True Blue (John Williamson song)
| "True Blue" | ||||
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| Single by John Williamson | ||||
| from the album True Blue - The Best of John Williamson | ||||
| A-side | "True Blue" | |||
| B-side | "The Year of the Tree" | |||
| Released | March 1982 | |||
| Studio | Honeyfarm | |||
| Genre | Country, folk | |||
| Length | 3:29 | |||
| Label | Festival | |||
| Songwriter | John Williamson | |||
| Producer | John Williamson | |||
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"True Blue" or "Hey, True Blue" is an Australian country music, folk song written and performed by singer-songwriter John Williamson. The lyrical content utilises Australian slang heavily, with the title meaning authentically Australian. The song was first released in March 1982, as a single from his compilation album, True Blue – The Best of John Williamson, but it failed to reach the Kent Music Report top 100 singles chart. He re-recorded "True Blue" in 1986 and re-issued it as a single in that September, this version was used for the Australian Made advertising campaign managed by entrepreneur, John Singleton. It reached number 43 on the singles chart.