Pipe Dream (John Williamson album)

Pipe Dream
Studio album by John Williamson
Released	August 1997
Length	51:00
Label	Gumleaf Records, EMI Music
Producer	John Williamson
John Williamson chronology
Country Classics (1997) Pipe Dream (1997) John Williamson for Aussie Kids (1998)
Singles from Pipe Dream
"Sir Don" Released: May 1996[1] "Bush Telegraph" Released: July 1997[1]

Pipe Dream is the thirteenth studio album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. The album was released in August 1997, peaked at number 6 on the ARIA Charts and was certified platinum.

At the Country Music Awards of Australia in January 1998, the album won 'Top Selling Album'.[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"On The Improve"	John Williamson	3:21
2.	"Wedding Ring"	Williamson	3:23
3.	"The Blues Sometimes"	Williamson	3:10
4.	"Coolabah Blue"	Williamson	3:21
5.	"Pipe Dream"	Williamson	2:57
6.	"Veggie Bill"	Williamson	3:37
7.	"Prettiest Girl in the Kimberley"	Williamson	3:47
8.	"The Girl I Met"	Williamson	3:15
9.	"Missin' the Kisses"	Williamson	3:12
10.	"Power Over Me"	Williamson	3:22
11.	"Woman on the Land"	Williamson	3:04
12.	"Bush Telegraph"	Williamson	2:57
13.	"Rosewood Hill"	Williamson	4:04
14.	"Old Pancho"	Williamson	2:57
15.	"Sir Don"	Williamson	3:11

Bonus Disc (Behind the Dream)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Behind the Dream"	John Williamson	30:37
2.	"Old Farts in a Caravan Park"	Williamson	4:05
3.	"All Good News"	Williamson	3:15
4.	"Raining on the Rock" (with Warren H. Williams)	Williamson	4:19

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
ARIA Albums Chart[4]	58
ARIA Australian Artist Albums Chart	14

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5]	Platinum	70,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	August 1997	CD Cassette	Gum Leaf, EMI Music	8590492
Australia	6 September 2013 [6]	CD digital download	Warner Music Australia	5310583902

References

1. "John Williamson ARIA chart history (singles 1989-2019), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 14 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
2. "1998". Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA). 2 July 2010. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
3. "Australiancharts.com – John Williamson – Pipe Dream". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
4. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 1997". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
5. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
6. "Pipe Dream (Re-release)". JBHiFI. Retrieved 2 October 2018.