Single:
Six Ribbons entered the Australian singles chart* on 25 December 1978 and peaked at #5. The song was #42 on the Top 100 of 1979.
Album:
The song is on the Against the Wind soundtrack album which entered the Australian albums chart* on 22 January 1979 and peaked at #10.
Songwriter:
Jon English
Producers:
Jon English, Mario Millo
Record label of Australian release:
Polydor
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
The 1978 Australian television miniseries Against the Wind is a historical drama portraying both the British rule of Ireland, and the development of New South Wales and Australia.
Jon English won the Logie Award in 1979 for ‘Best New Talent’ for his role in the miniseries as ‘Jonathan Garrett’. It was the first major Australian TV production to be broadcast in the United States.
A soundtrack was released by Polydor Records, with Six Ribbons released as a single.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Against_the_Wind_(miniseries)
Lyrics:
If I were a minstrel I′d sing you six love songs
To tell the whole world of the love that we share
If I were a merchant I’d bring you six diamonds
With six blood red roses for my love to wear
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