Great Southern Land (album)

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Great Southern Land
Great Southern Land cover
Studio album by Icehouse
Released November 6, 1989
Genre Rock/New Wave/Post Punk
Label Regular/Chrysalis Records

Great Southern Land is a compilation album by Australian rock band, Icehouse. There are quite a few different versions of this album.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Australian/New Zealand Release

  • 01. Touch The Fire
  • 02. Can't Help Myself
  • 03. Hey Little Girl
  • 04. Great Southern Land
  • 05. Paradise
  • 06. Sister
  • 07. No Promises
  • 08. Jimmy Dean
  • 09. Cross The Border
  • 10. Street Cafe
  • 11. Love In Motion
  • 12. Walls
  • 13. Baby, You're So Strange
  • 14. We Can Get Together
  • 15. Mr. Big
  • 16. Don't Believe Anymore

[edit] American Release

  • 01. Touch The Fire
  • 02. Jimmy Dean
  • 03. Hey Little Girl
  • 04. Can't Help Myself
  • 05. Great Southern Land
  • 06. Sister
  • 07. Cross The Border
  • 08. We Can Get Together
  • 09. Street Cafe
  • 10. Don't Believe Anymore
  • 11. No Promises (12" Dance Mix) (**)

(**) Only released on CD version, not Cassette.

[edit] UK Release

  • 01. Touch The Fire
  • 02. Jimmy Dean
  • 03. Hey Little Girl
  • 04. Great Southern Land
  • 05. Electric Blue
  • 06. Crazy
  • 07. Cross The Border
  • 08. Street Cafe
  • 09. Don't Believe Anymore
  • 10. No Promises (12" Dance Mix)
  • 11. Sister
  • 12. Icehouse

[edit] Video Release

  • 01. Can't Help Myself
  • 02. We Can Get Together
  • 03. Walls
  • 04. Sister
  • 05. Love In Motion
  • 06. Great Southern Land `82
  • 07. Hey Little Girl
  • 08. Street Cafe
  • 09. 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

Released in VHS/PAL format.

[edit] Singles

  • Touch The Fire (1989) #13 AUS; #84 US
  • Jimmy Dean (1989) #47 AUS

[edit] Notes

Can't Help Myself, Street Cafe and Love In Motion are the Australian / NZ single mixes and Great Southern Land, Sister, Walls and We Can Get Together are new mixes. No Promises (12" Dance Mix) is the Club Mix from the US 12"s.

[edit] Credits

Performers

  • Iva Davies (Vocals/Guitars/Keyboards)
  • Robert Kretschmer (Guitar)
  • Simon Lloyd (Saxophone/Keyboards)
  • Stephen Morgan (Bass)
  • Paul Wheeler (Drums)

Art

  • Cover Photography: Hugh McLeod-Aitionn
  • Cover Artwork: Hugh McLeod-Aitionn
  • Band Photos: Jan Moxley & Tony Mott

[edit] Chart Positions

Year Chart Peak
1989 Australian Chart 2