Bill Lawry... This Is Your Life
| Bill Lawry... This is Your Life | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 7 December 1997 | |||
| Recorded | The Loft, Mittagong, November 1997 | |||
| Genre | Spoken word, Comedy | |||
| Length | 49:43 | |||
| Label | EMI Music | |||
| Producer | Billy Birmingham, David Froggatt | |||
| The Twelfth Man chronology | ||||
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Bill Lawry... This is Your Life is the fifth album released by The Twelfth Man. Released on 7 December 1997, it reached number one on the ARIA Album Charts for two weeks. The album contains special guest vocals from Jimmy Barnes, John Farnham, and Merv Hughes.[1]
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1998, the album was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Comedy Release losing to Paul McDermott's Unplugged Good News Week Tapes: Volume 1.[2]
Plot[edit]
An episode of This Is Your Life is aired about Bill Lawry, with many of Bill's friends and rivals making appearances. There is a running gag throughout that Richie is none too impressed by Bill receiving an episode of This Is Your Life before him and not inviting him to a party in the city. Another running gag is Bill Lawry repeatedly calling host Mike Munro, Matt Munro.
Track listing[edit]
CD (4934352)
- "What's on the Box" – 1:11
- "Bill's Surprise" – 3:32
- ""..You Were Born..." / The Doctor / The School Master" – 8:29
- "Blind Love / The Wife / The Pigeons / The School Chum / Ratings-winning Guest #1" – 7:59
- "Bill's Early Careers / Richie / 'The Don' / Ratings-winning Guest #2" – 8:25
- "Peter Pollock / The Nawab / Geoff Boycott / The Fan Club" – 7:40
- "Bill Hangs Up His Boots / Chappelli And Maxy / Tony / The Hero" – 12:27
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
| Chart (1997/98) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 1 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] | 27 |
Year-end charts[edit]
| Chart (1997) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian (ARIA Charts)[5] | 17 |
| Australian artist (ARIA Charts) | 7 |
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[6] | 3× Platinum | 210,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
See also[edit]
- List of number-one albums of 1997 (Australia)
- List of number-one albums of 1998 (Australia)
- List of Top 25 albums for 1997 in Australia
References[edit]
- ^ "Bill Lawry... This Is Your Life". Discogs. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1998: 12th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – 12TH MAN – BILLY LAWRY... THIS IS YOUR LIFE". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Charts.nz – 12TH MAN – BILLY LAWRY... THIS IS YOUR LIFE". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "1997 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". ARIA. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
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