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True Blue Two
Compilation album by
ReleasedAugust 2003
LabelGumLeaf, EMI Music
John Williamson chronology
Gunyah
(2002)
True Blue Two
(2003)
Mates on the Road
(2004)
Singles from True Blue Two
  1. "Keep Australia Beautiful"
    Released: March 2003[1]
  2. "True Blue"
    Released: July 2003[1]

True Blue Two is a compilation album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. The title is the second True Blue compilation following True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson released in 1995. Similarly, Williamson released a book of the same title with the song background and lyrics.[2]

True Blue Two was released in August 2003 and peaked at number 8 on the ARIA Charts and was certified gold[3]

Track listing

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Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."True Blue" (with Orchestra)John Williamson 
2."You Are Very Welcome" (with Warren H. Williams)Williamson 
3."Keep Australia Beautiful"Williamson 
4."Sing You the Outback"Williamson 
5."A Thousand Feet" (with Warren H. Williams)Williamson 
6."Campfire on the Road"Williamson 
7."Three Sons"Williamson 
8."Raining on the Plains" (featuring Sara Storer)Williamson, Garth Porter, Sara Storer, Doug Storer3:08
9."On the Improve"Williamson 
10."Amazing Day"Williamson 
11."Back at the Isa"Williamson 
12."Vegie Bill"Williamson 
13."Prettiest Girl in the Kimberley"Williamson 
14."At Lightning Ridge"Williamson 
15."Coolabah Blue"Williamson 
16."Camel Train to Yamba"Williamson 
17."Old Farts in Caravan Parks" (live)Williamson 
18."Buried in Her Bedclothes"Williamson 
19."Wonthaggi"Williamson 
20."Tropical Fever"Williamson 
21."Mountain Hideaway"Williamson 
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Raining on the Rock" (live with Warren H. Williams)John Williamson 
2."Forty Years Ago"Williamson 
3."Dusty Road We Know"Williamson 
4."Truckies Wife"Williamson 
5."Purple Roses"Williamson 
6."Woman On the Land"Williamson 
7."Salisbury Street"Williamson 
8."It's a Way of Life"Williamson 
9."My Dad Snores"Williamson 
10."Kitchy Kitchy Koo"Williamson 
11."Big Brother Little Brother"Williamson 
12."Big Bad Bushranger"Bob Brown 
13."A Mighty Big River"Williamson 
14."This Ancient Land" (featuring Jimmy Little)Williamson 
15."You Came Back to Tassie"Williamson 
16."Sail the Nullabor"Williamson 
17."The Baggy Green" (featuring Steve Waugh)Williamson, Steve Waugh, Gavin Robinson2:54
18."Sir Don"Williamson3:12
19."The Kiwi and the Emu"Williamson 
20."A Number On My Back" (The Wallaby Anthem)Williamson3:36
21."Waltzing Matilda" (Rugby Version)Banjo Patterson 

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 8

Year-end charts

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Chart (2003) Position
ARIA Country Albums Chart[5] 8

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia August 2003 GumLeaf, EMI Music 724359238326, 5923832

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. ^ "True Blue Two the Book". John Williamson. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Year by Year". John Williamson. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – John Williamson – True Blue Two". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  5. ^ "2003 ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2003 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 September 2018.