Anthems (John Williamson album)
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| Anthems | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | August 2000 | |||
| Length | 65:53 | |||
| Label | EMI Music | |||
| Producer | John Williamson | |||
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| Singles from Anthems | ||||
Anthems (subtitled A Celebration of Australia) is a greatest hits album by Australian country music artist John Williamson and was released in August 2000. The album features 20 of Williamson's most patriotic recordings,[2] peaked at number 16 on the ARIA Charts and was certified gold.
The album's release coincided with the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney in which Williamson performed.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "True Blue" | John Williamson | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Home Among The Gum Trees" | Wally Johnson, Bob Brown | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Rip Rip Woodchip" | Williamson | 3:02 |
| 4. | "This Ancient Land: Corroboree 2000" (featuring Jimmy Little) | Williamson | 3:10 |
| 5. | "Galleries of Pink Galahs" | Williamson | 4:09 |
| 6. | "Diggers of the Anzac" | Williamson | 3:37 |
| 7. | "Sydney 2000" | Williamson | 3:26 |
| 8. | "Advance Australia Fair" | Peter Dodds McCormick | 1:15 |
| 9. | "River Crying Out" | Williamson | 3:34 |
| 10. | "This Is Australia Calling" | Williamson | 3:31 |
| 11. | "The Land of the Truly Free" | Williamson | 3:11 |
| 12. | "My Oath to Australia" | Williamson | 2:59 |
| 13. | "Diamantina Drover" | Hugh McDonald | 3:03 |
| 14. | "Raining on the Rock" (featuring Warren H. Williams) | Williamson | 4:15 |
| 15. | "A Flag of Our Own" | Williamson | 3:30 |
| 16. | "Sir Don" | Williamson | 3:12 |
| 17. | "The Baggy Green" (with Steve Waugh) | Williamson, Steve Waugh, Gavin Robinson, | 2:54 |
| 18. | "A Number on My Back" (The Wallaby Anthem) | Williamson | 3:36 |
| 19. | "Waltzing Matilda 2000" (with 100,000 voices at the Bledisloe Cup [August 1999]) | Banjo Patterson | 3:50 |
| 20. | "Shelter" | Eric Bogle | 2:49 |
