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 (Australian TV series)|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"