4.| "Drover's Boy"| Ted Egan| 3:37
5.| "Ancient Mountains" (with Gondwanaland)| Williamson| 4:32
6.| "Charters Towers"| Williamson| 2:50
7.| "Boogie With M'Baby"| Williamson| 5:24
8.| "Special Girl"| Williamson| 2:41
9.| "40 Years Ago"| Williamson| 3:33
10.| "Amazing Day"| Williamson| 3:12
11.| "Longreach is Praying"| Williamson| 3:11
12.| "Bill the Cat"| Williamson| 3:36
13.| "Big Bad Bushranger"| Bob Brown| 2:39
14.| "Rip Rip Woodchip"| Williamson| 3:02
15.| "Shelter"| Eric Bogle| 2:51

## Charts[edit]

### Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1989/90)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 1

### Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1989)  | Position

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ARIA Albums Chart[5] | 34
ARIA Australian Artist Albums Chart  | 7

## Certifications[edit]

Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Australia (ARIA)[6] | 2× Platinum  | 140,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## Release history[edit]

Country  | Date  | Format  | Label  | Catalogue

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Australia  | September 1989  |

* Vinyl Record
* CD
* Cassette

| Gum Leaf, Festival Records | RML 53308

## See also[edit]

* List of number-one albums in Australia during the 1980s

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Australian Music Report No 787 – 28 August 1989 > Singles: New Releases". Imgur.com (original document published by Australian Music Report). Retrieved 16 April 2018.
2. ^ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1990: 4th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 22 October 2012.
3. ^ "1990". Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA). 2 July 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – John Williamson – Warragul". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
5. ^ "1989 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
6. ^ The ARIA Report. Vol. 21\. ARIA. 3 June 1990. p. 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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