The Essential John Farnham

The Essential John Farnham (also referred to as The Essential 3.0) is a compilation album by John Farnham, released as a 3-CD set on 21 August 2009, as a part of "The Essential" series. This compilation was released to promote the "John Farnham – Live by Demand" tour.

Reception
James Monger from All Music "This mammoth three-disc collection from celebrated English-born Australian pop singer John Farnham features nearly five decades of hits, from his teen pop idol days through his late-'80s/early-'90s peak and on through his charity-driven later years."

Track listing
Disc 1
 * 1) "You're the Voice" (M. Ryder, C. Thompson, A. Qunta, K. Reid) – 5:02
 * 2) "Chain Reaction" (D. Stewart, S. Stewart) – 3:12
 * 3) "Seemed Like a Good Idea (At the Time)" (R. Wilson, J. Farnham, R. Fraser) – 4:17
 * 4) "Age of Reason" (T. Hunter, J. Pigott) – 5:06
 * 5) "I Remember When I Was Young" (M. Taylor) – 4:31
 * 6) "One" (H. Nilsson) – 2:50
 * 7) "Talk of the Town" (S. Howard) – 3:42
 * 8) "Hearts on Fire" (T. Kimmel, S. Lynch) – 4:48
 * 9) "Trying to Live My Life Without You" (E. Williams) – 3:26
 * 10) "See the Banners Fall" (J. Farnham, D. Hirschfelder, R. Fraser) – 4:35
 * 11) "Two Strong Hearts" (B. Woolley, A. Hill) – 3:31
 * 12) "No Ordinary World" (L. Andersson, S. Davis) – 3:49
 * 13) "Going, Going, Gone" (J. Farnham, D. Hirschfelder, R. Fraser) – 3:34
 * 14) "All Kinds of People" (E. Pressley, S. Crow, K. Gilbert) – 5:16

Disc 2
 * 1) "That's Freedom" (T. Kimmel, J. Chapman) – 4:18
 * 2) "Pressure Down" (H. Bogdanovs) – 3:44
 * 3) "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (J. Hayes, D. Porter) – 4:56
 * 4) "Romeo's Heart" (J. Kimball, R. Vanwarmer) – 4:19
 * 5) "A Touch of Paradise" (R. Wilson, G. Smith) – 4:46
 * 6) "Angels" (T. Kimmel, J. Kimball) – 5:38
 * 7) "In Days to Come" (J. Farnham, D. Hirschfelder, R. Fraser) – 4:05
 * 8) "Everytime You Cry" (S. Peiken, G. Sutton) – 4:45
 * 9) "Come Said the Boy" (E. McCusker) – 4:32
 * 10) "Please Don't Ask Me" (G. Goble) – 3:19
 * 11) "Beyond the Call" (D. Batteau, D. Brown, K. Dukes) – 4:41
 * 12) "Comic Conversations" (J. Bromley) – 3:19
 * 13) "A Simple Life" (J. Lind, R. Page) – 3:53
 * 14) "Listen to the Wind" (B. Thomas, J. Stevens) – 4:24

Disc 3
 * 1) "Have a Little Faith (In Us)" (R. Desalvo, A. Roman) – 5:06
 * 2) "Don't You Know It's Magic" (B. Cadd) – 4:01
 * 3) "Man of the Hour" (S. Hostin, D. Deviller, S. Kipner) – 4:05
 * 4) "Everything's Alright" (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice) – 4:48
 * 5) "Burn for You" (P. Buckle, J. Farnham, R. Faser) – 3:33
 * 6) "Reasons" (S. See) – 4:27
 * 7) "Talent for Fame" (J. Farnham, R. Fraser, R. Marx) – 4:36
 * 8) "We're No Angels" (R. Wilson) – 4:50
 * 9) "Love to Shine" (H. Bogdanovs, K.Dee) – 4:02
 * 10) "Friday Kind of Monday" (J. Barry, E. Greenwich) – 2:44
 * 11) "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (B. Bacharach, H. David) – 2:32
 * 12) "The Last Time" (Mick Jagger, K. Richards) – 3:27