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Pipe Dream (John Williamson album)

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Pipe Dream
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1997
Length51:00
LabelGumleaf Records, EMI Music
ProducerJohn Williamson
John Williamson chronology
Country Classics
(1997)
Pipe Dream
(1997)
John Williamson for Aussie Kids
(1998)
Singles from Pipe Dream
  1. "Sir Don"
    Released: May 1996[1]
  2. "Bush Telegraph"
    Released: July 1997[1]

Pipe Dream is the thirteenth studio album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. The album was released in August 1997, peaked at number 6 on the ARIA Charts and was certified platinum.

At the Country Music Awards of Australia in January 1998, the album won 'Top Selling Album'.[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."On The Improve"John Williamson3:21
2."Wedding Ring"Williamson3:23
3."The Blues Sometimes"Williamson3:10
4."Coolabah Blue"Williamson3:21
5."Pipe Dream"Williamson2:57
6."Veggie Bill"Williamson3:37
7."Prettiest Girl in the Kimberley"Williamson3:47
8."The Girl I Met"Williamson3:15
9."Missin' the Kisses"Williamson3:12
10."Power Over Me"Williamson3:22
11."Woman on the Land"Williamson3:04
12."Bush Telegraph"Williamson2:57
13."Rosewood Hill"Williamson4:04
14."Old Pancho"Williamson2:57
15."Sir Don"Williamson3:11
Bonus Disc (Behind the Dream)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Behind the Dream"John Williamson30:37
2."Old Farts in a Caravan Park"Williamson4:05
3."All Good News"Williamson3:15
4."Raining on the Rock" (with Warren H. Williams)Williamson4:19

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 6

Year-end charts

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Chart (1997) Position
ARIA Albums Chart[4] 58
ARIA Australian Artist Albums Chart 14

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia August 1997 Gum Leaf, EMI Music 8590492
Australia 6 September 2013 [6] Warner Music Australia 5310583902

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. ^ "1998". Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA). 2 July 2010. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – John Williamson – Pipe Dream". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  4. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 1997". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  5. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Pipe Dream (Re-release)". JBHiFI. Retrieved 2 October 2018.