John Farnham rumours continue

John Farnham rumours continue this month, with the recent appearance on Sound Relief, a fundraising concert for the victims of the February bushfires. On the eve of the performance, Farnham had dinner with manager Glenn Wheatley and CEO of Sony Music Australia, Denis Handlin; the dinner included discussion of Farnham recording a new album.

 

News Limited reported Handlin as saying, “We are now talking about the record, tossing around ideas for songs, writers and producers… I am pretty confident we will have a new studio album out from John Farnham this year”.

 

Farnham, whilst having retired from major touring in 2003, occasionally performs for fundraisers and other short-run events, and appeared on Sound Relief alongside Coldplay. Handlin also hinted that Coldplay may be asked to write a song for the album, which will appeal to fans who lapped up the combination at Sound Relief.

 

A representative for Handlin was able to confirm at least that there is discussion about it, stating that it was “early days yet and there’s no set plans”. No further information is currently available, but he did state that more news would be released in the middle of the year, and that an album would possibly be in stores this summer. 

 

Previous suggestions of a comeback for one of Australia’s foremost entertainers began when Glenn Wheatley suggested that it was on the books, but noted that he needed to “sit down with [Farnham] first and formulate what is the best approach”. Farnham himself denied new tours, during the Australia Unites telethon screened on Channel Nine recently. Perhaps the dinner with Handlin was what Wheatley had in mind.

 

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Written By : Naomi Guss