Six Ribbons

1978 single by Jon English and Mario Millo

"Six Ribbons"

Single by Jon English and Mario Millo

from the album Against the Wind

A-side

"Six Ribbons"

B-side

"Mary's Theme"

Released

1978

Genre

Pop rock, Soft rock, folk, country

Length

3:15

Label

Polydor Records / Frituna

Songwriter(s)

Jon English

Producer(s)

Jon English, Mario Millo

Jon English singles chronology

"Nights in Paradise"
(1978)

"Six Ribbons"
(1978)

"Get Your Love Right"
(1979)

"Six Ribbons" is a 1978 song credited to Australian musicians Jon English and Mario Millo. The song was written by Jon English and was included on the soundtrack of the Australian miniseries, Against the Wind.

The song was certified gold in Australia.^[1]

Track listing

Australian 7" Single

Side A "Six Ribbons" - 3:15
Side B "Mary's Theme" - 4:00

Scandinavian 7" Single

Side A "Six Ribbons" - 3:15
Side B "Against The Wind" - 2:32

Charts

Weekly Charts

"Six Ribbons" entered the Kent Music Report on 5 December 1978, before peaking at number 5 in 1979. The song peaked at number 1 in Norway in December 1981.

Chart (1978/81)	Peak position
Australian Kent Music Report^[2]^[3]	5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[4]	3
Norway (VG-lista)^[5]	1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[6]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[2]	49

Cover Version

In 2000, Donald Hall covered the song on his album Harp Moods. ^[7]
In 2005, Black Majesty covered the song on their album, Silent Company. ^[8]
In 2005, Green Carnation covered the song on their EP The Burden is Mine... Alone. ^[9] and in their 2006 limited edition studio album The Acoustic Verses.
In 2009, Ruiseart Alcorn covered the song on his album, The Ravenswing Years. ^[10]
In 2012, Gavin Lockley covered the song on his album, Orchestral Songs of Australia. ^[11]
In 2013, Didrik Solli-Tangen released a version of the song as a single from his album, The Journey. ^[12]
In 2013, Lise Olden [no] covered the song on her album Min Skattekiste [no].^[13]
In 2016 Billy Macro reinterpreted and released the song to coincide with the Netflix miniseries "For an eshay, with care".
In 2016, Richard Clayderman covered the song on his album, A Musical Journey.^[14]^[15]
In 2017, The Ten Tenors covered the song on their album, Wish You Were Here.

References

^ "Jon English obituary: from rock to opera, a mainstay of Aussie entertainment". SMH. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Kent Music Report No 288 – 31 December 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1979". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 10 January 2023 – via Imgur.com.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Jon English – Six Ribbons". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
^ "Jon English – Six Ribbons". VG-lista. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
^ "Jon English – Six Ribbons". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
^ "Harp Moods". iTunes Australia. 6 June 2000. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
^ "Silent Company". iTunes Australia. 27 June 2005. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
^ "The Burden is Mine Alone (EP)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
^ "The Ravenswing Years". iTunes Australia. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
^ "Orchestral Songs of Australia". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
^ "Six Ribbons (single)". iTunes Australia. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
^ "Min Skattekiste". iTunes Australia. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
^ "A Musical Journey". iTunes Australia. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
^ "A Musical Journey (2016)". Richard Clayderman. Retrieved January 2, 2018.