| Songs from the South | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 13 May 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1985–1997 | |||
| Genre | Australian rock | |||
| Label | Mushroom/White | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Artist Direct | [2] |
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.[3] The album peaked at No. 2 on the Australian Recording Industry Association Albums Chart.[4][5] It was certified 7× platinum by 2017.[6]
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". Kelly later released similarly titled compilation albums, Songs from the South Volume 2 (Paul Kelly 98–08) (November 2008) and Songs from the South: 1985–2019 (November 2019).
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Artist Direct review
- ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "Paul Kelly". Australian Rock Database. Archived from the original on 21 April 2004. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "Discography Paul Kelly". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
- ^ Kent, David (2006). Australian Chart Book 1993-2005. Turramurra, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2006 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 22 December 2008.