Great Southern Land (album)
1989 compilation album by Icehouse From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1989 compilation album by Icehouse From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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| Released | 23 October 1989 | |||
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| Singles from Great Southern Land | ||||
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| 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 |
All tracks are written by Iva Davies, except where noted
| 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. | Title | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Icehouse members
Art work
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[6] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[7] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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