Road Thru the Heart

Road Thru the Heart
Road Thru the Heart
Studio album by John Williamson
Released	1985
Recorded	February 1985
Studio	Trafalgar Studios; Sydney, Australia.
Label	Gumleaf Records, Festival Records
Producer	John Williamson
John Williamson chronology
Singles from Road Thru the Heart
	"Go to Nashville"; Released: April 1985; "You and My Guitar"; Released: August 1985;

Road Thru the Heart is the fifth studio album by the Australian country music artist John Williamson. It was released in 1985 and 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 award for Road Thru the Heart. He also won the Male Vocalist of the Year award for the single "You and My Guitar".^[2]

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Dusty Road We Know"	John Williamson	3:55
2.	"Old Lou"	Williamson	3:02
3.	"Go to Nashville"	Williamson	3:10
4.	"The Shed"	Williamson, Tony Dennett	2:37
5.	"You and My Guitar"	Williamson	2:45
6.	"The Least I Can Do (Song for Ethiopia)"	Williamson	2:53
7.	"I Had a Dream"	Williamson	2:00

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Someday an Eagle"	Williamson	2:43
2.	"See You Next Year, Mate"	Williamson	3:22
3.	"Alice Springs"	Williamson	2:47
4.	"Coober Pedy"	Williamson	4:45
5.	"Stan Coster" (poem)	Williamson	1:29
6.	"Short of a Quid"	Stan Coster	2:02
7.	"Goodbye Again"	Williamson	2:15

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

^ ^a ^b "Road Thru the Heart (CD)". CDOnline. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.s
^ "1986". Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA). 2 July 2010. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- "Year by Year". John Williamson. Retrieved 16 September 2018.

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[CDonline-1] "Road Thru the Heart (CD)". CDOnline. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.s

[2] "1986". Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA). 2 July 2010. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- "Year by Year". John Williamson. Retrieved 16 September 2018.

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Discography
Studio albums	John Williamson Road Thru the Heart Mallee Boy Boomerang Café Warragul JW's Family Album Waratah St Mulga to Mangoes Family Album No.2 Pipe Dream The Way It Is Gunyah Chandelier of Stars Hillbilly Road The Big Red Honest People Butcherbird
Live albums	Singing in the Suburbs The Smell of Gum Leaves Mates on the Road John Williamson in Symphony
Compilation albums	All the Best Australia Calling – All the Best Vol 2 Love Is a Good Woman True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson Anthems - A Celebration of Australia True Blue Two The Platinum Collection Wildlife Warriors Absolute Greatest: 40 Years True Blue Hell of a Career His Favourite Collection
Extended plays	Old Man Emu Diggers of the Anzac / Looking for a Story
Singles	"Old Man Emu" "True Blue" "Goodbye Blinky Bill" "Raining on the Rock" "Rip Rip Woodchip" "Sir Don" "Number on My Back / The Baggy Green" "King of the Road"
Related articles	ARIA Hall of Fame ARIA Award for Best Country Album Australian Roll of Renown Order of Australia Quambatook