Southern Sons is the self-titled debut album by Australian band Southern Sons. The album was released in Australia through Wheatley Records (best known as John Farnham's label) in June 1990 and reached number 5 on the ARIA charts. A total of 4 singles were released from the album.
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| Released | 1 June 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1989–90 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, soft rock | |||
| Length | 42:31 | |||
| Label | Wheatley Records | |||
| Producer | Ross Fraser | |||
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| Singles from Southern Sons | ||||
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At the ARIA Music Awards of 1991, the album was nominated for Breakthrough Artist – Album, but lost to Safety in Numbers by Margaret Urlich.[1]
The album was re-released in 2009 by Sony BMG and was also released in the Australian iTunes Store as a digital download in 2010.
Track listing
edit- "Always And Ever" (P. Buckle) – 3:58
- "Which Way" (P. Buckle) – 3:56
- "Living This Way" (P. Bowman, P. Buckle) – 3:05
- "Heart in Danger" (P. Buckle) – 4:58
- "Hold Me in Your Arms" (P. Buckle) – 4:05
- "Something More" (P. Buckle) – 3:40
- "Waiting For That Train" (P. Buckle, P. Bowman) – 3:43
- "More Than Enough" (P. Bowman, P. Buckle) – 3:41
- "Hold On To The Memory" (P. Buckle, V. Donati) – 4:12
- "The World Is Mine" (P. Buckle) – 3:47
- "What I See" (P. Buckle, P. Bowman) – 3:33
Personnel
edit- Jack Jones – lead vocals, guitars
- Phil Buckle – guitars, backing vocals
- Virgil Donati – drums, keyboards
- Geoff Cain – bass
- Peter Bowman – guitars, backing vocals
Guest artist
- David Hirschfelder – keyboards on "Always And Ever"
Chart positions
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1990/91) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 5 |
Year-End charts
edit| Chart (1991) | Position |
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| Australian Albums Chart[3] | 22 |
| Australian Artist Albums Chart | 5 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[4] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "ARIA Awards – Breakthrough Artist Award". www.ariaawards.com.au. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Southern Sons – Southern Sons". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 1991". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1991 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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