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
Released	September 1989
Studio	Trafalgar Studios; Sydney, Australia.
Length	51:16
Label	Gumleaf Records, Festival Records
Producer	John Williamson
John Williamson chronology
Boomerang Café (1988) Warragul (1989) JW's Family Album (1990)
Singles from Warragul
"Station Cook" Released: January 1989 "Rip Rip Woodchip" Released: July 1989 "Boogie With M' Baby" Released: 28 August 1989^[1] "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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dingo"	John Williamson	3:22
2.	"Why They Call Him Sundown"	Williamson	4:03
3.	"Station Cook"	Williamson	2:43
4.	"Drover's Boy"	Ted Egan	3:37
5.	"Ancient Mountains" (with Gondwanaland)	Williamson	4:32
6.	"Charters Towers"	Williamson	2:50
7.	"Boogie With M'Baby"	Williamson	5:24
8.	"Special Girl"	Williamson	2:41
9.	"40 Years Ago"	Williamson	3:33
10.	"Amazing Day"	Williamson	3:12
11.	"Longreach is Praying"	Williamson	3:11
12.	"Bill the Cat"	Williamson	3:36
13.	"Big Bad Bushranger"	Bob Brown	2:39
14.	"Rip Rip Woodchip"	Williamson	3:02
15.	"Shelter"	Eric Bogle	2:51

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

Region	Certification	Certified 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	Vinyl Record CD Cassette	Gum Leaf, Festival Records	RML 53308

See also

• List of number-one albums in Australia during the 1980s

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. Vol. 21. ARIA. 3 June 1990. p. 6.