In November 1986 Williamson 's Gumleaf Recordings distributed his breakthrough album , '' Mallee Boy '' , which peaked in the Top 10 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart . It remained in the top 50 for a year-and-a-half , and was awarded a triple platinum certificate . It was " filled with storytelling that spanned from his own beginnings on that farm in the Victorian Mallee to every corner of the nation " . At the ARIA Music Awards of 1987 , '' Mallee Boy '' was named the inaugural winner of Best Country Album . At the Country Music Awards of Australia in January 1987 , he won ' Album of the Year ' for '' Mallee Boy '' and ' Male Vocalist of the Year ' for " True Blue " . Popular tracks include the title song , " Galleries of Pink Galahs " ( see Galah ) , " Raining on the Rock " ( see Uluru ) and " Cootamundra Wattle " ( see '' Acacia baileyana '' ) . The album had a re-recorded version of " True Blue " which was released as a single in September . Williamson was asked by the Australian Made Campaign whether they could use " True Blue " for their TV and radio ads . It became a career highlight and was adopted as a theme by the Australia national cricket team . To support '' Mallee Boy '' Williamson performed his concerts in a camp fire setting and since that time he commences many of his shows with its title track . At the Country Music Awards of Australia in January 1988 , he won ' Top Selling Album ' for '' Mallee Boy ''
ARIA Music Awards of 1987
ARIA Music Awards of 1987
John Williamson (singer)