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1990 studio album by John Williamson

JW's Family Album

Studio album by John Williamson

Released

October 1990

Genre

Children's

Label

Gumleaf Records, Festival Records, EMI Music

Producer

John Williamson

John Williamson chronology

Warragul
(1989)

JW's Family Album
(1990)

Waratah St
(1991)

Singles from Warragul

"Old Man Emu (new version)"
Released: October 1990
"Christmas Photo"
Released: November 1990

JW's Family Album is the ninth studio album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. The album was released in October 1990 and peaked at number 21 on the ARIA Charts and was certified platinum. It included a re-recording of Williamson's debut single "Old Man Emu", including an additional verse.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1991, the album was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album.

At the Country Music Awards of Australia of 1992, the album won Top Selling Album.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Christmas Photo"	John Williamson	3:33
2.	"Camel Train To Yamba"	Williamson	2:24
3.	"Teach Me to Drive, Dad"	Williamson	3:08
4.	"Just a Dog"	Williamson	3:22
5.	"Flight of the Blowfly"	Williamson	1:57
6.	"Goodbye Blinky Bill"	Williamson	3:33
7.	"Crocodile Roll"	Williamson, Tony Dennett	2:46
8.	"On My Ukulele"	Lou Herscher, Mike Morris, Mitchell Parish	2:30
9.	"Big Bad Banksia Man"	Williamson	2:24
10.	"Old Man Emu"	Williamson	3:11
11.	"Koala Koala"	Williamson	2:38
12.	"My Dad Snores"	Williamson	2:32
13.	"Old Sow"	Williamson	1:19
14.	"When We Were Kids" (featuring Norma Murphy)	Williamson, Norma Murphy	3:41
15.	"A Proud Man (Allan Border)"	Williamson	2:53
16.	"Home Among the Gum Trees"	Wally Johnson, Bob Brown	2:50

Charts

Chart (1990/91)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	21

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)	Platinum	70,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	October 1990	Vinyl Record CD Cassette	Gum Leaf, Festival Records, EMI Music	93337

References

"ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1991: 5th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 28 September 2018.
"1992 Country Music Awards Winners". Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA). 1992. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
"Australiancharts.com – John Williamson – JW's Family Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1990 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

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Discography
Studio albums	John Williamson Road Thru the Heart Mallee Boy Boomerang Café Warragul JW's Family Album Waratah St Mulga to Mangoes Family Album No.2 Pipe Dream The Way It Is Gunyah Chandelier of Stars Hillbilly Road The Big Red Honest People Butcherbird
Live albums	Singing in the Suburbs The Smell of Gum Leaves Mates on the Road John Williamson in Symphony
Compilation albums	All the Best Australia Calling – All the Best Vol 2 Love Is a Good Woman True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson Anthems - A Celebration of Australia True Blue Two The Platinum Collection Wildlife Warriors Absolute Greatest: 40 Years True Blue Hell of a Career His Favourite Collection
Extended plays	Old Man Emu Diggers of the Anzac / Looking for a Story
Singles	"Old Man Emu" "True Blue" "Goodbye Blinky Bill" "Raining on the Rock" "Rip Rip Woodchip" "Sir Don" "Number on My Back / The Baggy Green" "King of the Road"
Related articles	ARIA Hall of Fame ARIA Award for Best Country Album Australian Roll of Renown Order of Australia Quambatook

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