Songs from the South: 1985–2019
Songs from the South: 1985–2019 is a career-spanning greatest hits album by Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly. It was released on 15 November 2019 through Gawd Aggie and EMI Music Australia, and debuted atop the Australian albums chart.
| Songs from the South: 1985–2019 | ||||
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| Released | 15 November 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 1985–2019 | |||
| Length | 2:38:00 | |||
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Background and release
In 1997, Paul Kelly released his first compilation Songs from the South. A second volume, Songs from the South Volume 2 was released in 2008. Eleven years later, the collection is getting a third upgrade. The 2019 album includes the brand new song "When We're Both Old & Mad" with Kasey Chambers.[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "From St Kilda to Kings Cross" (from Post, 1985) | Paul Kelly | 2:55 |
| 2. | "Before Too Long" (with the Coloured Girls; from Gossip, 1986) | Kelly | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Leaps and Bounds" (with the Coloured Girls; from Gossip) |
| 3:24 |
| 4. | "Darling It Hurts" (with the Coloured Girls; from Gossip) |
| 3:19 |
| 5. | "Look So Fine, Feel So Low" (with the Coloured Girls; from Gossip; original from Post) |
| 3:21 |
| 6. | "To Her Door" (with the Coloured Girls; from Under the Sun, 1987) | Kelly | 3:18 |
| 7. | "Dumb Things" (with the Coloured Girls; from Under the Sun) | Kelly | 2:31 |
| 8. | "Careless" (with the Messengers; from So Much Water So Close to Home, 1989) | Kelly | 2:57 |
| 9. | "Sweet Guy" (with the Messengers; from So Much Water So Close to Home) | Kelly | 3:37 |
| 10. | "Everything's Turning to White" (live version (recorded 1996); original with the Messengers from So Much Water So Close to Home) | Kelly | 4:49 |
| 11. | "From Little Things Big Things Grow" (with the Messengers; from Comedy, 1991) |
| 6:54 |
| 12. | "Winter Coat" (with the Messengers; from Comedy) | Kelly | 3:38 |
| 13. | "Bradman" (with the Coloured Girls; single release, 1987) | Kelly | 7:31 |
| 14. | "When I First Met Your Ma" (live version from The A to Z Recordings, 2010; original with the Messengers from Hidden Things, 1992) | Kelly | 4:42 |
| 15. | "Love Never Runs on Time" (from Wanted Man, 1994) | Kelly | 2:58 |
| 16. | "Song from the Sixteenth Floor" (from Wanted Man) |
| 3:58 |
| 17. | "Deeper Water" (from Deeper Water, 1995) |
| 4:32 |
| 18. | "How to Make Gravy" (from How to Make Gravy, 1996) | Kelly | 4:28 |
| 19. | "Nothing on My Mind" (from Words and Music, 1998) | 4:55 | |
| 20. | "Love Letter" (performed by Professor Ratbaggy; from Professor Ratbaggy, 1999) | Kelly | 3:31 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Our Sunshine" (with Uncle Bill; from Smoke, 1999) | 4:23 | |
| 2. | "Every Fucking City" (live version from The A to Z Recordings, 2010; original from Roll on Summer, 2000) | Kelly | 3:36 |
| 3. | "If I Could Start Today Again" (from ...Nothing but a Dream, 2001) | Kelly | 2:50 |
| 4. | "Midnight Rain" (from ...Nothing but a Dream) |
| 4:54 |
| 5. | "The Oldest Story in the Book" (from Ways & Means, 2004) |
| 4:29 |
| 6. | "Your Lovin' Is on My Mind" (from Ways & Means) | Kelly | 3:37 |
| 7. | "They Thought I Was Asleep" (with the Stormwater Boys; from Foggy Highway, 2005) | Kelly | 3:35 |
| 8. | "Meet Me in the Middle of the Air" (with the Stormwater Boys; from Foggy Highway, 2005) | Kelly | 2:38 |
| 9. | "You're 39, You're Beautiful and You're Mine" (from Stolen Apples, 2007) | Kelly | 3:35 |
| 10. | "God Told Me To" (from Stolen Apples) | Kelly | 3:42 |
| 11. | "Time and Tide" (from Spring and Fall, 2012) |
| 3:19 |
| 12. | "I'm on Your Side" (from Spring and Fall) |
| 3:18 |
| 13. | "Thank You" (from The Merri Soul Sessions, 2014) | Kelly | 2:59 |
| 14. | "Sonnet 18" (from Seven Sonnets & a Song, 2016) |
| 3:20 |
| 15. | "Rising Moon" (from Life Is Fine, 2017) |
| 3:51 |
| 16. | "Firewood and Candles" (from Life Is Fine) |
| 2:56 |
| 17. | "Finally Something Good" (from Life Is Fine) | Kelly | 3:24 |
| 18. | "Letter in the Rain" (from Life Is Fine) | Kelly | 3:01 |
| 19. | "With the One I Love" (from Nature, 2018) | Kelly | 2:30 |
| 20. | "A Bastard Like Me (For Charlie Perkins)" (from Nature) | Kelly | 2:37 |
| 21. | "And Death Shall Have No Dominion" (from Nature) |
| 2:28 |
| 22. | "Every Day My Mother's Voice" (with Dan Sultan; single release, 2019) | Kelly | 4:04 |
| 23. | "When We're Both Old & Mad" (with Kasey Chambers; previously unreleased) | Kelly | 2:22 |
Charts
References
- "Paul Kelly has a chunk of albums and a chunk of dates". Noise11. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- "Australiancharts.com – Paul Kelly – Songs from the South - 1985-2019 - Paul Kelly's Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- "ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 2019". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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