Great Southern Land (album)
{{For|the 1982 single Great Southern Land or later versions of the song|Great Southern Land}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = Great Southern Land
| type = compilation
| artist = Icehouse
| cover = Icehousegsl.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|1989|10|23}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length =
| label =
| producer =
| prev_title = Man of Colours
| prev_year = 1987
| next_title = Code Blue
| next_year = 1990
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Great Southern Land
| type = compilation
| single1 = Touch the Fire
| single1date = 30 September 1989
| single2 = Jimmy Dean
| single2date = 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.{{cite web|title=australian-charts.com - Icehouse |publisher=australian-charts.com |url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Icehouse |access-date=2008-07-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202120317/http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Icehouse |archive-date=2008-12-02 }} 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.{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130929120725/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/i/icehouse.html | url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/i/icehouse.html | title = The Flowers / Icehouse | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | publisher = Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren) | archive-date = 29 September 2013 | url-status = usurped | access-date = 21 March 2014 }}{{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop |chapter-url=http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=937 |chapter=Encyclopedia entry for 'Icehouse' |last=McFarlane |first=Ian |author-link=Ian McFarlane |publisher=Allen & Unwin |year=1999 |isbn=1-86448-768-2 |access-date=2008-06-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030517224039/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=937 |archive-date=17 May 2003 }}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Iva Davies, except where noted
| headline = Australian/New Zealand release
| extra_column = Album
| title1 = Touch the Fire
| extra1 = Icehouse
| length1 = 3:50
| title2 = Can't Help Myself
| extra2 = Icehouse
| length2 = 3:43
| title3 = Hey Little Girl
| extra3 = Primitive Man
| length3 = 4:23
| title4 = Great Southern Land
| length4 = 5:22
| extra4 = Primitive Man
| title5 = Paradise
| extra5 = Measure for Measure
| length5 = 4:45
| title6 = Sister
| note6 = Davies, Michael Hoste
| extra6 = Icehouse
| length6 = 3:24
| title7 = No Promises
| note7 = Davies, Robert Kretschmer
| extra7 = Measure for Measure
| length7 = 4:42
| title8 = Jimmy Dean
| note8 = Davies, Kretschmer
| extra8 = Man of Colours
| length8 = 4:02
| title9 = Cross the Border
| note9 = Davies, Kretschmer
| extra9 = Measure for Measure
| length9 = 3:57
| title10 = Street Cafe
| extra10 = Primitive Man
| length10 = 4:12
| title11 = Love in Motion
| extra11 = Standalone Single
| length11 = 3:41
| title12 = Walls
| extra12 = Icehouse
| length12 = 4:23
| title13 = Baby, You're So Strange
| note13 = Davies, Kretschmer
| extra13 = Measure for Measure
| length13 = 4:00
| title14 = We Can Get Together
| extra14 = Icehouse
| length14 = 3:48
| title15 = Mr. Big
| note15 = Davies, Kretschmer
| extra15 = Measure for Measure
| length15 = 3:47
| title16 = Don't Believe Anymore
| extra16 = Sidewalk
| length16 = 5:16
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = American release
| extra_column = Album
| title1 = Touch the Fire
| extra1 = Icehouse
| length1 = 3:45
| title2 = Jimmy Dean
| note2 = Davies, Kretschmer
| extra2 = Man of Colours
| length2 = 4:02
| title3 = Hey Little Girl
| extra3 = Primitive Man
| length3 = 4:21
| title4 = Can't Help Myself
| extra4 = Icehouse
| length4 = 3:40
| title5 = Great Southern Land
| length5 = 5:20
| extra5 = Primitive Man
| title6 = Sister
| note6 = Davies, Michael Hoste
| extra6 = Icehouse
| length6 = 3:24
| title7 = Cross the Border
| note7 = Davies, Kretschmer
| extra7 = Measure for Measure
| length7 = 3:57
| title8 = We Can Get Together
| extra8 = Icehouse
| length8 = 3:48
| title9 = Street Cafe
| extra9 = Primitive Man
| length9 = 4:12
| title10 = Don't Believe Anymore
| extra10 = Sidewalk
| length10 = 5:16
| title11 = No Promises (12" Dance Mix)
| note11 = Davies, Robert Kretschmer
| extra11 = Measure for Measure
| length11 = 8:48
}}
- "No Promises" (12" Dance Mix) only released on CD version, not Cassette.
=Track listing=
{{Track listing
| headline = UK/Europe release
| extra_column = Album
| title1 = Touch the Fire
| extra1 = Icehouse
| length1 = 3:45
| title2 = Jimmy Dean
| note2 = Davies, Kretschmer
| extra2 = Man of Colours
| length2 = 4:02
| title3 = Hey Little Girl
| extra3 = Primitive Man
| length3 = 4:21
| title4 = Great Southern Land
| length4 = 5:20
| extra4 = Primitive Man
| title5 = Electric Blue
| extra5 = Man of Colours
| note5 = Davies, John Oates
| length5 = 4:21
| title6 = Crazy
| note6 = Davies, Robert Kretschmer, Andy Qunta
| extra6 = Man of Colours
| length6 = 3:24
| title7 = Cross the Border
| note7 = Davies, Kretschmer
| extra7 = Measure for Measure
| length7 = 3:57
| title8 = Street Cafe
| extra8 = Primitive Man
| length8 = 4:12
| title9 = Don't Believe Anymore
| extra9 = Sidewalk
| length9 = 5:16
| title10 = No Promises (12" Dance Mix)
| note10 = Davies, Robert Kretschmer
| extra10 = Measure for Measure
| length10 = 8:48
| title11 = Sister
| note11 = Davies, Michael Hoste
| extra11 = Icehouse
| length11 = 3:24
| title12 = Icehouse
| extra12 = Icehouse
| length12 = 4:10
}}
- "No Promises" (12" Dance Mix) only released on CD version, not Cassette.
=Video release=
- "Can't Help Myself"
- "We Can Get Together"
- "Walls"
- "Sister"
- "Love in Motion"
- "Great Southern Land '82"
- "Hey Little Girl"
- "Street Cafe"
- "Don't Believe Anymore"
- "No Promises"
- "Baby, You're So Strange"
- "Mr. Big"
- "Cross the Border"
- "Touch the Fire"
- "Great Southern Land '89"
Personnel
Icehouse members
- Iva Davies — vocals, guitars, keyboards
- Robert Kretschmer — guitar
- Simon Lloyd — saxophone, keyboards
- Stephen Morgan — bass guitar
- Paul Wheeler — drums
Art work
- Cover photography — Hugh McLeod-Aitionn
- Cover artwork — Hugh McLeod-Aitionn
- Band photos —Jan Moxley & Tony Mott
Charts
| class="wikitable"
!Chart (1989–1990) !Peak |
| {{album chart|Australia|2|artist=Icehouse|album=Great Southern Land|access-date=3 December 2021}} |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|5|artist=Icehouse|album=Great Southern Land|access-date=3 December 2021}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|artist=Icehouse|title=Great Southern Land|type=album|relyear=1989|certyear=1989|region=Australia|award=Platinum|number=2|certref={{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=album|artist=Icehouse|title=Great Southern Land |relyear=1989|certyear=1990|award=Platinum|certref={{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/1990-03-16|title=Official Top 40 Albums|website=Recorded Music NZ|date=18 March 1990|access-date=6 December 2022}}}}
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References
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{{Icehouse}}
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Category:1989 compilation albums
Category:Icehouse (band) albums