Waltzing Matilda is a studio album by Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 violin

Violin

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ist André Rieu

André Rieu

André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu is a Dutch violinist, conductor, and composer best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra.- Early life and studies :...

 and Australia

Australia

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n soprano

Soprano

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 Mirusia

Mirusia

Mirusia Louwerse is a Dutch Australian soprano. She performs as 'Mirusia' and is seen by the Australian press as "The Unconventional Pop Star"....

, released on 28 April 2008 in Australia. The album includes several Australian traditional songs sung by Mirusia. Rieu and Mirusia will be performing the tracks in their worldwide tour late in 2008. The album debuted at number two on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart

ARIA Charts

The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...

. It reached number one in its second week on the chart in the lead up to Mother's Day

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, selling 17,560 units.

Track listing

1. "Wiener Melange" — 6:35
2. "Scarborough Fair"¹ — 3:40
3. "Waltzing Matilda" — 3:17
4. "Treasure Waltz" — 6:23
5. "La Vergine degli angeli"¹ — 3:21
6. "Wine, Women And Song" — 6:16
7. "Botany Bay"¹ — 4:03
8. "Du und du" — 6:15
9. "Thorn Birds: Theme" — 3:56
10. "I Still Call Australia Home"¹ — 4:33
11. "Viennese Citizen" — 6:15
12. "Benedictus"¹ — 3:50
13. "Charmaine" — 4:00
14. "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again"¹ — 3:53
15. "Fledermaus Quadrille" — 4:06
16. "Tie Me Kangaroo"¹ — 2:25
17. "Home Among The Gumtrees"¹ — 2:29
18. "Waltzing Matilda" (vocal version)¹ — 3:54

¹ features Mirusia

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Australian ARIA ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... Albums Chart	1