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Songs from the South

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Songs from the South
Greatest hits album by
Released13 May 1997 (1997-05-13)
Recorded1985–1997
GenreAustralian rock
LabelMushroom/White
Paul Kelly chronology
Live at the Continental and the Esplanade
(1996)
Songs from the South
(1997)
Words and Music
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Artist Direct[2]

Songs from the South, subtitled Paul Kelly's Greatest Hits, is a greatest hits album by Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly. It was released on 13 May 1997 by Mushroom Records.[3] The album peaked at No. 2 on the Australian Recording Industry Association Albums Chart.[4][5] It was certified 7× platinum by 2017.[6]

The songs are drawn from Kelly's previously released albums issued between 1985 and 1996. Two tracks on the album are exclusive to this release: a live recording of "Everything's Turning to White", and a newly-recorded acoustic version of "When I First Met Your Ma". Kelly later released similarly titled compilation albums, Songs from the South Volume 2 (Paul Kelly 98–08) (November 2008) and Songs from the South: 1985–2019 (November 2019).

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Paul Kelly, unless otherwise noted

Songs from the South: Paul Kelly's Greatest Hits
No.TitleAlbumLength
1."From St Kilda to Kings Cross"Post (1985)2:54
2."Leaps and Bounds" (Kelly, Chris Langman)Gossip (1986)3:24
3."Before Too Long"Gossip (1986)3:22
4."Darling It Hurts" (Kelly, Steve Connolly)Gossip (1986)3:16
5."Look So Fine, Feel So Low" (Kelly, Maurice Frawley)Gossip (1986)3:00
6."Dumb Things"Under the Sun (1987)2:29
7."To Her Door"Under the Sun (1987)3:16
8."Bradman"Under the Sun (1987)7:25
9."Everything's Turning to White"Recorded Live at the Museum of Contemporary Art, for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Sunday program concert (1996)4:38
10."Sweet Guy"So Much Water So Close To Home (1989)3:29
11."Careless"So Much Water So Close to Home (1989)2:50
12."Wintercoat"Comedy (1991)3:19
13."From Little Things Big Things Grow" (Kelly, Kev Carmody)Comedy (1991)6:51
14."When I First Met Your Ma"1997 Re-recorded, previously unreleased acoustic version, original version appears on Hidden Things (1992)4:45
15."Pouring Petrol on a Burning Man"Hidden Things (1992), previously released as a single in 19902:54
16."Love Never Runs on Time"Wanted Man (1994)2:58
17."Song from the Sixteenth Floor" (Kelly, John Clifforth)Wanted Man (1994)3:47
18."Deeper Water" (Kelly, Randy Jacobs)Deeper Water (1995)4:26
19."Give In to My Love"Deeper Water (1995)3:56
20."How to Make Gravy"How to Make Gravy (EP, 1996)4:26

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1997+) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 2
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 17

Year-end charts

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Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australian (ARIA Charts)[9] 10
Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australian (ARIA Charts)[9] 68

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] 7× Platinum 490,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Artist Direct review
  3. ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "Paul Kelly". Australian Rock Database. Archived from the original on 21 April 2004. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Discography Paul Kelly". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  5. ^ Kent, David (2006). Australian Chart Book 1993-2005. Turramurra, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2006 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
  7. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Paul Kelly – Songs from the South". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Charts.nz – Paul Kelly – Songs from the South". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  9. ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 152.
  10. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 December 2021.

Further reading

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