Slim Dusty discography
Slim Dusty recorded 106 records in his career. This is a list of most of them - as yet a definitive list of the years that the records were released has not been prepared. Over the course of his career, he sold over 5 million records over 6 decades when the population of Australia was twenty million people.
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[edit] Studio albums
1962 — Aussie Sing Song
1963 — Another Aussie Sing Song
1967 — Essentially Australian
1967 — Songs My Father Sang to Me
1969 — Cattle Camp Crooner
1970 — Sing a Happy Song
1971 — Songs From the Land I Love
1972 — Me and My Guitar
1973 — Foolin' Around
1973 — Tall Stories & Sad Songs
1974 — Australiana
1974 — Dinki Di Aussies
1975 — Lights on the Hill
1975 — Way Out There
1976 — Songs From Downunder
1979 — Rodeo Riders
1979 — Spirit of Australia
1979 — Walk a Country Mile
1980 — The Man Who Steadies the Lead
1981 — Where Country Is
1982 — Who's Riding Old Harlequin Now
1983 — On the Wallaby
1984 — Trucks on the Track
1985 — Singer from Down Under
1986 — Stories I Wanted to Tell
1987 — Country Living
1988 — Cattlemen From the High Plains
1988 — Neon City
1990 — Coming Home
1992 — Ringer From the Top End
1992 — That's the Song We're Singing
1994 — Natural High
1995 — Country Way of Life
1996 — 91 Over 50
1997 — A Time to Remember
1997 — Makin' a Mile
1999 — Ninety Nine
2000 — Looking Forward, Looking Back
2001 — West of Winton
2003 — Columbia Lane: The Last Sessions
[edit] Collaboration albums
1966 — An Evening with Slim & Joy [with Joy McKean]
1968 — Sing Along with Dad [with the Slim Dusty Family]
1971 — Glory Bound Train [with Joy, Anne & the HCBB]
1977 — Slim with Old Friends [with Old Friends]
1980 — The Slim Dusty Family [with the Slim Dusty Family]
1989 — Two Singers, One Song [with Anne Kirkpatrick]
1991 — Morse Code and the Sauce [with Matthew Morse]
2001 — The Men From Nulla Nulla [w. Shorty Ranger] (4 Tracks)
2002 — Travelin' Still... Always Will [with Anne Kirkpatrick]
[edit] Live albums
1956 — The Slim Dusty Show [with Gordon Parsons & Joy McKean]
1972 — Live at Wagga Wagga
1973 — Live at Tamworth
1978 — The Entertainer
1985 — Live Across Australia [with the Slim Dusty Family]
1991 — Live into the Nineties
1992 — Live in Concert (Geelong)
2000 — Live at the CMAA Awards, Tamworth, 1993–2000
[edit] Compilations
| Year | Compilation |
|---|---|
| 1969 | Encore (Recorded between 1957 and 1961) |
| 1973 | Dusty Tracks |
| 1977 | Traveling Country Man |
| 1979 | Rarities (Recorded prior to 1947) |
| 1981 | No. 50, The Golden Anniversary Album |
| 1983 | I Haven't Changed a Bit |
| 1985 | Australia is His Name (Recorded between 1947 and 1983) |
| 1985 | I'll Take Mine Country Style |
| 1986 | Beer Drinking Songs of Australia |
| 1988 | The Slim Dusty Heritage Album |
| 1990 | Henry Lawson & Banjo Paterson |
| 1992 | A Land He Calls His Own (Recorded between 1966 and 1989) |
| 1992 | Travelin' Guitar (Recorded in 1961) |
| 1993 | Anniversary Album No. 2 (Recorded between 1943 and 1993) |
| 1993 | To a Mate, Slim Dusty Remembers 'Mack' Cormack |
| 1995 | The Regal Zonophone Collection (Recorded between 1947 and 1958) |
| 1996 | Slim Dusty Sings Joy McKean (Recorded between 1955 and 1988) |
| 1996 | Slim Dusty Sings Stan Coster (Recorded between 1964 and 1976) |
| 1997 | Land of Lots of Time (Recorded between 1959 and 1965) |
| 1997 | Old Time Drovers Lament (Recorded between 1959 and 1970) |
| 1998 | Down the Dusty Road (Recorded between 1961 and 1971) |
| 1998 | Talk About the Good Times (Recorded between 1960 and 1975) |
| 2000 | A Piece of Australia (Recorded between 1961 and 1999) |
| 2000 | From the Dusty Treasure Chest (Recorded between 1948 and 1997) |
| 2000 | Ramblin' Shoes (Recorded between 1953 and 1976) |
| 2000 | Ramblin' Shoes, Volume 2 (Recorded between 1980 and 2000) |
| 2001 | The Men From Nulla Nulla (Compilation of Slim's recordings of Shorty Ranger compositions) (Includes 4 brand new duets with Shorty Ranger ) |
| 2003 | The Very Best of Slim Dusty |
| 2007 | Pubs, Trucks and Plains (Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of A Pub With No Beer) |
[edit] Chronological list of all albums
- Slim Dusty Sings
- Songs For Rolling Stones
- Along The Road Of Song
- Aussie Sing Song
- Songs In The Saddle
- Another Aussie Sing Song
- Songs Of Australia
- People And Places
- Australian Bush Ballads
- The Nature Of The Man
- An Evening With Slim And Joy
- Essentially Australian
- The Best Of Slim Dusty
- Songs My Father Sang To Me
- Songs From The Cattle Camps
- Sing Along With Dad
- Cattle Camp Crooner
- Slim Dusty Encores
- Sing A Happy Song
- Songs From The Land I Love
- Glory Bound Train
- Live At Wagga Wagga
- Me And My Guitar
- Foolin' Around
- The Best Of Slim Dusty/Country Living (WRC)
- Live At Tamworth
- Dusty Tracks
- Tall Stories And Sad Songs
- Slim Dusty - Australiana
- Dinki Di Aussies
- The Best Of Slim Dusty (Vol 2)
- Lights On The Hill
- Way Out There
- Things I See Around Me
- Give Me The Road
- Slim Dusty - This Is Your Life
- Songs From Down Under
- Just Slim - With Old Friends
- On The Move
- Travellin' Country Man
- To Whom It May Concern
- Slim Dusty Sings His Favourite Songs (2 LP Set/WRC)
- The Entertainer (Live At The Sydney Opera House)
- Spirit Of Australia
- Slim Dusty Rarities
- Rodeo Riders
- Walk A Country Mile
- A Guitar And A Hat (3 LP Set WRC)
- The Man Who Steadies The Lead
- No 50 - Golden Anniversary Album
- Slim Dusty Family Album
- Where Country Is
- Vintage Album (Vol 1)
- Who's Riding Old Harlequin Now
- Vintage Album (Vol 2)
- On The Wallaby
- I Haven't Changed A Bit
- Trucks On The Track
- Slim Dusty Movie (Soundtrack)
- The Best Of Slim Dusty (6 LP Set/Reader's Digest)
- I'll Take Mine Country Style
- Singer From Down Under
- To A Mate (Mack Cormack)
- Australia Is His Name (3 LP Set)
- Live Across Australia
- Stories I Wanted To Tell
- Vintage Album (Vol 3)
- Slim Dusty's Beer Drinking Songs Of Australia
- Neon City
- Country Living
- Cattlemen From The High Plains
- The Heritage Album
- Slim Dusty - Sings Stan Coster
- G'day G'day
- King Of Kalgoorlie
- Morse Code and the Sauce (with Matthew Morse)
- Slim Dusty - Henry Lawson And Banjo Paterson
- Vintage Album (Vol 4)
- Two Singers One Song7
- Coming Home
- Vintage Album (Vol 5)
- A Land He Calls Our Own
- Slim Dusty Sings Joy McKean
- Travellin' Guitar
- Live Into The '90s
- That's The Song We're Singing
- Ringer From The Top End
- Anniversary Album No 2 (1943–1993)
- Natural High
- Country Way Of Life
- Live At Townsville 1956 (Theatre Royal)
- Country Classics (3 CD Set/Reader's Digest)
- 91 Over 50
- A Time To Remember
- Makin' A Mile
- Talk About The Good Times
- Land Of Lots Of Time - Songs Of Australia (2 CD Set)
- Down The Dusty Road-Old Time Drover's Lament (2 CD Set)
- The Very Best Of Slim Dusty
- '99 (1999)
- Looking Forward, Looking Back (2000)
- West Of Winton
- The Men From Nulla Nulla - Reunited And Revisited
- Travellin' Still...Always Will (with Anne Kirkpatrick)
- The Very Best of Slim Dusty - Bonus edition (2003) contains "Waltzing Matilda" and "Looking Forward, Looking Back"
- Another Day, Another Town (2003)
- Columbia Lane - the Last Sessions (2004)
[edit] Charting singles
According to the Australian Singles Chart.
1958
- A Pub With No Beer #1
- The Answer To a Pub With No Beer #12
- Sequel To a Pub With No Beer #23
1961
- Boomerang #79
1971
- Darwin (Big Heart of the North) #71
1974
- Lights on the Hill #100
- The Biggest Disappointment #58
1975
- The Melbourne Cup #91
1980
- Duncan #1
1981
- Country Revival #99
1983
- The Pub That Doesn't Sell Beer #94
1987
- We've Done us Proud #80
1988
- G'day G'day #39