Singing in the Suburbs

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Singing in the Suburbs
Live album by
Released1983
VenueCollector Tavern, Smithfield Tavern
LabelGumleaf Records, Festival Records
ProducerPhil Matthews
John Williamson chronology
Fair Dinkum J.W.
(1982)
Singing in the Suburbs
(1983)
The Smell of Gum Leaves
(1984)
Singles from Singing in the Suburbs
  1. "The Vasectomy Song"
    Released: November 1983
  2. "Lillee and McEnroe"
    Released: January 1984
Alternative cover
John Williamson Live (1996 re-release)

Singing in the Suburbs is the first solo live album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. The album was released in 1983. The album included the track "The Vasectomy Song", which peaked at number 28 on the Kent Music Report, which remains Williamson's second highest-charting single, behind "Old Man Emu".[1]

The album was re-released in 1996 under the title John Williamson Live and again in 2000 under the title Waltzing Matilda: John Williamson Live .

Track listing[edit]

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's Good To Be Me"Tony Dennett3:37
2."Lillee and McEnroe"Williamson2:40
3."The Vasectomy Song"Williamson4:30
4."The Sheik of Scrubby Creek"Chad Morgan4:05
5."Waratah Rock 'N Roll Ball"Williamson3:30
6."Bound for South Australia"traditional2:30
7."And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda"Eric Bogle5:50
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Singing At A Party"Williamson5:10
2."Chain Around My Ankle"Williamson2:50
3."I Can't Feel Those Chains Any Longer"Williamson4:03
4."Botany Bay"traditional2:55
5."Stuffed If I Know"B. J. Black, Williamson3:45
6."Home Among The Gum Trees"Wally Johnson, Bob Brown3:10
7."Waltzing Matilda"Banjo Patterson3:05

Release history[edit]

Country Title Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia Singing in the Suburbs 1993 Gum Leaf, Festival Records L38100
Australia John Williamson Live 1996
  • CD
EMI Music 8146532
Australia Waltzing Matilda - John Williamson Live 2000
  • CD
EMI Music 8145782

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.