Together | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 1971 | |||
Recorded | February–June 1971 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | HMV/ EMI | |||
Johnny Farnham chronology | ||||
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Together is a studio album of duets by Australian pop singers John Farnham (known then as Johnny Farnham) and Allison Durbin, which was released on HMV for EMI Records in September 1971. [1] [2] [3] It peaked at No. 20 on the Australian Go-Set's Albums Chart. [4]
Farnham had earlier No. 1 singles with " Sadie" in 1968 and his cover of " Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" in 1970; [5] [6] [7] he was the reigning ' King of Pop' on Go-Set's popularity polls during 1969–1971. [2] New Zealand-born, Durbin had a hit with "I Have Loved Me a Man" in 1968 and was 'Best Female Artist' for the same Go-Set polls. [8] [9] A Farnham and Durbin duet single, "Baby, Without You", was released in November and reached No. 16 on the Go-Set Singles Chart. [10]
As Johnny Farnham he had his first No. 1 single on the Go-Set National Singles Charts with the novelty song " Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)". [5] Selling 180,000 copies in Australia, "Sadie" was the highest selling single by an Australian artist of the decade. [2] [3] His second No. 1 was a cover of B. J. Thomas' " Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", which peaked at No. 1 for seven weeks in January–March 1970. [6] [7] A non-album single, "Comic Conversation" was released in October 1970 and peaked at No. 10 on the Go-Set National Top 60 Singles Chart and was still charting in March 1971. [11] His fifth album, Johnny was released in August, which peaked at No. 24 on the Kent Music Report Albums Charts. [12] Another non-album single, "Acapulco Sun" had been released in May and peaked at No. 21 on the Go-Set Top 60, but there were no charting singles from Johnny. [12] Aside from Johnny, Farnham also released a compilation, The Best of Johnny Farnham, and a duet album with Allison Durbin, Together, all in 1971. [1] [13]
Together released in September peaked at No. 20 on the Go-Set Albums Chart. [4] A Farnham and Durbin duet single, "Baby, Without You", was released in November and reached No. 16 on Go-Set Singles Chart. [10]
Year | Chart | Position | Catalogue # |
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1971 | Go-Set Albums Chart [4] | 20 | Axis 6000 |
Kent Music Report Albums Chart [12] | 22 |
Together | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 1971 | |||
Recorded | February–June 1971 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | HMV/ EMI | |||
Johnny Farnham chronology | ||||
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Together is a studio album of duets by Australian pop singers John Farnham (known then as Johnny Farnham) and Allison Durbin, which was released on HMV for EMI Records in September 1971. [1] [2] [3] It peaked at No. 20 on the Australian Go-Set's Albums Chart. [4]
Farnham had earlier No. 1 singles with " Sadie" in 1968 and his cover of " Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" in 1970; [5] [6] [7] he was the reigning ' King of Pop' on Go-Set's popularity polls during 1969–1971. [2] New Zealand-born, Durbin had a hit with "I Have Loved Me a Man" in 1968 and was 'Best Female Artist' for the same Go-Set polls. [8] [9] A Farnham and Durbin duet single, "Baby, Without You", was released in November and reached No. 16 on the Go-Set Singles Chart. [10]
As Johnny Farnham he had his first No. 1 single on the Go-Set National Singles Charts with the novelty song " Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)". [5] Selling 180,000 copies in Australia, "Sadie" was the highest selling single by an Australian artist of the decade. [2] [3] His second No. 1 was a cover of B. J. Thomas' " Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", which peaked at No. 1 for seven weeks in January–March 1970. [6] [7] A non-album single, "Comic Conversation" was released in October 1970 and peaked at No. 10 on the Go-Set National Top 60 Singles Chart and was still charting in March 1971. [11] His fifth album, Johnny was released in August, which peaked at No. 24 on the Kent Music Report Albums Charts. [12] Another non-album single, "Acapulco Sun" had been released in May and peaked at No. 21 on the Go-Set Top 60, but there were no charting singles from Johnny. [12] Aside from Johnny, Farnham also released a compilation, The Best of Johnny Farnham, and a duet album with Allison Durbin, Together, all in 1971. [1] [13]
Together released in September peaked at No. 20 on the Go-Set Albums Chart. [4] A Farnham and Durbin duet single, "Baby, Without You", was released in November and reached No. 16 on Go-Set Singles Chart. [10]
Year | Chart | Position | Catalogue # |
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1971 | Go-Set Albums Chart [4] | 20 | Axis 6000 |
Kent Music Report Albums Chart [12] | 22 |