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

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

Weekly charts

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

Year-end charts

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

Certifications

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

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  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. 1 2 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.

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