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Great Southern Land
Compilation album by
Released23 October 1989 (1989-10-23)
Genre
Label
Icehouse chronology
Man of Colours
(1987)
Great Southern Land
(1989)
Code Blue
(1990)
Singles from Great Southern Land
  1. "Touch the Fire"
    Released: 30 September 1989
  2. "Jimmy Dean"
    Released: 28 December 1989

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

All tracks are written by Iva Davies, except where noted

Australian/New Zealand release
No.TitleAlbumLength
1."Touch the Fire" Icehouse3:50
2." Can't Help Myself"Icehouse3:43
3." Hey Little Girl" Primitive Man4:23
4." Great Southern Land"Primitive Man5:22
5."Paradise"Measure for Measure4:45
6."Sister" (Davies, Michael Hoste)Icehouse3:24
7." No Promises" (Davies, Robert Kretschmer) Measure for Measure4:42
8."Jimmy Dean" (Davies, Kretschmer) Man of Colours4:02
9."Cross the Border" (Davies, Kretschmer)Measure for Measure3:57
10."Street Cafe"Primitive Man4:12
11." Love in Motion"Standalone Single3:41
12." Walls"Icehouse4:23
13."Baby, You're So Strange" (Davies, Kretschmer)Measure for Measure4:00
14." We Can Get Together"Icehouse3:48
15."Mr. Big" (Davies, Kretschmer)Measure for Measure3:47
16." Don't Believe Anymore" Sidewalk5:16
American release
No.TitleAlbumLength
1."Touch the Fire" Icehouse3:45
2."Jimmy Dean" (Davies, Kretschmer) Man of Colours4:02
3." Hey Little Girl" Primitive Man4:21
4." Can't Help Myself"Icehouse3:40
5." Great Southern Land"Primitive Man5:20
6."Sister" (Davies, Michael Hoste)Icehouse3:24
7."Cross the Border" (Davies, Kretschmer)Measure for Measure3:57
8." We Can Get Together"Icehouse3:48
9."Street Cafe"Primitive Man4:12
10." Don't Believe Anymore" Sidewalk5:16
11." No Promises (12" Dance Mix)" (Davies, Robert Kretschmer) Measure for Measure8:48
  • "No Promises" (12" Dance Mix) only released on CD version, not Cassette.

Track listing

UK/Europe release
No.TitleAlbumLength
1."Touch the Fire" Icehouse3:45
2."Jimmy Dean" (Davies, Kretschmer) Man of Colours4:02
3." Hey Little Girl" Primitive Man4:21
4." Great Southern Land"Primitive Man5:20
5." Electric Blue" (Davies, John Oates)Man of Colours4:21
6." Crazy" (Davies, Robert Kretschmer, Andy Qunta)Man of Colours3:24
7."Cross the Border" (Davies, Kretschmer)Measure for Measure3:57
8."Street Cafe"Primitive Man4:12
9." Don't Believe Anymore" Sidewalk5:16
10." No Promises (12" Dance Mix)" (Davies, Robert Kretschmer) Measure for Measure8:48
11."Sister" (Davies, Michael Hoste)Icehouse3:24
12."Icehouse"Icehouse4:10
  • "No Promises" (12" Dance Mix) only released on CD version, not Cassette.

Video release

  1. " Can't Help Myself"
  2. " We Can Get Together"
  3. " Walls"
  4. "Sister"
  5. " Love in Motion"
  6. " Great Southern Land '82"
  7. " Hey Little Girl"
  8. "Street Cafe"
  9. "Don't Believe Anymore"
  10. " No Promises"
  11. "Baby, You're So Strange"
  12. "Mr. Big"
  13. "Cross the Border"
  14. "Touch the Fire"
  15. " Great Southern Land '89"

Personnel

Icehouse members

Art work

  • Cover photography — Hugh McLeod-Aitionn
  • Cover artwork — Hugh McLeod-Aitionn
  • Band photos —Jan Moxley & Tony Mott

Charts

Chart (1989/90) Peak
position
Australian Albums ( ARIA) [4] 2
New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ) [5] 5

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia ( ARIA) [6] 2× Platinum 140,000^
New Zealand ( RMNZ) [7] Platinum 15,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "australian-charts.com - Icehouse". australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
  2. ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "The Flowers / Icehouse". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Icehouse – Great Southern Land". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Charts.nz – Icehouse – Great Southern Land". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  6. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  7. ^ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 18 March 1990. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Great Southern Land
Compilation album by
Released23 October 1989 (1989-10-23)
Genre
Label
Icehouse chronology
Man of Colours
(1987)
Great Southern Land
(1989)
Code Blue
(1990)
Singles from Great Southern Land
  1. "Touch the Fire"
    Released: 30 September 1989
  2. "Jimmy Dean"
    Released: 28 December 1989

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

All tracks are written by Iva Davies, except where noted

Australian/New Zealand release
No.TitleAlbumLength
1."Touch the Fire" Icehouse3:50
2." Can't Help Myself"Icehouse3:43
3." Hey Little Girl" Primitive Man4:23
4." Great Southern Land"Primitive Man5:22
5."Paradise"Measure for Measure4:45
6."Sister" (Davies, Michael Hoste)Icehouse3:24
7." No Promises" (Davies, Robert Kretschmer) Measure for Measure4:42
8."Jimmy Dean" (Davies, Kretschmer) Man of Colours4:02
9."Cross the Border" (Davies, Kretschmer)Measure for Measure3:57
10."Street Cafe"Primitive Man4:12
11." Love in Motion"Standalone Single3:41
12." Walls"Icehouse4:23
13."Baby, You're So Strange" (Davies, Kretschmer)Measure for Measure4:00
14." We Can Get Together"Icehouse3:48
15."Mr. Big" (Davies, Kretschmer)Measure for Measure3:47
16." Don't Believe Anymore" Sidewalk5:16
American release
No.TitleAlbumLength
1."Touch the Fire" Icehouse3:45
2."Jimmy Dean" (Davies, Kretschmer) Man of Colours4:02
3." Hey Little Girl" Primitive Man4:21
4." Can't Help Myself"Icehouse3:40
5." Great Southern Land"Primitive Man5:20
6."Sister" (Davies, Michael Hoste)Icehouse3:24
7."Cross the Border" (Davies, Kretschmer)Measure for Measure3:57
8." We Can Get Together"Icehouse3:48
9."Street Cafe"Primitive Man4:12
10." Don't Believe Anymore" Sidewalk5:16
11." No Promises (12" Dance Mix)" (Davies, Robert Kretschmer) Measure for Measure8:48
  • "No Promises" (12" Dance Mix) only released on CD version, not Cassette.

Track listing

UK/Europe release
No.TitleAlbumLength
1."Touch the Fire" Icehouse3:45
2."Jimmy Dean" (Davies, Kretschmer) Man of Colours4:02
3." Hey Little Girl" Primitive Man4:21
4." Great Southern Land"Primitive Man5:20
5." Electric Blue" (Davies, John Oates)Man of Colours4:21
6." Crazy" (Davies, Robert Kretschmer, Andy Qunta)Man of Colours3:24
7."Cross the Border" (Davies, Kretschmer)Measure for Measure3:57
8."Street Cafe"Primitive Man4:12
9." Don't Believe Anymore" Sidewalk5:16
10." No Promises (12" Dance Mix)" (Davies, Robert Kretschmer) Measure for Measure8:48
11."Sister" (Davies, Michael Hoste)Icehouse3:24
12."Icehouse"Icehouse4:10
  • "No Promises" (12" Dance Mix) only released on CD version, not Cassette.

Video release

  1. " Can't Help Myself"
  2. " We Can Get Together"
  3. " Walls"
  4. "Sister"
  5. " Love in Motion"
  6. " Great Southern Land '82"
  7. " Hey Little Girl"
  8. "Street Cafe"
  9. "Don't Believe Anymore"
  10. " No Promises"
  11. "Baby, You're So Strange"
  12. "Mr. Big"
  13. "Cross the Border"
  14. "Touch the Fire"
  15. " Great Southern Land '89"

Personnel

Icehouse members

Art work

  • Cover photography — Hugh McLeod-Aitionn
  • Cover artwork — Hugh McLeod-Aitionn
  • Band photos —Jan Moxley & Tony Mott

Charts

Chart (1989/90) Peak
position
Australian Albums ( ARIA) [4] 2
New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ) [5] 5

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia ( ARIA) [6] 2× Platinum 140,000^
New Zealand ( RMNZ) [7] Platinum 15,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "australian-charts.com - Icehouse". australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
  2. ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "The Flowers / Icehouse". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Icehouse – Great Southern Land". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Charts.nz – Icehouse – Great Southern Land". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  6. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  7. ^ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 18 March 1990. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

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