The Smell of Gum Leaves

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The Smell of Gum Leaves
The Smell of Gum Leaves by John Williamson.jpg
Live album by
John Williamson
ReleasedSeptember 1984
Recorded28 April 1984
VenueThe Vicar of Wakefield, Dural, New South Wales
LabelGumleaf Records, Festival Records
ProducerJohn Williamson
John Williamson chronology
Singing in the Suburbs
(1983) 		The Smell of Gum Leaves
(1984) 		Humble Beginnings
(1985)
Singles from The Smell of Gum Leaves
  1. "I'm Fair Dinkum"
    Released: July 1984
  2. "Dad's Flowers"
    Released: December 1984
Alternative cover
Home Among the Gum Tree (1997 re-release)
Home Among the Gum Tree (1997 re-release)

The Smell of Gum Leaves is the second solo live album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. The album was released in September 1984 and become Williamsons' first charting album; peaking at number 49 on the Kent Music Report.

At the Country Music Awards of Australia in January 1985, Williamson won his first golden guitar award; winning 'Song of the Year' for "Queen in the Sport of Kings".[1][2]

The album was re-released in 1997 under the title Home Among the Gum Trees.

Track listing[]

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dad's Flowers"Tony Dennett3:40
2."The Bush Barber"Williamson2:55
3."Good Tobacci When I Smoke"Slim Dusty2:55
4."The Trees Have Now Gone"Williamson4:05
5."The Last of the Pioneers"Williamson4:00
6."Queen in the Sport of Kings"Williamson3:55
7."I've Always Been A Drover"Williamson3:40
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Fair Dinkum"Williamson3:15
2."Drunken Duncan" (as Merv Currawong)Williamson, Pat Alexander2:00
3."Stoned This Afternoon" (as Chad Morgan) 2:12
4."Billabong"Williamson3:00
5."Only 19"John Schumann4:50
6."We Will Stop the War"Williamson, Ami Williamson, Georgie Williamson4:07
7."I'll Be Gone"Mike Rudd3:45

Charts[]

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[3] 49

Release history[]

Country Title Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia The Smell of Gum Leaves September 1984
  • Vinyl Record
  • CD
  • Cassette
 Gum Leaf, Festival Records L38245
Australia Home Among the Gum Trees 1997
  • CD
 EMI Music 724381457627

References[]

  1. ^ "1985". Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA). 2 July 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Year by Year". John Williamson. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.


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