"Tenterfield Saddler" is a song written by Peter Allen in 1970. It was released in 1972 as the second single from his second studio album of the same name.
"Tenterfield Saddler" | ||||
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Single by Peter Allen | ||||
from the album Tenterfield Saddler | ||||
Released | April 1972 | |||
Recorded | 1971 | |||
Genre | Pop, Country | |||
Length | 3:36 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Songwriter(s) | Peter Allen | |||
Producer(s) | Peter Allen, Brooks Arthur | |||
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"Tenterfield Saddler" tells the moving story of the musician's life, from his much-loved grandfather, George Woolnough, his troubled relationship with his father and moving to New York to marry Liza Minnelli, "a girl with an interesting face".[1]
The lyric "been all 'round the world and lives no special place", is compared to a lyric of another of his songs, "no matter how far or how wide I roam, I still call Australia home" in "I Still Call Australia Home".[2]
"Tenterfield Saddler" made its ARIA chart debut in September 2015 following the screening of the Peter Allen Australian mini-series, Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door.
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[3] | 53 |
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