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)
- "When the Rain Tumbles Down in July" <small>(Original Version)</small>
- "My Aussie Home"
- "Sat'day in the Saddle"
- "Springtime On the Range"
- "The Grandest Homestead of All"
- "When the Sun Goes Down Outback"
- "The Rain Still Tumbles Down"
- "Our Wedding Waltz" <small>(written by Joy McKean)</small>
- "King Bundawaal"
- "Pub With No Beer" <small>(Original Version) (written by Gordon Parsons)</small>
- "Saddle Boy"
- "Along the Road to Gundagai" <small>(written by Jack O'Hagan)</small>
- "By a Fire of Gidgee Coal" <small>(written by Stan Coster and Slim Dusty)</small>
- "Song of Australia"
- "Middleton's Rouseabout" <small>(written by Henry Lawson and Slim Dusty)</small>
- "Down the Dusty Road to Home" <small>(written by Joe Daly and Slim Dusty)</small>
- "Campfire Yarn" <small>(written by Stan Coster and Slim Dusty)</small>
- "The Old Lantern Waltz"
- "Ghosts of the Golden Mile" <small> (written by Joy McKean and Slim Dusty)</small>
- "Steppin' Round Australia"
- "Cattle Camp Crooner"
CD2 - The Middle Years (1971-1979)
- "Camooweal" <small> (written by Mack Cormack and Slim Dusty)</small>
- "Australian Bushman" <small> (written by Stan Coster)</small>
- "Glory Bound Train"
- "The Man from Snowy River" <small> (written by A. B. "Banjo" Paterson and Slim Dusty)</small>
- "The Birdsville Track" <small> (written by Stan Coster)</small>
- "The Man from Iron Bark" <small> (written by A. B. "Banjo" Paterson and Slim Dusty)</small>
- "Clancy of the Overflow" <small> (written by A. B. "Banjo" Paterson and Slim Dusty)</small>
- "Henry Lawson" <small> (written by Stan Coster)</small>
- "Lights on the Hill" <small> (written by Joy McKean)</small>
- "Things I See Around Me" <small> (written by Ernie Constance and Slim Dusty)</small>
- "Three Rivers Hotel" <small> (written by Stan Coster)</small>
- "Kelly's Offsider" <small> (written by Joy McKean)</small>
- "Bush Poets of Australia" <small> (written by N. Hauritz and Joy McKean)</small>
- "Indian Pacific" <small> (written by Joy McKean)</small>
- "Isa" <small> (written by Ross Ryan)</small>
- "Spirit of Australia"
- "Losin' My Blues Tonight"
- "Walk a Country Mile" <small> (written by Joy McKean)</small>
- "When the Rain Tumbles Down in July" <small>(Later Version)</small>
- "Pub With No Beer" <small>(Later Version)</small> (written by Gordon Parsons)
CD3 - The Later Years (1980-1995)
- "Duncan" <small> (written by Pat Alexander)</small>
- "Leave Him in the Longyard" <small> (written by K. Dixon, M. Dixon and Slim Dusty)</small>
- "Plains of Peppimentari"
- "Country Revival"
- "G'Day Blue" <small> (written by Ron Ellis)</small>
- "Nulla Creek" <small> (written by Joy McKean)</small>
- "Last Thing to Learn" <small> (written by Mack Cormack and Joy McKean)</small>
- "Old Time Country Halls"
- "Singer from Down Under"
- "Bible of the Bush" <small> (written by Slim Dusty and Joy McKean)</small>
- "Regal Zonophone"
- "Drovin'" <small> (written by Bob Brown)</small>
- "Crying On Each Other's Shoulders"
- "That's the Song We're Singing"
- "Jack O'Hagan" <small> (written by Johnny Greenwood)</small>
- "Charleville" <small> (written by Don Walker)</small>
- "Ringer from the Top End" <small> (written by Joy McKean)</small>
- "When Your Pants Begin to Go" <small> (written by Henry Lawson and Joy McKean)</small>
- "Me and Matilda" <small> (written by Tom Oliver and Slim Dusty)</small>
- "Who Wants Moss?" <small> (written by Joy McKean)</small>
NB: All songs written by Slim Dusty unless otherwise noted.
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