I Remember When I Was Young (subtitled Songs from The Great Australian Songbook) is an album by Australian vocalist John Farnham, released on 6 November 2005. It consists of cover versions of songs written or recorded by prominent Australian artists and bands from the 1970s through to the 1990s, including Daddy Cool, Mondo Rock, Cold Chisel, Men At Work, Renee Geyer, Australian Crawl, Richard Clapton, The Badloves, Leonardo's Bride and The Whitlams. The album's title track was written and performed by blues musician Matt Taylor of the band Chain.
Chart The album debuted on the ARIA charts at #2 and soon after its release it peaked at #1. 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. To promote the album, Farnham appeared on the Australian version of Dancing with the Starsto perform "Downhearted" and "Come Said The Boy", and the morning television show Sunrise to perform "Downhearted" and "I Remember When I Was Young". Farnham also performed the title track during his 4-song set at the conclusion of the 2026 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony.
Track listing Title Writer/s Running Time Original Artist "Come Back Again" (Ross Wilson) 3:40 Daddy Cool "Heading in the Right Direction" (M. Punch, G. Paige) – 3:48 Renee Geyer "One Perfect Day" . (R. Wells) 3:42 Little Heroes I Remember When I Was Young (M. Taylor) 4:31 Chain "Downhearted" (B. McDonough, G. McDonough, S. Higgins) 3:30 Australian Crawl "Even When I'm Sleeping" (D. Manning) 4:35 Leonardo's Bride "Green Limousine" (M. Spiby) 3:43 The Badloves "Girls on the Avenue" (R. Clapton) 4:14 Richard Clapton "Forever Now" (S. Prestwich) 4:06 Cold Chisel "Reckless" (J. Reyne) 3:56 Australian Crawl "Come Said the Boy" (E. McCusker) 4:31 Mondo Rock "No Aphrodisiac" (T. Freedman, G. Dormand, M. Ford) 5:12 The Whitlams "Overkill" (C. Hay) 3:42 Men at Work
Personnel John Farnham - vocals Chong Lim - keyboards, arrangements Lindsay Field - vocals Lisa Edwards - vocals Dannielle Gaha - vocals Joe Creighton - double bass Brett Garsed - guitars Stuart Fraser - guitars Angus Burchall - drums Ian Cooper - violin
Charts Weekly charts Chart (2005/06)Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 45
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