Not So Dusty (album)

Not So Dusty is a compilation album of Slim Dusty songs covered by Australian musicians. It was released in Australia by EMI in 1998. It was nominated for a 1999 ARIA Award for Best Country Album.

Not So Dusty received positive reviews and was certified gold.^[1] Gary Tippet of the Sunday Age gave it 3 stars^[2] and Peter Lalor of the Daily Telegraph gave it 7/10 although he noted that most of the Australian country outfits on the album "seem to bland out with their attempt at authentic outings".^[3] Keith Glass writing in the Sunday Herald Sun says "but what could have been a dodgy concept is mainly highly entertaining."^[4] The Age's Mike Daly calls it "a splendid tribute by some diverse performer."^[5] and the Sunday Mail calls it a "wonderful tribute".^[6]

It was reported that Slim Dusty enjoyed the album saying "I've had a lot of tributes over the years but that's a very touching one. I feel very honoured – everyone really put their heart and soul into each track."^[7]

Singles[]

The album's lead single was "Cunnamulla Feller" performed by The Screaming Jets.^[8]

Accolades[]

Track listing[]

1. When the Rain Tumbles Down in July – Graeme Connors
2. Pub With No Beer – Midnight Oil
3. Drowning My Blues – Tom T. Hall & The McCormacks
4. Lights on the Hill – Mental As Anything
5. Walk A Country Mile – Keith Urban
6. Losin' My Blues Tonight – Michael Spiby
7. Saddle Boy – Dead Ringer Band
8. Wedding Bell Blues – Ross Wilson With The Feral Swing Katz
9. Indian Pacific – Tania Kernaghan & Ray Kernaghan
10. Things Are Not The Same On The Land – Karma County
11. The Sunlander – Paul Kelly & Uncle Bill
12. The Biggest Disappointment – Troy Cassar-Daley
13. Gumtrees By The Roadway – Anne Kirkpatrick & David Kirkpatrick
14. Highway Fever – Don Walker
15. Plains Of Peppimenarti – James Blundell
16. Cunnamulla Feller – The Screaming Jets
17. Camooweal – Ed Kuepper & His Oxley Creek Playboys & Felicity
18. I Must Have Good Terbaccy When I Smoke – John Williamson

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