John Farnham discographyStudio albums 21 EPs 3 Soundtrack albums 3 Live albums 6 Compilation albums 19 Singles 74 Video albums 13
John Farnham , billed under stage name Johnny Farnham from 1964 until 1979, is a British-born Australian pop singer who has released 21 studio albums, 6 live albums, 3 soundtracks, 19 compilation albums , 13 video albums , 3 extended plays and 74 singles .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Manager Kenn Brodziak changed his stage name to John Farnham in 1980, and he released his first album under this banner Uncovered , featuring his version of The Beatles hit single "Help! ". His career has mostly been as a solo artist but he replaced Glenn Shorrock as lead singer of Little River Band during 1982–1985.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] Aside from solo releases, Farnham has recorded albums and duets with other artists or bands, including Tom Jones and Olivia Newton-John .[ 1] [ 4]
Background
Farnham was vocalist for The Mavericks from 1964,[ 4] by late 1965 he had joined Strings Unlimited,[ 3] [ 4] In 1966, they recorded a three-track demo tape with Farnham on vocals, Stewart Male on lead guitar, Barry Roy on rhythm guitar, Mike Foenander on keyboards and Peter Foggie on drums.[ 7] Talent manager , Darryl Sambell , saw Strings Unlimited perform on 29 April 1967 and encouraged Farnham to go solo.[ 6] [ 7] Farnham recorded an advertising jingle, "Susan Jones", for airline, Ansett-ANA , and signed a contract with EMI .[ 3] [ 7] Farnham's debut single was a novelty song , "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady) ", released in November 1967. His debut extended play, Johnny Farnham , followed in December, and his single peaked at No. 1 on the Australian National Singles Charts for five weeks in early 1968.[ 8] Selling 180,000 copies in Australia, "Sadie" was the highest selling single by an Australian artist of the decade.[ 6] [ 9] Farnham's debut studio album, Sadie was issued in April 1968. Other No. 1 singles are "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head " in 1969–1970, "You're the Voice " in 1986 and "Age of Reason" in 1988;[ 10] [ 11] and his No. 1 albums are Whispering Jack in 1986–1987, Age of Reason in 1988, Chain Reaction in 1990, Then Again in 1993, Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986-1997 in 1997, Highlights from The Main Event with Olivia Newton-John and with Anthony Warlow in 1998, 33⅓ in 2000, The Last Time in 2002 and in 2015 and Friends for Christmas .[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
Albums
Studio albums
Live albums
Soundtrack albums
Compilation albums
Video albums
Notes
^ Classic Jack peaked at number 6 in 2005[ 11]
^ Chain Reaction Live In Concert peaked at number 5 in 2005[ 11]
Extended plays
Singles
Guest appearances
Notes
^ "The Full House Mega Mix" is a megamix of several of Farnham's singles, and peaked at number 109 on the ARIA Chart.[ 73]
See also
References
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^ Duncan Kimball, ed. (2002). "JOHN FARNHAM" . MILESAGO: Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964–1975 . ICE Productions. Retrieved 8 October 2009 .
^ a b c Ed Nimmervoll (ed.). "John Farnham" . HowlSpace – The Living History of Our Music. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2014 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Holmgren, Magnus; Reboulet, Scott; Albury, Lyn; Birtles, Beeb ; Warnqvist, Stefan; Medlin, Peter. "John Farnham" . Australian Rock Database . Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2014 .
^ Holmgren, Magnus; Reboulet, Scott; Sciuto, Tony; Birtles, Beeb; Warnqvist, Stefan. "Little River Band" . Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2014 .
^ a b c Jenkins, Jeff; Ian Meldrum (2007). Molly Meldrum presents 50 years of rock in Australia . Melbourne: Wilkinson Publishing. pp. 38, 40, 66– 73, 208– 212, 226. ISBN 978-1-921332-11-1 . Retrieved 8 October 2009 .
^ a b c "John Farnham biography" . johnfarnham.info. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2009 .
^ a b "Go-Set search engine results for "Farnham" " . Go-Set . Waverley Press. Retrieved 4 October 2009 . NOTE: Go-Set published its National Singles Charts from October 1966 until August 1974, they were compiled by Ed Nimmervoll .
^ Creswell, Toby ; Samantha Trenoweth (2006). 1001 Australians You Should Know . North Melbourne, Vic : Pluto Press. ISBN 978-1-86403-361-8 .
^ a b c d e f g Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW : Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6 . NOTE: Kent Music Report (KMR) was used contemporaneously for Australian Singles and Albums charting from mid-1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
For pre-1970 data: Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969 . Turramurra, NSW : Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd. ISBN 0-646-44439-5 . NOTE: Chart positions back calculated by Kent in 2005.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k Australian (ARIA Chart ) peaks:
Top 50 peaks: "John Farnham discography" . Australian-Charts.com. 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 (from week ending 26 June 1988) and is based on information supplied by ARIA .
Top 100 peaks between January 1990 and December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 100.
"Talk of the Town": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 01 May 1994" . Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA ). Retrieved 4 March 2016 . N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
All ARIA-era singles chart peaks to 18 September 2018: "Response from ARIA re: John Farnham singles chart history, received 18 September 2018" . Imgur.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018 . N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the single's peak on the national chart.
^ "Farnham" . Music Australia. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2009 .
^ Gavin Ryan (4 July 2015). "ARIA albums John Farnham Olivia Newton John have the no1 album" . noise11.com. Retrieved 4 July 2015 .
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^ "Go-Set Australian charts – 6 March 1971" . Go-Set . Waverley Press. Retrieved 4 October 2009 . NOTE: Farnham's single is listed as "Cosmic Conversations" [sic ] at #52, in its 18-week run it had a peak position of #10.
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^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1991 Singles" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 7 August 2023 .
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1992 Singles" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 7 August 2023 .
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^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 6 July 1992" . Bubbling Down Under . Retrieved 6 July 2024 .
^ "Historic 1999 Tour of Duty Concert Featuring John Farnham, Kylie Minogue and The Living End To Be Released For ANZAC Day" . Noise11 . 20 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024 .
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