Savage Garden (Savage Garden album)
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Savage Garden is the eponymous debut album of the Australian pop duo Savage Garden. It was released on 4 March 1997. This album sold more than 18 million copies worldwide.
Track listing
Australian release
- "To the Moon and Back" – 5:41
- "Carry on Dancing" – 3:45
- "Tears of Pearls" – 3:46
- "I Want You" – 3:52
- "Truly Madly Deeply" (Australian version) – 4:37
- "Violet" – 4:04
- "All Around Me" – 4:11
- "Universe" – 4:20
- "A Thousand Words" – 4:00
- "Break Me Shake Me" – 3:23
- "Mine" – 4:30
- "Santa Monica" – 3:37
International release
- "To the Moon and Back" – 5:41
- "I Want You" – 3:52
- "Truly Madly Deeply" (International version) – 4:38
- "Tears of Pearls" – 3:47
- "Universe" – 4:20
- "Carry on Dancing" – 3:45
- "Violet" – 4:04
- "Break Me Shake Me" – 3:23
- "A Thousand Words" – 4:00
- "Promises" – 3:31
- "Santa Monica" – 3:34
The US release had the track "Mine" removed due to concerns that Sony had regarding a line about "crosses and crucifixes" alienating the US market.
Asian tour release
In support of their Asian tour in 1998, a special double-CD package was released by Sony. The first disc is same as that of the US Edition of the album while the second disc contained bonus tracks.
Disc two
- "I Want You" (Xenomania Punxy Mix)
- "To The Moon and Back" (Hani's Num Radio Edit)
- "Truly, Madly, Deeply" (Australia Mix)
- "Break Me Shake Me" (Remix)
- "Mine"
- "Love Can Move You"
- "All Around Me"
- "I'll Bet He Was Cool"
Singles
"I Want You" - 30 June 1996
"To the Moon and Back" - 5 September 1996
"Truly Madly Deeply" - 2 April 1997
"Break Me, Shake Me" - 16 June 1997
"Universe" - 20 October 1997
"Santa Monica" - 21 November 1998 (Japan only)
"Tears of Pearls" - 18 January 1999 (Japan only)
Certifications
Country | Certification | Peak position (if any) |
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Australia | 12x Platinum | 1[2] |
Canada | Diamond | |
Finland | Platinum[3] | 2[4] |
New Zealand | 8x Platinum | 1[5] |
USA | 7x Platinum | |
UK | 4x Platinum | |
Sweden | 3x Platinum | 1[6] |
End of decade charts
Chart (1990–1999) | Position |
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U.S. Billboard 200[7] | 70 |
Personnel
- Darren Hayes - Lead and background Vocals
- Daniel Jones - Keyboards, sequencing, additional guitars and vocals
- Terapai Richmond - Drums, percussion
- Alex Hewitson - Bass
- Rex Goh - Guitars
- Jackie Orzaczky - Strings orchestration and conducting
- Written by Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones.
- Produced by Charles Fisher except "Santa Monica", which is produced by Savage Garden.
- Vocals arranged by Darren Hayes, Charles Fisher and Jim Bonnefond.
- Strings arranged by Daniel Jones.
- Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge except "Truly Madly Deeply", "Tears of Pearls" and "Universe", which were mixed by Mike Pela and "Santa Monica" which was mixed by Oliver Jones.
- Mastered by Vlado Meller.
- Album cover and inside photography of The Garden of Earthly Delights by Yelena Yemchuk.
- Design by Aimee Macauley.
Awards
This album fetched the duo a record of 8 awards at the ARIA Awards 1997, grabbing the Best Album, Best Single, Best Group, Song Of The Year, Best Debut Album, Best Independent Release, Best Pop Release and Highest Selling Single award - the most awards ever won by a single act in one year[8]. The following year at the ARIA Awards 1998, the album won two more awards - Highest Selling Album award and Outstanding Achievement Award. In October 2010, Savage Garden was listed in the top 40 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.[9]
Notes
- ^ http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/8362/Savage-Garden-Savage-Garden/
- ^ australian-charts.com
- ^ Kulta- ja platinalevyt IFPI.fi
- ^ Suomen virallinen lista
- ^ charts.org.nz
- ^ swedishcharts.com
- ^ Geoff Mayfield (25 December 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
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(help) - ^ "ARIA Awards 2006 - History: Winners by Year - 1997". ARIA. 2006. Retrieved 14 Apr. 2007.
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(help) - ^ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.