Road Thru the Heart

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Road Thru the Heart
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Studio album by
John Williamson
Released1985
RecordedFebruary 1985
StudioTrafalgar Studios; Sydney, Australia.
LabelGumleaf Records, Festival Records
ProducerJohn Williamson
John Williamson chronology
Humble Beginnings
(1985) 		Road Thru the Heart
(1985) 		All the Best
(1986)
Singles from Road Thru the Heart
  1. "Go to Nashville"
    Released: April 1985
  2. "You and My Guitar"
    Released: August 1985

Road Thru the Heart is the fifth studio album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. The album was released in 1985. The album was inspired by Williamson's travels around the evocative Australian outback.[1]

At the Country Music Awards of Australia in July 1986, Williamson won his first 'Album of the Year' for Road Thru the Heart. He also won 'Male Vocalist of the Year' for the single "You and My Guitar".[2][3]

Track listing[]

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Dusty Road We Know"John Williamson3:55
2."Old Lou"Williamson3:02
3."Go to Nashville"Williamson3:10
4."The Shed"Williamson, Tony Dennett2:37
5."You and My Guitar"Williamson2:45
6."The Least I Can Do (Song for Ethiopia)"Williamson2:53
7."I Had a Dream"Williamson2:00
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Someday an Eagle"Williamson2:43
2."See You Next Year, Mate"Williamson3:22
3."Alice Springs"Williamson2:47
4."Coober Pedy"Williamson4:45
5."Stan Coster" (poem)Williamson1:29
6."Short of a Quid"Stan Coster2:02
7."Goodbye Again"Williamson2:15

Release history[]

Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia 1985
  • Vinyl Record
  • CD
  • Cassette
 Gum Leaf, Festival Records L38498
Australia October 1992 [1]
  • CD
 EMI Music 8140052

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Road Thru the Heart (CD)". CDOnline. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  2. ^ "1986". Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA). 2 July 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Year by Year". John Williamson. Retrieved 16 September 2018.


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