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.

Southern Sons
Studio album by
Released1 June 1990
Recorded1989–90
GenrePop rock, soft rock
Length42:31
LabelWheatley Records
ProducerRoss Fraser
Southern Sons chronology
Southern Sons
(1990)
Train Tracks
(1991)
Singles from Southern Sons
  1. "Heart in Danger"
    Released: July 1990
  2. "Always And Ever"
    Released: November 1990
  3. "Hold Me in Your Arms"
    Released: March 1991
  4. "The World Is Mine"
    Released: 1991

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

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  1. "Always And Ever" (P. Buckle) – 3:58
  2. "Which Way" (P. Buckle) – 3:56
  3. "Living This Way" (P. Bowman, P. Buckle) – 3:05
  4. "Heart in Danger" (P. Buckle) – 4:58
  5. "Hold Me in Your Arms" (P. Buckle) – 4:05
  6. "Something More" (P. Buckle) – 3:40
  7. "Waiting For That Train" (P. Buckle, P. Bowman) – 3:43
  8. "More Than Enough" (P. Bowman, P. Buckle) – 3:41
  9. "Hold On To The Memory" (P. Buckle, V. Donati) – 4:12
  10. "The World Is Mine" (P. Buckle) – 3:47
  11. "What I See" (P. Buckle, P. Bowman) – 3:33

Personnel

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  • Jack Jones – lead vocals, guitars
  • Phil Buckle – guitars, backing vocals
  • Virgil Donati – drums, keyboards
  • Geoff Cain – bass
  • Peter Bowman – guitars, backing vocals


Guest artist

Chart positions

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1990/91) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 5

Year-End charts

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Chart (1991) Position
Australian Albums Chart[3] 22
Australian Artist Albums Chart 5

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] 2× Platinum 140,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "ARIA Awards – Breakthrough Artist Award". www.ariaawards.com.au. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Southern Sons – Southern Sons". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. ^ "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 1991". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  4. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1991 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 August 2022.