Proudly presented in a full colour CD sleeve, beautifully presenting new original artwork from acclaimed artist and designer Dave Homer, this collection is a must-have for Slim Dusty fans. He’s known universally as Australia’s King of Country, and it’s a title to which Slim Dusty can lay an unchallenged claim. He has been recognised not only for his music, but also for the role he’s played in documenting Australia’s unique spirit and history through his songs, as well as his contributions to Australian culture and society. He received both an MBE and an Order of Australia, was chosen as an Australian National Living Treasure by public vote, and in 1999 was named both Australia’s Father of the Year and the inaugural Senior Australian of the Year. During his lifetime, Slim released more than a hundred albums, selling more than seven million records and earning over 70 gold and platinum album certifications. Running through this unparalleled catalogue is a rich seam of common themes; prominent among these is Slim Dusty’s songs detailing the world of place – specifically specific towns and the outback. Gone Bush collects 24 such songs about getting out into the wide brown land of Australia, drawn from all eras of Slim’s illustrious and prolific recording career. The album evokes the rich lyrical imagery and powerful storytelling through song, which is Slim Dusty’s trademark. As noted in the liner notes for ‘Gone Bush’: ‘These songs speak of stockmen, drovers, country pub and wide dusty roads. Through them Slim paid homage to the resilience, character and camaraderie found in remote communities’. TRACK LIST 1. Things I See Around Me2. Gumtrees By The Roadway 3. Ringer From The Top End4. Cunnamulla Fella5. Australian Bushmen 6.End Of The Canning Stock Route7. When The Rain Tumbles Down In July8. Where Country Is 9. Plains Of Peppimenarti10. Camooweal11. Paddy William12. By A Fire Of Gidgee Coal 13. Somewhere Up In Queensland14. I’m Going Back Again To Yarrawonga – Live In Sydney 199215.Some Things Never Change Out Here16. End Of The Bitumen17. Keela Valley 18. Things Are Not The Same On The Land19. The Birdsville Track 20. Cattlemen From The High Plains21. Isa Rodeo22. Hard Hard Country23. Back To The Saltbush Plains24. The Man From Snowy River
