JOHN WILLIAMSON - HILLBILLY ROAD CD
Release Date: 13-Aug-2008 Cat No: GUM5172 Genre: Australian Country
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What’s typical of John Williamson on this latest album is it is an entertainment package, not just a sample of his songs. He doesn’t like to be pigeon-holed in one style, even though you’d be hard pressed to call ‘Hillbilly Road’ anything but country.
And, yes, there are some ballads on the new album, romantic ones at that. John is aware that some hardened old cases will think these songs are a bit mushy but he also recognizes that half his audience are women. He is blokey enough to include a trucking song (‘Australia is Another Word for Free’) with guest vocals from his mates Warren H. Williams and Amos Morris - but in love enough to write about how he feels for his woman. Because, let’s face it, if you’re living in paradise - you not only want to share it with someone special, you want them to know how you feel.
After numerous requests, John has made a late addition to the album. ‘The Joy is in the Journey’ is the only new song in ‘Quambatook’, the wonderful folk musical Simon Heath wrote with over twenty of John’s classic songs.