Everybody Oughta Sing a Song

Johnny Farnham's first commercially successful solo recording was the novelty song entitled "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)", his manager, Darryl Sambell had disliked it as the lyrics were so persistent.^[2] However, EMI's in house producer, David Mackay, insisted and so the single was released in November 1967. "Sadie" hit No. 1 on the Go-Set National Singles Charts in January 1968 and remained there for five weeks.^[6] Selling 180 000 copies in Australia, "Sadie" was the highest selling single by an Australian artist of the decade.^[2][3] Farnham's first album, Sadie, produced by Mackay was released in April.^[7] Almost immediately, Farnham was recording his second album, Everybody Oughta Sing A Song with Mackay producing.^[7] The first single from the album was released in July, the double A-sided, "Jamie" / "I Don't Want To Love You" which peaked at No. 8.^[1][4] It was followed by the second single, "Rose Coloured Glasses" which peaked at No. 16.^[1][5] while the album itself was released in November.^[1]

Side A

1. "Everybody Oughta Sing a Song" (Dallas Frazier) – 2:18
2. "Jamie" (Hans Poulsen) – 2:28
3. "There Is No Season to My Love" (Quincy Jones, Dorothy Fields) – 2:24
4. "Two-Bit Manchild" (Neil Diamond) – 3:01
5. "The Last Thing on My Mind" (Tom Paxton) – 3:27
6. "Strollin'" (Ralph Reader) – 1:59
7. "Scratchin' Ma Head" (Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett) – 2:07

Side B

1. "I Don't Want To Love You" (Don Everly, Phil Everly) – 2:48
2. "Confidentially" (Reg Dixon) – 2:03
3. "Rose Coloured Glasses" (Hans Poulsen) – 2:49
4. "Grand Unspeakable Passion" (Peter Best) – 2:12
5. "Sunday Will Never Be The Same" (Eugene Pistilli, Terry Cashman) – 2:58
6. "You Can Write a Song" (Roger Cook, John Neel) – 2:38