Australia Calling – All the Best Vol 2

Australia Calling – All the Best Vol 2 is a greatest hits album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. The album is the second All the Best following the first edition released in 1986. Australia Calling – All the Best Vol 2 was released in October 1992 and peaked at number 32 on the ARIA Charts and was certified platinum in 1994.[2]

Australia Calling – All the Best Vol 2
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedOctober 1992
GenreCountry, folk, pop
LabelEMI Music
ProducerJohn Williamson
John Williamson chronology
Waratah St
(1991)
Australia Calling – All the Best Vol 2
(1992)
Love Is a Good Woman
(1993)
Singles from Australia Calling – All the Best Vol 2
  1. "(This Is) Australia Calling"
    Released: September 1992[1]
  2. "I'll Be Gone"
    Released: November 1992[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."(This Is) Australia Calling"John Williamson3:58
2."I'll Be Gone"Mike Rudd3:34
3."Rip Rip Woodchip"Williamson3:02
4."Mallee Boy"Williamson3:16
5."Cracker Night"Williamson2:58
6."The Boomerang Café"Williamson3:31
7."The Budgie Song"Williamson2:41
8."Boogie with M' Baby"Williamson5:25
9."I'm in the Mood"Williamson2:55
10."Waratah Street"Williamson3:12
11."A Bushman Can't Survive"Williamson4:12
12."Drover's Boy"Williamson3:37
13."Papa Whisky November"Williamson3:21
14."Crocodile Roll"Williamson2:46
15."Cootamundra Wattle"Williamson3:53
16."Shelter"Williamson2:52
17."Bill the Cat"Williamson3:39
18."Beachcomber from Wollongong"Williamson2:26
19."Galleries of Pink Galahs"Williamson4:11
20."Raining on the Rock"Williamson4:33
21."A Flag of Our Own"Williamson3:30
22."True Blue"Williamson4:02
Total length:1:17:34

Charts

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Chart performance for Australia Calling – All the Best Vol 2
Chart (1992–1993) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 32

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia October 1992 EMI Music 7806444

References

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  1. ^ a b "John Williamson ARIA chart history (singles 1989-2019), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 14 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  2. ^ "Year by Year". John Williamson. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – John Williamson – Australia Calling - All the Best Volume 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 303.