Country Classics (Slim Dusty album)

Country Classics is a 3CD greatest hits album by Australian country recording artist Slim Dusty, released through Reader's Digest. The album was separated into three periods of Dusty's career; The Early Years, The Middle Years and The Later Years. In 1999, the album was certified gold.

Track listing

 * CD1 - The Early Years (1947-1969)
 * 1) "When the Rain Tumbles Down in July" (Original Version)
 * 2) "My Aussie Home"
 * 3) "Sat'day in the Saddle"
 * 4) "Springtime On the Range"
 * 5) "The Grandest Homestead of All"
 * 6) "When the Sun Goes Down Outback"
 * 7) "The Rain Still Tumbles Down"
 * 8) "Our Wedding Waltz" (written by Joy McKean)
 * 9) "King Bundawaal"
 * 10) "Pub With No Beer" (Original Version) (written by Gordon Parsons)
 * 11) "Saddle Boy"
 * 12) "Along the Road to Gundagai" (written by Jack O'Hagan)
 * 13) "By a Fire of Gidgee Coal" (written by Stan Coster and Slim Dusty)
 * 14) "Song of Australia"
 * 15) "Middleton's Rouseabout" (written by Henry Lawson and Slim Dusty)
 * 16) "Down the Dusty Road to Home" (written by Joe Daly and Slim Dusty)
 * 17) "Campfire Yarn" (written by Stan Coster and Slim Dusty)
 * 18) "The Old Lantern Waltz"
 * 19) "Ghosts of the Golden Mile" (written by Joy McKean and Slim Dusty)
 * 20) "Steppin' Round Australia"
 * 21) "Cattle Camp Crooner"


 * CD2 - The Middle Years (1971-1979)
 * 1) "Camooweal" (written by Mack Cormack and Slim Dusty)
 * 2) "Australian Bushman" (written by Stan Coster)
 * 3) "Glory Bound Train"
 * 4) "The Man from Snowy River" (written by A. B. "Banjo" Paterson and Slim Dusty)
 * 5) "The Birdsville Track" (written by Stan Coster)
 * 6) "The Man from Iron Bark" (written by A. B. "Banjo" Paterson and Slim Dusty)
 * 7) "Clancy of the Overflow" (written by A. B. "Banjo" Paterson and Slim Dusty)
 * 8) "Henry Lawson" (written by Stan Coster)
 * 9) "Lights on the Hill" (written by Joy McKean)
 * 10) "Things I See Around Me" (written by Ernie Constance and Slim Dusty)
 * 11) "Three Rivers Hotel" (written by Stan Coster)
 * 12) "Kelly's Offsider" (written by Joy McKean)
 * 13) "Bush Poets of Australia" (written by N. Hauritz and Joy McKean)
 * 14) "Indian Pacific" (written by Joy McKean)
 * 15) "Isa" (written by Ross Ryan)
 * 16) "Spirit of Australia"
 * 17) "Losin' My Blues Tonight"
 * 18) "Walk a Country Mile" (written by Joy McKean)
 * 19) "When the Rain Tumbles Down in July" (Later Version)
 * 20) "Pub With No Beer" (Later Version) (written by Gordon Parsons)


 * CD3 - The Later Years (1980-1995)
 * 1) "Duncan" (written by Pat Alexander)
 * 2) "Leave Him in the Longyard" (written by K. Dixon, M. Dixon and Slim Dusty)
 * 3) "Plains of Peppimentari"
 * 4) "Country Revival"
 * 5) "G'Day Blue" (written by Ron Ellis)
 * 6) "Nulla Creek" (written by Joy McKean)
 * 7) "Last Thing to Learn" (written by Mack Cormack and Joy McKean)
 * 8) "Old Time Country Halls"
 * 9) "Singer from Down Under"
 * 10) "Bible of the Bush" (written by Slim Dusty and Joy McKean)
 * 11) "Regal Zonophone"
 * 12) "Drovin'" (written by Bob Brown)
 * 13) "Crying On Each Other's Shoulders"
 * 14) "That's the Song We're Singing"
 * 15) "Jack O'Hagan" (written by Johnny Greenwood)
 * 16) "Charleville" (written by Don Walker)
 * 17) "Ringer from the Top End" (written by Joy McKean)
 * 18) "When Your Pants Begin to Go" (written by Henry Lawson and Joy McKean)
 * 19) "Me and Matilda" (written by Tom Oliver and Slim Dusty)
 * 20) "Who Wants Moss?" (written by Joy McKean)


 * NB: All songs written by Slim Dusty unless otherwise noted.