Great Southern Land (album)
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Released | 23 October 1989 | |||
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Great Southern Land is the first compilation album by Australian rock/synthpop band Icehouse, released by Chrysalis Records / Regular Records in October 1989. It peaked at No. 2 on the Australian albums charts, and contained two new singles "Touch the Fire", which peaked at No. 13 on the singles chart, and "Jimmy Dean", which peaked at No. 47.[1] Several different versions of this album exist; the Regular Records release for Australian / New Zealand markets was as a 16 track double vinyl LP, twin music cassette or CD; Chrysalis Records US versions were as 10 track LP / music cassette or 11 track CD release with a different track order; Chrysalis Records UK versions had 12 tracks (some not included on original Australian release); and a video version of 15 tracks was released in VHS PAL format.[2][3]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Iva Davies, except where noted
No. | Title | Album | Length |
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1. | "Touch the Fire" | Icehouse | 3:50 |
2. | "Can't Help Myself" | Icehouse | 3:43 |
3. | "Hey Little Girl" | Primitive Man | 4:23 |
4. | "Great Southern Land" | Primitive Man | 5:22 |
5. | "Paradise" | Measure for Measure | 4:45 |
6. | "Sister" (Davies, Michael Hoste) | Icehouse | 3:24 |
7. | "No Promises" (Davies, Robert Kretschmer) | Measure for Measure | 4:42 |
8. | "Jimmy Dean" (Davies, Kretschmer) | Man of Colours | 4:02 |
9. | "Cross the Border" (Davies, Kretschmer) | Measure for Measure | 3:57 |
10. | "Street Cafe" | Primitive Man | 4:12 |
11. | "Love in Motion" | Standalone Single | 3:41 |
12. | "Walls" | Icehouse | 4:23 |
13. | "Baby, You're So Strange" (Davies, Kretschmer) | Measure for Measure | 4:00 |
14. | "We Can Get Together" | Icehouse | 3:48 |
15. | "Mr. Big" (Davies, Kretschmer) | Measure for Measure | 3:47 |
16. | "Don't Believe Anymore" | Sidewalk | 5:16 |
No. | Title | Album | Length |
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1. | "Touch the Fire" | Icehouse | 3:45 |
2. | "Jimmy Dean" (Davies, Kretschmer) | Man of Colours | 4:02 |
3. | "Hey Little Girl" | Primitive Man | 4:21 |
4. | "Can't Help Myself" | Icehouse | 3:40 |
5. | "Great Southern Land" | Primitive Man | 5:20 |
6. | "Sister" (Davies, Michael Hoste) | Icehouse | 3:24 |
7. | "Cross the Border" (Davies, Kretschmer) | Measure for Measure | 3:57 |
8. | "We Can Get Together" | Icehouse | 3:48 |
9. | "Street Cafe" | Primitive Man | 4:12 |
10. | "Don't Believe Anymore" | Sidewalk | 5:16 |
11. | "No Promises (12" Dance Mix)" (Davies, Robert Kretschmer) | Measure for Measure | 8:48 |
- "No Promises" (12" Dance Mix) only released on CD version, not Cassette.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Album | Length |
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1. | "Touch the Fire" | Icehouse | 3:45 |
2. | "Jimmy Dean" (Davies, Kretschmer) | Man of Colours | 4:02 |
3. | "Hey Little Girl" | Primitive Man | 4:21 |
4. | "Great Southern Land" | Primitive Man | 5:20 |
5. | "Electric Blue" (Davies, John Oates) | Man of Colours | 4:21 |
6. | "Crazy" (Davies, Robert Kretschmer, Andy Qunta) | Man of Colours | 3:24 |
7. | "Cross the Border" (Davies, Kretschmer) | Measure for Measure | 3:57 |
8. | "Street Cafe" | Primitive Man | 4:12 |
9. | "Don't Believe Anymore" | Sidewalk | 5:16 |
10. | "No Promises (12" Dance Mix)" (Davies, Robert Kretschmer) | Measure for Measure | 8:48 |
11. | "Sister" (Davies, Michael Hoste) | Icehouse | 3:24 |
12. | "Icehouse" | Icehouse | 4:10 |
- "No Promises" (12" Dance Mix) only released on CD version, not Cassette.
Video release
[edit]- "Can't Help Myself"
- "We Can Get Together"
- "Walls"
- "Sister"
- "Love in Motion"
- "Great Southern Land '82"
- "Hey Little Girl"
- "Street Cafe"
- "Don't Believe Anymore"
- "No Promises"
- "Baby, You're So Strange"
- "Mr. Big"
- "Cross the Border"
- "Touch the Fire"
- "Great Southern Land '89"
Personnel
[edit]Icehouse members
- Iva Davies — vocals, guitars, keyboards
- Robert Kretschmer — guitar
- Simon Lloyd — saxophone, keyboards
- Stephen Morgan — bass guitar
- Paul Wheeler — drums
Art work
- Cover photography — Hugh McLeod-Aitionn
- Cover artwork — Hugh McLeod-Aitionn
- Band photos —Jan Moxley & Tony Mott
Charts
[edit]Chart (1989/90) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 2 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] | 5 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[6] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[7] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ "australian-charts.com - Icehouse". australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
- ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "The Flowers / Icehouse". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Icehouse'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Archived from the original on 17 May 2003. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Icehouse – Great Southern Land". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Icehouse – Great Southern Land". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 18 March 1990. Retrieved 6 December 2022.