Looking Forward Looking Back
Looking Forward Looking Back is the 56th studio album by Australian country music singer-songwriter Slim Dusty. This album was Slim Dusty's 100th album release.
Looking Forward Looking Back was celebrated with a special Network 9 This Is Your Life event presentation by Mike Munro.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001, the album won Best Country Album. The album was also nominated for Highest Selling Album.
Personnel
- Slim Dusty - vocals
- Robbie Souter - drums
- Rod Coe - bass
- Jeff Mercer - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, baritone guitar, dobro, harmony vocals
- Mike Kerin - fiddle, acoustic guitar on "Never Was At All", vocals on "Bad Days Fishing"
- Tim Wedde - piano, organ, accordion
- Michel Rose - pedal steel guitar on "Memories and Dreams" and "Good Heavens Above"
- Lawrie Minson - harmonica on "Bad Days Fishing" and "Clean Up Our Own Backyard"
- Colin Watson - electric guitar on "Gods Heavens Above", string arrangement
- Jeff McCormack - bass on "Port Augusta", "Rainbow Over The Rock" and "Memories and Dreams"
- Peter Denahy - fiddle on "The Bloke Who Serves The Beer"
- Matt Fell - keyboard, mellotron, bass, electric guitar, mandolin, percussion on "Matilda No More"
- Mark Punch - percussion on "Looking Forward Looking Back" and "Rainbow Over The Rock"
- Phil Hartl - string leader
- Kasey Chambers - guest vocals on "Matilda No More"