JW's Family Album

JW's Family Album
Studio album by
John Williamson
ReleasedOctober 1990
GenreChildren's
LabelGumleaf Records, Festival Records, EMI Music
ProducerJohn Williamson
John Williamson chronology
Warragul
(1989) 		JW's Family Album
(1990) 		Waratah St
(1991)
Singles from Warragul
  1. "Old Man Emu (new version)"
    Released: October 1990
  2. "Christmas Photo"
    Released: November 1990

JW's Family Album is the ninth studio album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. The album was released in October 1990 and peaked at number 21 on the ARIA Charts and was certified platinum. It included a re-recording of Williamson's debut single "Old Man Emu", including an additional verse.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1991, the album was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album.[1]

At the Country Music Awards of Australia of 1992, the album won Top Selling Album.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Christmas Photo"John Williamson3:33
2."Camel Train To Yamba"Williamson2:24
3."Teach Me to Drive, Dad"Williamson3:08
4."Just a Dog"Williamson3:22
5."Flight of the Blowfly"Williamson1:57
6."Goodbye Blinky Bill"Williamson3:33
7."Crocodile Roll"Williamson, Tony Dennett2:46
8."On My Ukulele"Lou Herscher, Mike Morris, Mitchell Parish2:30
9."Big Bad Banksia Man"Williamson2:24
10."Old Man Emu"Williamson3:11
11."Koala Koala"Williamson2:38
12."My Dad Snores"Williamson2:32
13."Old Sow"Williamson1:19
14."When We Were Kids" (featuring Norma Murphy)Williamson, Norma Murphy3:41
15."A Proud Man (Allan Border)"Williamson2:53
16."Home Among the Gum Trees"Wally Johnson, Bob Brown2:50

Charts

Chart (1990/91) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 21

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia October 1990
Gum Leaf, Festival Records, EMI Music 93337

References

  1. ^ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1991: 5th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  2. ^ "1992 Country Music Awards Winners". Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA). 1992. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – John Williamson – JW's Family Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  4. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1990 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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