# Country Classics (Slim Dusty album)

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" (Original Version)
* "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" (written by Joy McKean)
* "King Bundawaal"
* "Pub With No Beer" (Original Version) (written by Gordon Parsons)
* "Saddle Boy"
* "Along the Road to Gundagai" (written by Jack O'Hagan)
* "By a Fire of Gidgee Coal" (written by Stan Coster and Slim Dusty)
* "Song of Australia"
* "Middleton's Rouseabout" (written by Henry Lawson and Slim Dusty)
* "Down the Dusty Road to Home" (written by Joe Daly and Slim Dusty)
* "Campfire Yarn" (written by Stan Coster and Slim Dusty)
* "The Old Lantern Waltz"
* "Ghosts of the Golden Mile" (written by Joy McKean and Slim Dusty)
* "Steppin' Round Australia"
* "Cattle Camp Crooner"

### CD2 - The Middle Years (1971-1979)

* "Camooweal" (written by Mack Cormack and Slim Dusty)
* "Australian Bushman" (written by Stan Coster)
* "Glory Bound Train"
* "The Man from Snowy River" (written by A. B. "Banjo" Paterson and Slim Dusty)
* "The Birdsville Track" (written by Stan Coster)
* "The Man from Iron Bark" (written by A. B. "Banjo" Paterson and Slim Dusty)
* "Clancy of the Overflow" (written by A. B. "Banjo" Paterson and Slim Dusty)
* "Henry Lawson" (written by Stan Coster)
* "Lights on the Hill" (written by Joy McKean)
* "Things I See Around Me" (written by Ernie Constance and Slim Dusty)
* "Three Rivers Hotel" (written by Stan Coster)
* "Kelly's Offsider" (written by Joy McKean)
* "Bush Poets of Australia" (written by N. Hauritz and Joy McKean)
* "Indian Pacific" (written by Joy McKean)
* "Isa" (written by Ross Ryan)
* "Spirit of Australia"
* "Losin' My Blues Tonight"
* "Walk a Country Mile" (written by Joy McKean)
* "When the Rain Tumbles Down in July" (Later Version)
* "Pub With No Beer" (Later Version) (written by Gordon Parsons)

### CD3 - The Later Years (1980-1995)

* "Duncan" (written by Pat Alexander)
* "Leave Him in the Longyard" (written by K. Dixon, M. Dixon and Slim Dusty)
* "Plains of Peppimentari"
* "Country Revival"
* "G'Day Blue" (written by Ron Ellis)
* "Nulla Creek" (written by Joy McKean)
* "Last Thing to Learn" (written by Mack Cormack and Joy McKean)
* "Old Time Country Halls"
* "Singer from Down Under"
* "Bible of the Bush" (written by Slim Dusty and Joy McKean)
* "Regal Zonophone"
* "Drovin'" (written by Bob Brown)
* "Crying On Each Other's Shoulders"
* "That's the Song We're Singing"
* "Jack O'Hagan" (written by Johnny Greenwood)
* "Charleville" (written by Don Walker)
* "Ringer from the Top End" (written by Joy McKean)
* "When Your Pants Begin to Go" (written by Henry Lawson and Joy McKean)
* "Me and Matilda" (written by Tom Oliver and Slim Dusty)
* "Who Wants Moss?" (written by Joy McKean)
    NB: All songs written by Slim Dusty unless otherwise noted.

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Australia (ARIA) | Gold | 35,000$^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||

## Release history

| Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
| Australia | 1996 | 3x CD | Reader's Digest (Australia) | 300701300 |