Australia Calling – All the Best Vol 2

1992 greatest hits album by John Williamson

Greatest hits album by John Williamson

Released

October 1992

Country, folk, pop

John Williamson chronology

Waratah St
(1991)

Australia Calling – All the Best Vol 2
(1992)

Love Is a Good Woman
(1993)

Singles from Australia Calling – All the Best Vol 2

"(This Is) Australia Calling"
Released: September 1992
"I'll Be Gone"
Released: November 1992

Australia Calling – All the Best Vol 2 is a greatest hits album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. The album is the second All the Best following the first edition released in 1986. Australia Calling – All the Best Vol 2 was released in October 1992 and peaked at number 32 on the ARIA Charts and was certified platinum in 1994.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"(This Is) Australia Calling"	John Williamson	3:58
2.	"I'll Be Gone"	Mike Rudd	3:34
3.	"Rip Rip Woodchip"	Williamson	3:02
4.	"Mallee Boy"	Williamson	3:16
5.	"Cracker Night"	Williamson	2:58
6.	"The Boomerang Café"	Williamson	3:31
7.	"The Budgie Song"	Williamson	2:41
8.	"Boogie with M' Baby"	Williamson	5:25
9.	"I'm in the Mood"	Williamson	2:55
10.	"Waratah Street"	Williamson	3:12
11.	"A Bushman Can't Survive"	Williamson	4:12
12.	"Drover's Boy"	Williamson	3:37
13.	"Papa Whisky November"	Williamson	3:21
14.	"Crocodile Roll"	Williamson	2:46
15.	"Cootamundra Wattle"	Williamson	3:53
16.	"Shelter"	Williamson	2:52
17.	"Bill the Cat"	Williamson	3:39
18.	"Beachcomber from Wollongong"	Williamson	2:26
19.	"Galleries of Pink Galahs"	Williamson	4:11
20.	"Raining on the Rock"	Williamson	4:33
21.	"A Flag of Our Own"	Williamson	3:30
22.	"True Blue"	Williamson	4:02
Total length:			1:17:34

Charts

Chart performance for *Australia Calling – All the Best Vol 2*
Chart (1992–1993)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	32

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)	Platinum	70,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	October 1992	CD Cassette	EMI Music	7806444

References

^ "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.
"Year by Year". John Williamson. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
"Australiancharts.com – John Williamson – Australia Calling - All the Best Volume 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 303.

v t e John Williamson
Discography
Studio albums	John Williamson Road Thru the Heart Mallee Boy Boomerang Café Warragul JW's Family Album Waratah St Mulga to Mangoes Family Album No.2 Pipe Dream The Way It Is Gunyah Chandelier of Stars Hillbilly Road The Big Red Honest People Butcherbird
Live albums	Singing in the Suburbs The Smell of Gum Leaves Mates on the Road John Williamson in Symphony
Compilation albums	All the Best Australia Calling – All the Best Vol 2 Love Is a Good Woman True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson Anthems - A Celebration of Australia True Blue Two The Platinum Collection Wildlife Warriors Absolute Greatest: 40 Years True Blue Hell of a Career His Favourite Collection
Extended plays	Old Man Emu Diggers of the Anzac / Looking for a Story
Singles	"Old Man Emu" "True Blue" "Goodbye Blinky Bill" "Raining on the Rock" "Rip Rip Woodchip" "Sir Don" "Number on My Back / The Baggy Green" "King of the Road"
Related articles	ARIA Hall of Fame ARIA Award for Best Country Album Australian Roll of Renown Order of Australia Quambatook

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