The Last Time (album)

This article is about the John Farnham album. For the Typecast album, see Last Time (album).

The Last Time is a studio album by Australian singer John Farnham.^[1] The album was released in Australia on 7 October 2002 and reached No. 1 in the ARIA charts with triple platinum status. The album featured three singles, including "No Ordinary World", "Keep Talking" and the title song "The Last Time".

The Last Time
Studio album by John Farnham
Released	7 October 2002 (Australia)
Recorded	March–July 2002
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	38:38
Label	Sony BMG, RCA, Gotham
Producer	Ross Fraser, John Farnham
John Farnham chronology
Love Songs (2002) The Last Time (2002) An Audience with John Farnham (2002)
Singles from The Last Time
"The Last Time" Released: October 2002 "Keep Talking" Released: January 2003 "No Ordinary World" Released: April 2003
"The Last Time" DVD cover
"The Last Time" DVD released on 21 July 2003

The Last Time album (CD and digital download)

1. "The Last Time" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:31
2. "No Ordinary World" (Lars Anderson, Stephen Allen Davis) – 3:50
3. "Lonely Man" (Simon Ellis, Wayne Hector) – 4:48
4. "When I Can't Have You" (Winston Sela) – 4:15
5. "Undeniably Real" (Keith Beauvais, Shaun Escoffery, Keith Murrell) – 3:30
6. "Keep Talking" (David Munday, Phil Thornalley) – 3:14
7. "Sometimes" (Steve Romig) – 4:09
8. "One More Try" (Andrew Gibbs) – 3:34
9. "Even After All This Time" (Andrew Gibbs) – 4:07
10. "Eternally" (James Roche, Melinda Schneider) – 3:44

On 21 July 2003, a DVD of the concert tour The Last Time Live, was released with Farnham performing tracks from the album, plus numerous hits and well known songs from previous Aria winning albums Whispering Jack, Age of Reason, Chain Reaction and Romeo's Heart

The Last Time concert live: DVD track listing

Part 1: Acoustic

1. "A Simple Life [Live]" (J. Lind, R. Page) – 4:28
2. "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head [Live]" (B. Bacharach, H. David) – 8:01
3. "A Touch Of Paradise [Live]" (R. Wilson, G. Smith) – 7:44
4. "Burn For You [Live]" (P. Buckle, J. Farnham, R. Faser) – 9:09
5. "Talk of the Town [Live]" (S. Howard) – 4:07
6. "Two Strong Hearts [Live]" (B. Woolley, A. Hill) – 3:21
7. "Chain Reaction [Live]" (D. Stewart, S. Stewart) – 3:47

Part 2: Electric

1. "Reasons [Live]" (S. See) – 5:17
2. "No Ordinary World [Live]" (L. Andersson, S. Davis) – 4:02
3. "Hearts On Fire [Live]" (T. Kimmel, S. Lynch) – 7:53
4. "When The War Is Over [Live]" (S. Prestwich) – 5:24
5. "Age Of Reason [Live]" (T. Hunter, J. Pigott) – 10:34
6. "Keep Talking [Live]" (P. Thornalley, D. Munday) – 3:16
7. "Man of the Hour [Live]" (S. Hostin, D. Deviller, S. Kipner) – 5:09
8. "One [Live]" (H. Nilsson) – 3:47
9. "Everytime You Cry [Live]" (S. Peiken, G. Sutton) – 6:13
10. "Please Don't Ask Me [Live]" (G. Goble) – 6:35
11. "Help! [Live]" (J. Lennon, P. McCartney) – 7:46
12. "That's Freedom [Live]" (T. Kimmel, J. Chapman) – 4:53
13. "Pressure Down [Live]" (H. Bogdanovs) – 3:35
14. "Playing to Win [Live]" (G. Goble, J. Farnham, D. Hirschfelder, S. Housden, S. Proffer, W. Nelson, S. Prestwich) – 3:07
15. "You're the Voice [Live]" (M. Ryder, C. Thompson, A. Qunta, K. Reid) – 8:10
16. "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady) [Live]" (Gilmore, Madara) – 2:15
17. "The Last Time [Live]" (M. Jagger, K. Richards) – 6:57

Part 3

1. "Credits" – 3:14

Part 4

1. "Under The Big Top" – 27:21

Personnel

• John Farnham – vocals
• Chong Lim – keyboards, arrangements
• Angus Burchall – drums
• Craig Newman – bass
• Stuart Fraser – guitars
• Lindsay Field – vocals
• Lisa Edwards – vocals
• The Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra – strings

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002/03)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[2]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	10
Chart (2003)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	16

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	3× Platinum	210,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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2. "Australiancharts.com – John Farnham – The Last Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
3. "2002 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
4. "2003 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
5. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 November 2021.