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, it coincided 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".
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
Year-end charts
Certifications
See also
List of number-one albums of 1997 (Australia)