Looking Forward Looking Back
Studio album by
Slim Dusty
ReleasedJuly 12, 2000
Recorded2000
StudioColumbia Lane Studios,
Electric Avenue Studios,
Studios 301,
The Music Cellar
GenreCountry
Length44:45
LabelEMI
ProducerRod Coe,
Phil Punch
Slim Dusty chronology
Ninety Nine
(1999)		 Looking Forward Looking Back
(2000)		 The Man Who Is Australia
(2000)

Looking Forward Looking Back is the 56th studio album by Australian country music singer-songwriter Slim Dusty. This album was Slim Dusty's 100th album release.

Looking Forward Looking Back was celebrated with a special Network 9 This Is Your Life event presentation by Mike Munro.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001, the album won the ARIA Award for Best Country Album. The album was also nominated for Highest Selling Album.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Looking Forward Looking Back"Don Walker3:12
2."Never Was at All"Norma O'Hara Murphy3:15
3."There's a Rainbow Over the Rock"Kevin Bloody Wilson2:57
4."Matilda No More" (featuring Kasey Chambers)Eric Bogle3:41
5."The Bloke Who Serves the Beer"Peter Denahy3:00
6."Paddy William"O'Hara Murphy4:32
7."Clean Up Our Own Backyard"Joy McKean2:24
8."Old Time Country Songs"Slim Dusty3:02
9."A Bad Day's Fishing"Kevin Bloody Wilson2:36
10."Port Augusta"Steve Grace3:20
11."Good Heavens Above"Barry Skipsey2:32
12."Hooks & Ride"John Quinn, Tom Oliver2:17
13."Keela Valley Coals"A.E. Brooks, Dusty3:17
14."Memories and Dreams"Jeff Burton, Michael Fix3:09
15."Looking Forward Looking Back" (reprise)Walker1:31

Personnel

  • Slim Dusty - vocals

The Travelling Country Band

  • Robbie Souter - drums
  • Rod Coe - bass
  • Jeff Mercer - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, baritone guitar, dobro, harmony vocals
  • Mike Kerin - fiddle, acoustic guitar on "Never Was At All", vocals on "Bad Days Fishing"

Additional musicians

  • Tim Wedde - piano, organ, accordion
  • Michel Rose - pedal steel guitar on "Memories and Dreams" and "Good Heavens Above"
  • Lawrie Minson - harmonica on "Bad Days Fishing" and "Clean Up Our Own Backyard"
  • Colin Watson - electric guitar on "Gods Heavens Above", string arrangement
  • Jeff McCormack - bass on "Port Augusta", "Rainbow Over The Rock" and "Memories and Dreams"
  • Peter Denahy - fiddle on "The Bloke Who Serves The Beer"
  • Matt Fell - keyboard, mellotron, bass, electric guitar, mandolin, percussion on "Matilda No More"
  • Mark Punch - percussion on "Looking Forward Looking Back" and "Rainbow Over The Rock"
  • Phil Hartl - string leader
  • Kasey Chambers - guest vocals on "Matilda No More"

Charts

Looking Forward Looking Back debuted at number 5 in the Australian album charts and peaked at number 3 in September 2000.

Weekly charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[1] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2000) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 28
Australian Country Albums (ARIA) 1
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA) 9
Chart (2001) Position
Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[3] 8

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] 2× Platinum 140,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Edition(s) Label Catalogue
Australia 12 July 2000 [5]
Standard Slim Dusty Enterprises, EMI Music 5271602
Australia 10 June 2016 [6]
Vinyl EMI Music 3794225

References

  1. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Slim Dusty – Looking Forward Looking Back". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "2000 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". ARIA. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "2001 ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART". ARIA. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  5. ↑ "Looking Forward Looking Back CD". JB HiFi. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Looking Forward Looking Back (Vinyl)". Slim Dusty. Retrieved 7 September 2018.


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