Australia (Howie Day album)
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| Australia | ||||
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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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| Singles from Australia | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
| Blender | [4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
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.
The song "She Says" would later be re-recorded for Day's preceding studio album Stop All the World Now (2003), in which it would become a single.
Track listing
[edit]Track 11 was removed from the 2002 Epic re-release.
All tracks are written by Howie Day
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]Album
[edit]| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] | 18 |
Singles
[edit]"Ghost" ended at numbers 44 and 46 on the 2002 year-end charts for Billboard and Radio & Records.[8][9]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
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| Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay | Radio & Records Triple-A | ||
| 2002 | "Ghost" | 9 | 8[11] |
| "Sorry So Sorry" | — | —[a] | |
Notes
[edit]- ^ "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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Going for Adds: Triple-A". Radio & Records. No. 1456. June 7, 2002. p. 35.
- ^ "Going for Adds: Triple-A". Radio & Records. No. 1479. November 15, 2002. p. 22.
- ^ McCartney, Kelly. Australia at AllMusic
- ^ Blender Magazine review Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [ Rolling Stone review]
- ^ Australia (album liner notes). Howie Day. Epic Records. 2002. 86708.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Howie Day Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
- ^ "Most Played Triple-A Songs of 2002". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 10, no. 51. December 20, 2002. p. 52.
- ^ "Top 100 of 2002: Triple-A". Radio & Records. No. 1483. December 13, 2002. p. 105.
- ^ "Howie Day Chart History (Adult Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
- ^ "R&R Triple-A Top 30". Radio & Records. No. 1470. September 13, 2002. p. 96.
- ^ "New & Active: Triple-A". Radio & Records. No. 1484. December 20, 2002. p. 61.
