Waltzing Matilda ...Frank Ifield

old 1965 album played on my aiwa series 70 hifi

[@GingerSnape46]

This is one of the very first songs I heard. My parents had the 45 that had "I'm confessin' that I love you" as the back. I loved it when I was a baby, I love it now

[@perdiesmom1]

What a great song. I love his voice. Its real...not like todays so called singers...he was a vocalist!

[@joeeaster5386]

this version is much different than on the capitol album ' I'M CONFESSON"..1963...Norrie paramour conducting the orchestra..I STILL LOVE IT...thanks for posting

[@CarlDuke]

Best version of this song ever. Bravo Frank. Thanks for posting this.

[@sauquoit13456]

On this day in 1963 {December 22nd} Frank Ifield appeared on the CBS-TV program 'The Ed Sullivan Show'...
He performed two songs; "Winter Wonderland" and "Waltzing Matilda"...
At the time his fourth and last charted record, "Please", was at #80 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; two weeks later on January 5th, 1964 it would peak at #71 {for 1 week} and his stayed on the Top 100 for 6 weeks...
His three other Top 100 records were; "I Remember You" {#5 in 1962}, "Lovesick Blues" {#44 in 1963}, and "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)" {#58 in 1963}...
Mr. Ifield, born Francis Edward Ifield, celebrated his 78th birthday one month ago on November 30th {2015}...

[@CarlDuke]

Thanks for this one. My favorite version of this song.

[@mdc41062]

Love the version by Frank Ifield later heard though It was about Sheep Rustling in the outback

[@MartysWhiteSuit]

Such a big part of my boyhood

[@zaaritha]

Such a good voice!

[@JubblyJack]

thank you I enjoyed this video

[@60one]

I also have this record. Cry wolf is a hell of a number.

[@pcjhappystation]

This version is from the soundtrack to the film Up Jump A Swagman. It's a little different from the version that was released as a single.

[@pcjhappystation]

@philbloke Also the arrangement is different. Norrie Paramore is the arranger just as the single version which had a full orchestra, but the film version was with smaller orchestra. The version release as a single and on LP also has a slower tempo.

[@philbloke]

@pcjhappystation - well spotted! I hear a small difference at 40 secs, and again around 1.05, and a few other places, too. It's close to the single version, though - possibly the same session, but a different take. And maybe this was the stereo mix, whereas the single will have been mixed for mono. EMI did that all the time in the 60s.
Your trusty Aiwa has done well, farr64 - sounds great!

[@CarlDuke]

If anyone is interested, my recommendation of a great Ifield CD is one called "Remembers the Great Favourites" which includes all of his best songs including this one.

[@eurasian73]

my dad had this on a 45 Capitol LP here in the US. It sounded slightly different than this one.

[@pcwill1949]

I think he did this on Ed Sullivan's show and tried to get people to sing along. They didn't know it since they were all Americans.

[@terrafirma91]

Frank alters this beautiful Australian folk song a bit too much. I prefer the traditional rendition, myself. His vocal quality still carries it well, it still sounds good, but I prefer Judith Durham's version.