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| Single byJohn Williamson | ||||
| from the albumPipe Dream | ||||
| Released | June 1996 (1996-06) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | EMI Music | |||
| Songwriter | John Williamson | |||
| Producer | John Williamson | |||
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Sir Don is a song written and recorded by Australian country singerJohn Williamson. The song is a tribute to Australian cricketer,Donald Bradman and $1 from each sale went towards theBradman Museum. The song was released in June 1996 as the lead single from Williamson's thirteenth studio albumPipe Dream and peaked at number 72 on theARIA Charts.
Following Bradman's death in February 2001, Williamson performed the track at Bradman's Memorial Service atSt Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide.[1][2][3] The original scraps of paper this song was written on have been framed and hang in the Bradman Museum atBowral.[4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sir Don" | |
| 2. | "My Oath to Australia" | |
| 3. | "Paint Me a Wheelbarrow" | |
| 4. | "Sydney 2000" |
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[5] | 72 |
| Region | Date | Format | Edition(s) | Label | Catalogue |
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| Australia | June 1996 | Standard | EMI Music | 8740883 |
