Warragul (album)

Warragul is the eighth studio album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. The album was released in September 1989 and peaked at number 1 on the ARIA Charts; becoming Williamson's first number 1 album.

Warragul
Studio album by
John Williamson
ReleasedSeptember 1989
StudioTrafalgar Studios; Sydney, Australia.
Length51:16
LabelGumleaf Records, Festival Records
ProducerJohn Williamson
John Williamson chronology
Boomerang Café
(1988)		 Warragul
(1989)		 JW's Family Album
(1990)
Singles from Warragul
  1. "Station Cook"
    Released: January 1989
  2. "Rip Rip Woodchip"
    Released: July 1989
  3. "Boogie With M' Baby"
    Released: 28 August 1989[1]
  4. "Special Girl"
    Released: December 1989

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1990, the album won ARIA Award for Best Country Album. It was also nominated for Best Adult Contemporary Album.[2]

At the Country Music Awards of Australia in January 1990, Williamson the album won Top Selling Album and Album of the Year for .[3]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dingo"John Williamson3:22
2."Why They Call Him Sundown"Williamson4:03
3."Station Cook"Williamson2:43
4."Drover's Boy"Williamson3:37
5."Ancient Mountains" (with Gondwanaland)Williamson4:32
6."Charters Towers"Williamson2:50
7."Boogie With M'Baby"Williamson5:24
8."Special Girl"Williamson2:41
9."40 Years Ago"Williamson3:33
10."Amazing Day"Williamson3:12
11."Longreach is Praying"Williamson3:11
12."Bill the Cat"Williamson3:36
13."Big Bad Bushranger"Bob Brown2:39
14."Rip Rip Woodchip"Williamson3:02
15."Shelter"Eric Bogle2:51

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1989/90) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (1989) Position
ARIA Albums Chart[5] 34
ARIA Australian Artist Albums Chart 7

Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] 2× Platinum 140,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia September 1989
Gum Leaf, Festival Records RML 53308

See also

References
  1. "Australian Music Report No 787 – 28 August 1989 > Singles: New Releases". Imgur.com (original document published by Australian Music Report). Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1990: 4th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  3. "1990". Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA). 2 July 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  4. "Australiancharts.com – John Williamson – Warragul". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  5. "1989 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  6. The ARIA Report. 21. ARIA. 3 June 1990. p. 6.



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