Willy Nilly: The 12th Man's Biggest Hits

Willy Nilly: The 12th Man's Biggest Hits is the first compilation album released by The Twelfth Man. Willy Nilly: The 12th Man's Biggest Hits was released in November 2013 and peaked at number three on the ARIA Charts.

Willy Nilly: The 12th Man's Biggest Hits
Compilation album by
Released22 November 2013
Recorded1984-2006
GenreSpoken word, Comedy music
Length154 mins
LabelLittle Digger Productions / Universal Music Australia
ProducerBilly Birmingham, David Frogatt
The Twelfth Man chronology
The Box Set
(2009)
Willy Nilly: The 12th Man's Biggest Hits
(2013)
The Very Best of Richie
(2015)

Billy Birmingham said, "I dedicated Willy Nilly to Tony Greig because out of all the commentators, he got the 12th Man better than anyone. We did a couple of gigs together and it was funny standing shoulder to shoulder while I am taking the piss out of his voice. He knew the success of the 12th Man had done nothing to harm Channel 9's coverage or their reputation."[1]

Track listing edit

  1. "Classic Commentary Competition" - 5:48
  2. "England V India (1987-88)" (edit) - 5:11
  3. "Chappelli's Plays of the Month" - 6:40
  4. "Big Merv's Big Guts" - 3:35
  5. "Pearce Off Jack" - 5:33
  6. "Straight Down His Throat" - 4:17
  7. "Rick Diznek" - 2:35
  8. "Marvellous!" (edit) - 5:06
  9. "Australia V Sri Lanka (1991)" - 6:20
  10. "Tappy... Boom!" - 3:41
  11. "Richie's Nightmare" - 3:00
  12. "Bear at the Sport's Desk" - 5:19
  13. "Name Pronunciation Lessons" - 3:47
  14. "Boony's Player Comfort" - 3:39
  15. "Protectorcam" - 4:16
  16. "England V Sri Lanka 1999" (edit) - 4:58
  17. "Corm Down Bull" - 4:03
  18. "Commentary Box Hijack" - 5:09
  19. "Spatfa" - 5:46
  20. "Crackcam Says... Gawn!" - 4:00
  21. "Bill's Proboscotomy" - 5:18
  22. "Scrotometers" - 5:26
  23. "Max and Rabs Auditions" - 5:53
  24. "Bill Lawry...Tributes" - 6:05
  25. "Tony's Hair Hat" - 5:23
  26. "Reg Warren (Ray Warren's Brother) Interviews NSW Origin Player Tommy Raudonikis" - 3:34
  27. "Tubby and Hansie" - 4:00
  28. "Henri Porte" - 1:48
  29. "Bill's Nose Job" - 4:46
  30. "Bruce 2000: A Special Tribute" - 4:40
  31. "Boned By Phone" - 4:11
  32. "Kerry's Heavenly Advice" - 6:09
  33. "Bill V Tony (2006) - 4:47

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (2013/14) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 3

Year-end charts edit

Chart (2013) Position
Australian (ARIA Charts)[3] 15
Australian artist (ARIA Charts) [4] 2

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Region Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia 22 November 2013 [6][7] Little Digger Productions / Universal Music Australia 3764299

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Billy Birmingham aka the 12th Man prepares a greatest hits and says current commentators aren't inspiring a new record for Ashes". news.com.au. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Australiancharts.com – 12TH MAN – WILLY NILLY - THE 12TH MAN'S BIGGEST HITS". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  3. ^ "2013ARIA ALBUMS CHART". ARIA. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  4. ^ "2013ARIA AUSTRALIAN ARTIST ALBUMS CHART". ARIA. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  5. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  6. ^ "Willy Nilly The 12th Man's Biggest Hits by 12th Man". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Willy Nilly - The 12th Man's Biggest Hits CD". JB HiFi. Retrieved 24 December 2017.