| Road Thru the Heart | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | February 1985 | |||
| Studio | Trafalgar Studios; Sydney, Australia. | |||
| Label | Gumleaf Records, Festival Records | |||
| Producer | John Williamson | |||
| John Williamson chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Road Thru the Heart | ||||
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Road Thru the Heart is the fifth studio album by the Australian country music artist John Williamson. It was released in 1985 and was inspired by Williamson's travels around the evocative Australian outback.[1]
At the Country Music Awards of Australia in July 1986, Williamson won his first Album of the Year award for Road Thru the Heart. He also won the Male Vocalist of the Year award for the single "You and My Guitar".[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Dusty Road We Know" | John Williamson | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Old Lou" | Williamson | 3:02 |
| 3. | "Go to Nashville" | Williamson | 3:10 |
| 4. | "The Shed" | Williamson, Tony Dennett | 2:37 |
| 5. | "You and My Guitar" | Williamson | 2:45 |
| 6. | "The Least I Can Do (Song for Ethiopia)" | Williamson | 2:53 |
| 7. | "I Had a Dream" | Williamson | 2:00 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Someday an Eagle" | Williamson | 2:43 |
| 2. | "See You Next Year, Mate" | Williamson | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Alice Springs" | Williamson | 2:47 |
| 4. | "Coober Pedy" | Williamson | 4:45 |
| 5. | "Stan Coster" (poem) | Williamson | 1:29 |
| 6. | "Short of a Quid" | Stan Coster | 2:02 |
| 7. | "Goodbye Again" | Williamson | 2:15 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1985 | Gum Leaf, Festival Records | L38498 | |
| Australia | October 1992 [1] |
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EMI Music | 8140052 |
References
- 1 2 "Road Thru the Heart (CD)". CDOnline. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.s
- ↑ "1986". Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA). 2 July 2010. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- "Year by Year". John Williamson. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
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