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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 Southern Sons
Released	1 June 1990 (Australia)
Recorded	1989-90
Genre	Pop rock, soft rock
Length	42:31
Label	Wheatley Records
Producer	Ross Fraser
Southern Sons chronology
Southern Sons (1990) Train Tracks (EP) (1991)
Singles from Southern Sons
"Heart in Danger" Released: July 1990 "Always And Ever" Released: November 1990 "Hold Me in Your Arms" Released: March 1991 "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

• 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

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	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4]	2× Platinum	140,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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