Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986–1997 (simply known as Greatest Hits outside of Australia and New Zealand) 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, coinciding with Farnham celebrating his 30th Anniversary in music.

This album reached No. 1 in the ARIA charts in October, and yielded a No. 3 hit single with the Human Nature and John Farnham collaboration, "Every Time You Cry". Note: Australian albums and singles information, used for chart peak positions of later John Farnham releases after Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) regulated the charts itself and is based on information supplied by ARIA.

In 2009, the album was reissued with the title Greatest Hits. The album was certified 5× platinum in Australia in 2020.

Track listing "You're the Voice" (M. Ryder, C. Thompson, A. Qunta, K. Reid) – 5:02 "Pressure Down" (H. Bogdanovs) – 3:45 "A Touch of Paradise" (R. Wilson, G. Smith) – 4:44 "Reasons" (S. See) – 4:26 "Two Strong Hearts" (B. Woolley, A. Hill) – 3:31 "Age of Reason" (T. Hunter, J. Pigott) – 5:06 "That's Freedom" (Tom Kimmel, J. Chapman) – 4:17 "Chain Reaction" (David A Stewart, S. Stewart) – 3:12 "Burn for You" (Phil Buckle, J. Farnham, R. Faser) – 3:32 "Seemed Like A Good Idea (At The Time)" (edit) (R. Wilson, J. Farnham, R. Fraser) – 3:46 "Talk of the Town" (S. Howard) – 3:41 "Angels" (T. Kimmel, J. Kimball) – 5:44 "Have a Little Faith (In Us)" (edit) (R. Desalvo, A. Roman) – 4:46 "A Simple Life" (J. Lind, R. Page) – 3:58 "Heart's on Fire" (edit) (T. Kimmel, S. Lynch) – 4:16 "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (with Jimmy Barnes) (J. Hayes, D. Porter) – 4:56 "Everytime You Cry" (with Human Nature) (S. Peiken, G. Sutton) – 4:47

VHS Release

The accompanying video cassette tape release includes all songs from Anthology 1, although “Reasons” is represented by a live version recording as no official music video was ever produced. The tape also includes music videos of “Please Don’t Ask Me” and “All Kinds of People” as well as a bonus “The Making of Age of Reason” video.

Charts Weekly charts Chart (1997–2020)Peakposition

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 13 Chart (1998) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 73

Certifications

See also List of number-one albums of 1997 (Australia)

References