Australian country stars Troy Cassar-Daley and Adam Harvey outsell Kanye West after he scores No. Troy Cassar-Daley and Adam Harvey shares songs and motel rooms on their Great Country Songbook tour. Picture: Philip Blatch Source: News Limited MUSIC mates Troy Cassar-Daley and Adam Harvey joke they have been forced to share hotel rooms after their Great Country Songbook album was deposed from No. 1 by Kanye West. Their favourite jokes in the wake of the chart countback controversy - which saw the Yeezus album snatch No. 1 following a recount after their record enjoyed the top spot for three days - had them returning their Ferraris and speculating Cassar-Daley is the real father of Kim Kardashian's baby. But success is the best revenge with The Great Country Songbook at No. 13 this week and certified with gold sales while Yeezus is at No. And isn't gold. "We were happy even getting top 10," Cassar-Daley said yesterday as the pair kick off their national tour. Harvey adds: "I don't think an album has ever got as much publicity for not getting to No.1." Yeezus loses out to Country Songbook Review: Is Yeezus the return of a musical god? Limp sales in boy band battle Cassar-Daley had to stay mute during the fallout after surgery to repair damage to his vocal cords by the Boston doctor who has saved the golden tonsils of Adele, Keith Urban and John Mayer. He could not speak, laugh or even cough for six weeks after the operation in Boston. Not being able to talk was a nightmare. I got an app on my iPad which helped me to write really fast because I was wasting too much paper," he said. But it was scary and I did think at one stage it could be the end of the singing thing for me. I did ask him if he could give me Frank Sinatra's voice but he had never worked on his throat so I missed out. The pair had been talking about paying tribute to their favourite country classics for years before whittling down a list of 120 songs and recording the hit album. Their renditions of Slim Dusty's enduring Lights On The Hill and Johnny Cash's Walk The Line score the biggest crowd karaoke moments. "They take you right back to where you were the first time you heard them and there's nothing better than looking out at a crowd that knows every single word," Cassar-Daley said. Harvey adds: "I believe people will still be singing all these songs in another 50 to 100 years. I know it's a big prediction but I reckon there'll be an album one day called The Great Country Songbook by Pink. The Great Country Songbook tour continues through regional NSW this month and Rooty Hill RSL on August 17 and kicks off again in November with shows at Crown Casino, Melbourne on November 15 and 16. For all dates visit troycassardaley.com.au