Great Southern Land (album)

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For the 1982 single Great Southern Land or later versions of the song, see Great Southern Land.

Great Southern Land
Compilation album by
Icehouse
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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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[edit]

Icehouse members

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
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 2
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 5

Certifications[edit]

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[edit]

  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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