Songs from the South

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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.<ref name="Holmgren">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The album peaked at No. 2 on the Australian Recording Industry Association Albums Chart.<ref name="AusCharts">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Kent">Template:Cite book</ref> It was certified 7× platinum by 2017.<ref name="ARIA2006">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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).

Charts

Weekly charts

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Chart (1997+)	Peak position

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Australian (ARIA Charts)<ref name=aus>Template:Cite book</ref>	10
Chart (1998)	Peak position
Australian (ARIA Charts)<ref name=aus/>	68

Further reading

• Template:Cite journal Reviews Paul Kelly's Songs from the South and Songs from the South Volume 2.