Audio CD
ID: AVSCD104
Number of Discs: 2
Release Date: Nov 6, 2026
Format: Audio CD
Label: Aztec Music

Description

NORMIE ROWE and AZTEC RECORDS present The Best Of 60 Years… My Story, My Songs, featuring 45 tracks on Double CD – all the cherished songs from his extensive career.

During the 1960s esteemed singer Normie Rowe was Australia’s Original King of Pop. Between 1965 and 1967 – alongside the likes of Ronnie Burns, Bobby and Laurie, Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, The Easybeats, M.P.D. Limited and Ray Brown and the Whispers – Rowe experienced unprecedented popularity as one of the country’s premier beat pop sensations. With support from his stellar backing band The Playboys, Rowe created astounding scenes of mass hysteria among teenage fans that were akin to Beatlemania.

His early singles ‘It Ain’t Necessarily So’, ‘I (Who Have Nothing)’, the double A-sided ‘Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)’ / ‘Shakin’ All Over’, ‘Ooh La La’ and ‘It’s Not Easy’ remain among the most successful, and best remembered, hits of the decade. He recorded ‘Ooh La La’, ‘It’s Not Easy’ and ‘Going Home’ in London, featuring legendary UK session players Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Phil Dennys and Clem Cattini

As well as keeping his singing career active into the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s and beyond, Rowe turned his attention to acting. His most famous role was as Jean Valjean in the Sydney production of the stage musical Les Misérables, his showstopping song being the powerful, emotional ballad ‘Bring Him Home’. Furthermore, he took part in the successful arena rock spectacular Long Way to the Top (August 2002) and the 2014 Go!! Show Golden 50th Anniversary Tour. He was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2005. He continues to tour to this day. His recorded tally now amounts to 10 studio albums and 51 singles and EP releases, to say nothing of the thousands of performances he has given down the years.

For this personally curated collection, Normie Rowe has selected his greatest hits plus a further range of overlooked songs that help shine the spotlight on his phenomenal vocal talents. He has included eight tracks from his 2007 album Missing in Action, reflecting on his experiences before, during, and after the Vietnam War.

Highlights

Track Highlights: ‘It Ain’t Necessarily So’, ‘Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)’, ‘Shakin’ All Over’, ‘Ooh La La’, ‘It’s Not Easy’, ‘I (Who Have Nothing)’, ‘The Stones I Throw’, ‘The Breaking Point’, ‘Penelope’, ‘Going Home’, ‘Sunshine Secret’, ‘Elizabeth’, ‘Rock And Roll You’re Beautiful’, ‘Missing In Action’, ‘Still In Saigon’, ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Travellin’ Man’, ‘Bring Him Home

Features 45 tracks on Double CD – all the cherished songs from his extensive career 

Includes the hits ‘Que Sera, Sera’, ‘Shakin’ All Over’, ‘Ooh La La’, ‘It’s Not Easy’, ‘Going Home’, ‘Bring Him Home’, ‘Missing in Action’ and more!

A personally curated collection, shining the spotlight on his phenomenal vocal talents

From vibrant R&B beat pop to sumptuous soul and emotional tenor ballads

Digitally Remastered by Gil Matthews, Colour booklet with rare photos and new interview with Normie Rowe

Track Listing

DISC 1

1. IT AIN’T NECESSARILY SO
2. QUE SERA, SERA (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
3. SHAKIN’ ALL OVER
4. OOH LA LA
5. IT’S NOT EASY
6. I (Who Have Nothing)
7. THE STONES I THROW
8. PRIDE AND JOY
9. TELL HIM I’M NOT HOME
10. STUBBORN KIND OF FELLOW
11. RAT RACE
12. THE BREAKING POINT
13. EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT
14. UNCHAIN MY HEART 
15. I JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND 
16. AIN’T NOBODY HOME
17. PENELOPE
18. GOING HOME
19. SUNSHINE SECRET
20. DON’T TALK
21. ELIZABETH
22. DREAMING
23. BRING HIM HOME
24. A LITTLE RAY OF SUNSHINE
25. ROCK AND ROLL YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL
26. I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU 
27. LATELY 

DISC 2

 1. COMPULSORY HERO
2. LIVING UNDERNEATH THE SOUTHERN CROSS 
3. TWENTY YEARS AGO 
4. STILL IN SAIGON 
5. NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO 
6. I WANNA GO HOME 
7. HE AIN’T HEAVY, HE’S MY BROTHER
8. EVEN THE NIGHTS ARE BETTER
9. MISSING IN ACTION 
10. SCOTS OF THE RIVERINA
11. WHAT’VE YOU DONE FOR AUSTRALIA
12. ROCK ‘N’ ROLL TRAVELLIN’ MAN
13. TRULY
14. FAITH ALIVE
15. NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS 
16. RINGS 
17. HIDDEN ROOMS
18. BRING HIM HOME – Live from EXPO 88