Album: Greatest Hits by John Farnham (1997)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Happy
Format: Album

Description: Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986–1997 is a greatest hits compilation album by Australian singer John Farnham. The album was released in Australia on 29 September 1997, and is the first of a three disc Anthology set, it coincided with Farnham celebrating his 30th Anniversary in music.

This album reached #1 in the ARIA charts in October, and yielded a #3 hit single with the Human Nature and John Farnham collaboration, "Every Time You Cry".

In addition to this, a variant edition of the album was released on 29 September 1997 as a single disc compilation titled, Greatest Hits.

In 1999, a VHS video cassette featuring the music film clips from this album was released with a limited pressing. This video was titled, Anthology 1 - The Videos.

Artist Background: John Peter Farnham AO, formerly billed as Johnny Farnham (born 1 July 1949, Dagenham, England), is an Australian pop singer. Formerly billed as Johnny Farnham he was a teen pop idol from 1964 to 1979, and has since forged a career as an adult contemporary singer. His career has mostly been as a solo artist although he briefly replaced Glenn Shorrock as lead singer of Little River Band during 1982-1985. In September 1986 his solo single, "You're the Voice" peaked at No. 1 on the Australian sin... Part of the Dagenham, England, UK music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Daryl Braithwaite, Jimmy Barnes, Cold Chisel, Noiseworks

Music Scene: Part of the Dagenham, England, UK music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Happy, 1990s, Album

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Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986–1997 is a greatest hits compilation album by Australian singer John Farnham. The album was released in Australia on 29 September 1997, and is the first of a three disc Anthology set, it coincided with Farnham celebrating his 30th Anniversary in music.

This album reached #1 in the ARIA charts in October, and yielded a #3 hit single with the Human Nature and John Farnham collaboration, "Every Time You Cry".

In addition to this, a variant edition of the album was released on 29 September 1997 as a single disc compilation titled, Greatest Hits.

In 1999, a VHS video cassette featuring the music film clips from this album was released with a limited pressing. This video was titled, Anthology 1 - The Videos.

Greatest Hits

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