Australia (Howie Day album)
2000 studio album by Howie Day
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Australia is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Howie Day. It was first released on November 1, 2000, independently via Daze Records. It would be re-issued in 2002 by Epic Records. It was produced by Day and Mike Denneen and was written entirely by Day. The album, when re-issued by Epic, spawned him his first hit in his debut single, "Ghost", which became his first top ten on the US Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay chart at number nine. Australia peaked at number 18 on the Heatseekers Albums.
- 42:49
- 44:19 (including hidden track)
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| Released | November 1, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | During his tour in 2000 | |||
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| Label | Daze (original release) Epic (2002 re-issue) | |||
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The song "She Says" would later be re-recorded for Day's next studio album, Stop All the World Now (2003), in which it would become a single.
Track listing
Track 11 was removed from the 2002 Epic re-release.
All tracks are written by Howie Day.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Sorry So Sorry" | 4:34 |
| 2. | "She Says" | 4:34 |
| 3. | "Secret" | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Slow Down" | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Ghost" | 5:26 |
| 6. | "Kristina" | 5:11 |
| 7. | "Everything Else" | 3:21 |
| 8. | "More You Understand" | 4:52 |
| 9. | "Morning After" | 3:37 |
| 10. | "Disco" | 3:40 |
| 11. | "Untitled" (hidden track) | 1:32 |
| Total length: | 44:19 | |
Personnel
Taken from the album booklet.[6]
- Howie Day – guitar, keyboard, vocals
- Josh Lattanzi – bass
- Steve Scully – percussion, drums
- Ed Valauskas – bass on "Everything Else"
- Dave Wanamaker – guitar, vocals
Charts
Album
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] | 18 |
Singles
"Ghost" ended at numbers 44 and 46 on the 2002 year-end charts for Billboard and Radio & Records.[8][9]
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | |
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| "Ghost" | 2002 | 9 | 8[11] |
| "Sorry So Sorry" | — | —[a] | |
Notes
- "Sorry So Sorry" did not enter the Radio & Records Triple-A chart but did peak at number three on the "New & Active" section for the chart.[12]