Whispering Jack is the twelfth studio album by Australian adult contemporary pop singer John Farnham. It was produced by Ross Fraser and released on 29 September 1986, peaking at No. 1 on the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart. Whispering Jack became the second-best-selling album in Australia, behind only Meat Loaf’s album Bat Out of Hell, and the highest-selling album in Australia by an Australian artist―24× platinum, indicating over 1.68 million copies sold; it remains the third-best-selling album of all time in Australia, as Shania Twain’s Come On Over eventually eclipsed it. It spent 25 weeks at the No. 1 spot on the albums chart during 1986–1987, it was awarded the 1987 ARIA Award for Album of the Year, and it was the best-charting album for the decade of the 1980s in Australia. It was the first Australian-made album to be released on compact disc within Australia. One of Farnham’s biggest hits, “You’re the Voice”, was issued as the lead single from the album and peaked at No. 1 on the Kent Music Report singles chart. Prior to this album, Farnham’s career had stalled after being recruited and then leaving as lead singer of Little River Band. Farnham’s manager, Glenn Wheatley, mortgaged his home to raise funds for the recording of this album. After initial reluctance by major Australian radio stations to play the lead single, “You’re the Voice”, public demand became overwhelming and they relented. The song became one of the standout number-one songs on the Australian charts of the 1980s and still remains a staple of Australian radio. Whispering Jack restarted Farnham’s career, which sustained across two more decades. On 21 November 2006, Whispering Jack was re-released to celebrate its 20th anniversary, which came with a bonus track, an extended studio version of “Pressure Down”, and with a DVD of the edited 1987 Whispering Jack Live in Concert televised performance.
Tracklisting
- Pressure Down
- You’re The Voice
- One Step Away
- Reasons
- Going, Going, Gone
- No One Comes Close
- Love To Shine
- Trouble
- A Touch Of Paradise
- Let Me Out
Apple Music
Videos
Pressure Down Music Video by John Farnham
More Videos
- Reasons Live from the Whispering Jack - 20th Anniversary Edition DVD
- One Step Away
- John Farnham - Pressure Down
- Pressure Down
- John Farnham - Whispering Jack In Concert full concert
- Love to Shine
- A Touch of Paradise
- Going Going Gone
- John Farnham - Youre the Voice
- John Farnham - Pressure Down
- A Touch of Paradise John Farnham 1987
- John Farnham - Pressure Down Whispering Jack 25th Anniversary Qpac Brisbane 2nd November 2011
- HQ Coldplay- Youre The Voice with John Farnham Sound Relief Concert HQ
- Youre The Voice John Farnham live at the Palais
Release Images
Release Information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whispering_Jack |
| Format | Vinyl LP Album Limited Edition Numbered Reissue (White & Black marbled) |
| Label | Music On Vinyl |
| Catalog Number | MOVLP3275 |
| Notes | - 180 gram audiophile vinyl - Gatefold sleeve with spot varnish - The 24x Platinum-certified hit album that sold over 2 million copies worldwide - Featuring the massive hit single “You’re The Voice” - Peaked at #1 on the Australian Albums Chart and in the top 10 of several European countries - Limited edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on white & black marbled vinyl |
| Discogs URL | John Farnham - Whispering Jack |