The Essential John Farnham
Introduction '''''The Essential John Farnham''''' (also referred to as '''''The Essential 3.0''''') is a compilation album by John Farnham, released as a 3-CD set on 21 August 2009, as a part of "The Essential" series. This compilation was released to promote the "John Farnham – Live by Demand" tour.
Reception James Monger from All Music "This mammoth three-disc collection from celebrated English-born Australian pop singer John Farnham features nearly five decades of hits, from his teen pop idol days through his late-'80s/early-'90s peak and on through his charity-driven later years."
Track listing '''Disc 1'''#"You're the Voice" (M. Ryder, C. Thompson, A. Qunta, K. Reid) – 5:02#"Chain Reaction" (D. Stewart, S. Stewart) – 3:12#"Seemed Like a Good Idea (At the Time)" (R. Wilson, J. Farnham, R. Fraser) – 4:17#"Age of Reason" (T. Hunter, J. Pigott) – 5:06#"I Remember When I Was Young" (M. Taylor) – 4:31#"One" (H. Nilsson) – 2:50#"Talk of the Town" (S. Howard) – 3:42#"Hearts on Fire" (T. Kimmel, S. Lynch) – 4:48#"Trying to Live My Life Without You" (E. Williams) – 3:26#"See the Banners Fall" (J. Farnham, D. Hirschfelder, R. Fraser) – 4:35#"Two Strong Hearts" (B. Woolley, A. Hill) – 3:31#"No Ordinary World" (L. Andersson, S. Davis) – 3:49#"Going, Going, Gone" (J. Farnham, D. Hirschfelder, R. Fraser) – 3:34#"All Kinds of People" (E. Pressley, S. Crow, K. Gilbert) – 5:16'''Disc 2'''#"That's Freedom" (T. Kimmel, J. Chapman) – 4:18#"Pressure Down" (H. Bogdanovs) – 3:44#"When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (J. Hayes, D. Porter) – 4:56#"Romeo's Heart" (J. Kimball, R. Vanwarmer) – 4:19#"A Touch of Paradise" (R. Wilson, G. Smith) – 4:46#"Angels" (T. Kimmel, J. Kimball) – 5:38#"In Days to Come" (J. Farnham, D. Hirschfelder, R. Fraser) – 4:05#"Everytime You Cry" (S. Peiken, G. Sutton) – 4:45#"Come Said the Boy" (E. McCusker) – 4:32#"Please Don't Ask Me" (G. Goble) – 3:19#"Beyond the Call" (D. Batteau, D. Brown, K. Dukes) – 4:41#"Comic Conversations" (J. Bromley) – 3:19#"A Simple Life" (J. Lind, R. Page) – 3:53#"Listen to the Wind" (B. Thomas, J. Stevens) – 4:24'''Disc 3'''#"Have a Little Faith (In Us)" (R. Desalvo, A. Roman) – 5:06#"Don't You Know It's Magic" (B. Cadd) – 4:01#"Man of the Hour" (S. Hostin, D. Deviller, S. Kipner) – 4:05#"Everything's Alright" (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice) – 4:48#"Burn for You" (P. Buckle, J. Farnham, R. Faser) – 3:33#"Reasons" (S. See) – 4:27#"Talent for Fame" (J. Farnham, R. Fraser, R. Marx) – 4:36#"We're No Angels" (R. Wilson) – 4:50#"Love to Shine" (H. Bogdanovs, K.Dee) – 4:02#"Friday Kind of Monday" (J. Barry, E. Greenwich) – 2:44#"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (B. Bacharach, H. David) – 2:32#"The Last Time" (Mick Jagger, K. Richards) – 3:27
Charts ===Weekly charts===Chart (2009)Peakposition===Year-end charts=== Chart (2009) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 95
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