Southern Sons (album)

Southern Sons is the debut album by Australian music group Southern Sons. The album was released in Australia through Wheatley Records (best known as John Farnhams label) in June 1990 and reached number 5 on the ARIA charts. A total of 4 singles were released from this album.

Southern Sons
Studio album by
Southern Sons
Released1 June 1990 (Australia)
Recorded1989-90
GenrePop rock, soft rock
Length42:31
LabelWheatley Records
ProducerRoss Fraser
Southern Sons chronology
Southern Sons
(1990)		 Train Tracks (EP)
(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 ARIA Award 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
  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

Chart positions

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

Year-End charts
Chart (1991) Position
Australian Albums Chart[3] 22
Australian Artist Albums Chart 5

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

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  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. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.



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