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John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert

John Farnham and Tom Jones – Together in Concert is an Australian tour featuring John Farnham and Tom Jones performing together for ten concerts throughout the capital cities of Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne. Jones sings his major hits, before Farnham performs his set including hits "One", "Pressure Down", "That's Freedom", "Heart's on Fire", "Playing to Win", "Everytime You Cry", "Man of the Hour", "Age of Reason" and "Burn for You". The pair then return to the stage together to perform four duets of soul classics: Sam and Dave's "Hold On I'm Coming", Otis Redding's "Try a Little Tenderness", Ray Charles's "What'd I Say", Arthur Conley's "Sweet Soul Music" and AC/DC's "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)".

John Farnham & Tom Jones - Together In Concert
Live album by
John Farnham and Tom Jones
Released31 May 2005
RecordedFebruary 2005
GenrePop, rock
Length49:08
LabelSony BMG
ProducerRoss Fraser
John Farnham chronology
One Voice: The Greatest Clips
(2003) 		John Farnham & Tom Jones - Together In Concert
(2005) 		I Remember When I Was Young
(2005)
Tom Jones chronology
Tom Jones and Jools Holland
(2004) 		John Farnham & Tom Jones
(2005)

On 31 May 2005, a CD album and DVD video were released from a show at the Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne Park. The DVD release debuted at number 1 on the Australian charts, with the album reaching number 3, and being awarded as 3× platinum.

Track listing

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  1. "Mama Told Me Not to Come" (Randy Newman) – 3:21
  2. "200 Pounds of Heavenly Joy" (Willie Dixon) – 3:04
  3. "Man of the Hour" (Sean Hosein, Dane DeViller, Steve Kipner) – 4:25
  4. "What Am I Living For" (Art Harris, Fred Jay) – 2:41
  5. "It's Not Unusual" (Gordon Mills, Les Reed) – 2:34
  6. "Burn for You" (Phil Buckle, John Farnham, Ross Fraser) – 4:22
  7. "Playing to Win" (Graeham Goble, John Farnham, David Hirschfelder, Stephen Housden, Spencer Proffer, Wayne Nelson, Steven Prestwich) – 3:06
  8. "My Yiddishe Momme" (Lew Pollack, Jack Yellen) – 2:29
  9. "You're the Voice" (Maggie Ryder, Chris Thompson, Andy Qunta, Keith Reid) – 4:39
  10. "That Driving Beat" (Willie Mitchell) – 3:04
  11. "Hold On, I'm Coming" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) – 3:17
  12. "Try a Little Tenderness" (Harry M. Woods, James Campbell, Reginald Connelly) – 4:03
  13. "What'd I Say" (Ray Charles) – 4:42
  14. "Sweet Soul Music" (Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Arthur Conley) – 3:26
  15. "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" (Malcolm Young, Angus Young, Bon Scott) – 5:34

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[1] 3
Australian DVD (ARIA)[2] 1

Year-end charts

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2005 year-end chart performance for John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert
Chart (2005) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 47
Australian DVD (ARIA)[2] 3
2006 year-end chart performance for John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert
Chart (2006) Position
Australian DVD (ARIA)[2] 31

Certifications

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Certifications for John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4]
album 		Platinum 70,000^
Australia (ARIA)[5]
DVD 		5× Platinum 75,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Australiancharts.com – John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 100.
  3. ^ "2005 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  4. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  5. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
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