I Remember When I Was Young

I Remember When I Was Young: Songs from The Great Australian Songbook
Studio album by John Farnham
Released	6 November 2005 (Australia)
Recorded	2005
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	53:08
Label	Sony BMG, RCA, Gotham
Producer	Ross Fraser, John Farnham
John Farnham chronology
John Farnham & Tom Jones - Together In Concert (2005)John Farnham & Tom Jones - Together In Concert2005 I Remember When I Was Young: Songs from The Great Australian Songbook (2005) The Essential (2009)The Essential2009

I Remember When I Was Young (subtitled Songs from The Great Australian Songbook) is an album by Australian vocalist John Farnham, released on 6 November 2005.^[1] It consists of cover versions of songs written or recorded by prominent Australian artists, including James Reyne of Australian Crawl, The Whitlams, Cold Chisel, Men At Work, Renee Geyer, Mondo Rock featuring Ross Wilson, Richard Clapton, The Badloves and Leonardo's Bride. The album's title track was written and performed by blues musician Matt Taylor of the band Chain.

Chart

The album debuted on the ARIA charts at #2 and soon after its release it peaked at #1.^[2] John Farnham performed Downhearted live on the Australian version of Dancing With the Stars.

Track listing

1. "Come Back Again" (R. Wilson) – 3:40
2. "Heading in the Right Direction" (M. Punch, G. Paige) – 3:48
3. "One Perfect Day" (R. Wells) – 3:42
4. "I Remember When I Was Young" (M. Taylor) – 4:31
5. "Downhearted" (B. McDonough, G. McDonough, S. Higgins) – 3:30
6. "Even When I'm Sleeping" (D. Manning) – 4:35
7. "Green Limousine" (M. Spiby) – 3:43
8. "Girls on the Avenue" (R. Clapton) – 4:14
9. "Forever Now" (S. Prestwich) – 4:06
10. "Reckless" (J. Reyne) – 3:56
11. "Come Said the Boy" (E. McCusker) – 4:31
12. "No Aphrodisiac" (T. Freedman, G. Dormand, M. Ford) – 5:12
13. "Overkill" (C. Hay) – 3:42

Personnel

• John Farnham - vocals
• Chong Lim - keyboards, arrangements
• Lindsay Field - vocals
• Lisa Edwards - vocals
• Dannielle Gaha - vocals
• Joe Creighton - double bass
• Brett Garsed - guitars
• Stuart Fraser - guitars
• Angus Burchall - drums
• Ian Cooper - violin

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

1. ↑ Holmgren, Magnus; Reboulet, Scott; Albury, Lyn; Birtles, Beeb; Warnqvist, Stefan; Medlin, Peter. "John Farnham". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014. 
2. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "John Farnham Discography". Australian Charts Portal (Hung Medien). Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2009.  Note: Australian albums and singles information, used for chart peak positions of later John Farnham releases after Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) regulated the charts itself and is based on information supplied by ARIA.
3. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – John Farnham – I Remember When I Was Young". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
4. ↑ "2005 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2017. 
5. ↑ "2005 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2017.