Aussie Rock Legend John ‘Swanee’ Swan Announces New Album ‘Believe’
The album consists of 16 tracks, 15 of which are duets with friends and family.

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The great John ‘Swanee’ Swan returns with Believe, his first studio album in 11 years.
Arriving Friday, August 1 via Songland Records, Believe features 16 tracks in total, with 15 of those duets with Swanee’s friends and family. The album includes two original tracks – ‘Where Is My Soul’ and ‘There Is a Road’, along with covers of Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Brooks & Dunn,
Special guests making an appearance on the album include Jimmy Barnes, John and Alan, Jon Stevens, Colin Hay, Diesel, Joe Camilleri, Wendy Matthews, Russell Morris, Dave Gleeson, Rick Springfield, Jack Jones, Ian Moss, Steve Kipner, Tommy Emmanuel, Kevin Borich, and Mahalia Barnes.
Songland Records’ Frog Harris has called the record an “absolute cracker” and urged punters to get behind the release and splash the cash on a physical copy of Believe, as “digital payments don’t add up enough to buy a chiko roll for musicians
Believe will be available as a 16 track CD ($29.95) and a 16 track coloured vinyl double record ($89.95). Pre-order your copy now via johnswan.net.au
John ‘Swanee’ Swan is Aussie rock royalty. The older brother of Cold Chisel’s Jimmy Barnes, Swanee started life as a drummer before taking over vocal duties from Bon Scott as the lead singer of rockers Fraternity.
He performed with Fraternity for two years before joining Feather in 1977 and then embarking on a solo career a year later.
He earned his first top-five charting single in 1981 with his cover of Tim Hardin’s ‘If I Were a Carpenter’. 1989 saw Swanee replace Angry Anderson as vocalist for The Party Boys before going solo once again in 1989.
Since then, Swanee has released six studio albums – his most recent being 2014’s One Day At a Time – and has become a staple of the touring circuit, regularly performing at festivals and collaborating with a host of top Aussie artists.
Believe by Swanee arrives Friday, August 1, via Songland Records. Pre-order your copy now via johnswan.net.au.
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