Songs from the South

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.[4]

Songs from the South
Greatest hits album by
Paul Kelly
Released13 May 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]
Amazon.com[2]
Artist Direct[3]

The album peaked at No. 2 on the Australian Recording Industry Association Albums Chart.[5][6] It was certified 7× platinum by 2017.[7]

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".

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."From St Kilda to Kings Cross" (from Post (1985))Paul Kelly2:54
2."Leaps and Bounds" ((with The Coloured Girls) from Gossip (1986))Paul Kelly, Chris Langman3:24
3."Before Too Long" ((with The Coloured Girls) from Gossip (1986))Paul Kelly3:22
4."Darling It Hurts" ((with The Coloured Girls) from Gossip (1986))Paul Kelly, Steve Connolly3:16
5."Look So Fine, Feel So Low" ((with The Coloured Girls) from Gossip (1986))Paul Kelly, Maurice Frawley3:00
6."Dumb Things" ((with The Coloured Girls) from Under the Sun (1987))Paul Kelly2:29
7."To Her Door" ((with The Coloured Girls) from Under the Sun (1987))Paul Kelly3:16
8."Bradman" ((with The Coloured Girls) from Under the Sun (1987))Paul Kelly7:25
9."Everything's Turning to White" (Recorded Live at the Museum of Contemporary Art, for the ABCs Sunday program Concert (1996))Paul Kelly4:38
10."Sweet Guy" ((with The Messengers) from So Much Water So Close To Home (1989))Paul Kelly3:29
11."Careless" ((with The Messengers) from So Much Water So Close to Home (1989))Paul Kelly2:50
12."Wintercoat" ((with The Messengers) from Comedy (1991))Paul Kelly3:19
13."From Little Things Big Things Grow" ((with The Messengers) from Comedy (1991))Paul Kelly, Kev Carmody6:51
14."When I First Met Your Ma" (1997 Re-recorded Unreleased Acoustic version, original version appears on Hidden Things (1992))Paul Kelly4:45
15."Pouring Petrol on a Burning Man" ((with The Messengers) from Hidden Things (1992), previously released as a Single in 1990)Paul Kelly2:54
16."Love Never Runs on Time" (from Wanted Man (1994))Paul Kelly2:58
17."Song from the Sixteenth Floor" (from Wanted Man (1994))Paul Kelly, John Clifforth3:47
18."Deeper Water" (from Deeper Water (1995))Paul Kelly, Randy Jacobs4:26
19."Give In to My Love" (from Deeper Water (1995))Paul Kelly3:56
20."How to Make Gravy" (from How to Make Gravy EP (1996))Paul Kelly4:26
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References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Amazon.com review
  3. Artist Direct review
  4. Holmgren, Magnus. "Paul Kelly". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  5. "Discography Paul Kelly". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  6. Kent, David (2006). Australian Chart Book 1993-2005. Turramurra, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
  7. "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2006 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 22 December 2008.

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