Musicians

Warren H. Williams

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About Warren

Warren H Williams is now one of the biggest indigenous names on the Australian music scene.

— Australian Broadcasting Company

Discography

Album formats explained

Album formats

  • 10": 10 inch vinyl records were played at 45 or 33 1/3 rounds per minute (rpm). The former could hold 9, the latter 12 minutes of music per side.
  • 7": 7 inch records (often referred to as 45s) were played at 45 rpm or 33 1/3 rpm, with about 4:30 or 6 minutes of music per side.
  • LP: Long play, is a vinyl record played at ​33 1⁄3 rpm with a 12 or 10-inch diameter.
  • EP: Extended play, are vinyl records that allowed two or even three songs on each side.

Country Friends and Me

Released
1998
Tracks
  1. Raining On The Rock
  2. Magazine
  3. Western Wind
  4. Window Up Above
  5. To A Fool Like Me
  6. Wished Upon A Star
  7. Baby Blue
  8. Last Seen In Alice
  9. Big Red Rock
  10. A Place
  11. A Town Like Alice
  12. Don't Play On The Track
  13. Someone Like You
  14. We're Here To Love
  15. Down That Road
  16. If Tomorrow Never Comes
  17. Mother Never Warned Me
  18. Coster Country

Places In-Between

Released
2002
Tracks
  1. Hustle Bustle
  2. Big Old Moon
  3. Northern Wind
  4. Sunburnt Country
  5. Let It Rain
  6. Just Because It Feels Good
  7. What a Place
  8. Free People
  9. He Don't Love Her
  10. Weary Heart
  11. Seven Year Itch
  12. Desert Sky
  13. Northern Road
  14. Cartoon Tune

Where My Heart Is

Released
12 October 2004
Tracks
  1. Clouds Are Rollin
  2. What A Night ( This Would Be)
  3. Lonely Bar
  4. Lovin Arms
  5. In The Park
  6. Old Place
  7. Dreamtime Baby
  8. Like A Gambler
  9. Called You Up
  10. Too Good To Be True
  11. Untitled

Be Like Home

Released
7 March 2006
Tracks
  1. So Much Trouble
  2. Highway Song
  3. Learn My Song
  4. Kimberley Queen
  5. Be Like Home
  6. Late Train
  7. Don't Ignore My Love
  8. Storyteller
  9. Marlo
  10. Milky Way
  11. Only Eighteen
  12. Mum, Mums
  13. Diamonds

Looking Out

Released
7 August 2009
Tracks
  1. Been Away
  2. Drift Away
  3. Boulevard
  4. Dusty Ballerina
  5. Family
  6. Forever In My Arms
  7. Tell Her You Love Her
  8. Great Southern Land
  9. Looking Out
  10. Turn Your Radio On
  11. She’s My Everything
  12. You Are The Place
  13. Jealous

Urna Marra

Released
25 November 2011
Tracks
  1. Motor Running
  2. Have A Great Life
  3. These Eyes
  4. Just Called
  5. This Road
  6. Had A Love
  7. Getting Over You
  8. Look Up Your Memories
  9. Someone’s Always Worse
  10. Mend Another Broken Heart
  11. Sleepless Nights
  12. Stories
  13. Story Of Joseph (Western Aranda)
Notes

Urna Marra means 'good country'. Warren H. Williams dedicated this album to his father, Kasper Gus Ntjalka Williams OAM.


Winanjjara: The Song Peoples Sessions

Warren H. Williams - Winanjjara: The Song Peoples Sessions
Released
13 April 2012
Tracks

CD/side 1

  1. Winanjjara (Songman)
  2. Kirnawarinyi Kaarnungu (Lonely Boy)
  3. Ntarntarai! (Look After!)
  4. Jurnkurakurr
  5. Warumungu Kirriji (Warumungu Woman)
  6. Ilanga (Far Away)
  7. Kampaju Kari Winanjjiki (Gospel Song)
  8. Mananta (Searching)
  9. Wurtai! (Hello!)
  10. Turtu Kayakaya (Warumungu Lullaby)
  11. Kujjarra Kunjuku, Tjaiya Tharra (Two Ways)
  12. Pirttangu 1 (Flying Fox)
  13. Pirttangu 2 (Flying Fox)

CD/side 2

  1. Kunapa Mantikarr 1 (DogBlack Carpet Snake)
  2. Kunapa Mantikarr 2 (DogBlack Carpet Snake)
  3. Kunapa Mantikarr 3 (DogBlack Carpet Snake)
  4. Kunapa Mantikarr 4 (DogBlack Carpet Snake)
  5. Kunapa Mantikarr 5 (DogBlack Carpet Snake)
  6. Kunapa Mantikarr 6 (DogBlack Carpet Snake)
  7. Kunapa Mangkurru (DogBlack Soil Country)
  8. Kunapa Mangkurru (DogBlack Soil Country)
  9. Kunapa Wupungarri (DogBloodwood Tree)
  10. Kunapa (Dog)
  11. KunapaKarlapirra (DogRiver-Red Gum Tree)
  12. KunapaNgulya (DogSoakage)
  13. Kurtinja 1 (Bush Turkey)
  14. Kurtinja 2 (Bush turkey)
  15. Kurtinja 3 (Bush turkey)
  16. Kurtinja Manaji (Bush Turkey, Bush Potato)
  17. Kurtinja (Bush Turkey)
Notes

"I always thought that to be successful in the Australian music industry I had to sing in the white man's language. I've done that now, but these songs are for my people, my family and for me." —Warren H Williams


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