Savage Garden (album)

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Savage Garden
Studio album by Savage Garden
Released	March 24, 1997 April 15, 1997
Recorded	1996 for Rough Cut Productions
Genre	Pop
Length	44:35
Label	Columbia
Producer	Charles Fisher
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Savage Garden chronology
Savage Garden (1997) Affirmation (1999)

Savage Garden is the eponymous debut album of the Australian pop duo Savage Garden. It was released on March 4, 1997.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 US release 1.2 Australian release 1.3 Australian release - bonus track version 1.4 Asian tour release 1.4.1 Disc two 2 Certifications 3 Personnel 4 Awards 5 Notes

[edit] Track listing

[edit] US release

1. "To the Moon & Back" – 5:41
2. "I Want You" – 3:52
3. "Truly Madly Deeply" – 4:38
4. "Tears of Pearls" – 3:47
5. "Universe" – 4:20
6. "Carry on Dancing" – 3:45
7. "Violet" – 4:04
8. "Break Me Shake Me" – 3:23
9. "A Thousand Words" – 4:00
10. "Promises" – 3:31
11. "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.

[edit] Australian release

1. "To the Moon and Back" – 5:41
2. "I Want You" – 3:52
3. "Truly Madly Deeply" – 4:38
4. "Tears of Pearls" – 3:47
5. "Universe" – 4:20
6. "Carry on Dancing" – 3:45
7. "Violet" – 4:04
8. "Break Me Shake Me" – 3:23
9. "A Thousand Words" – 4:00
10. "Mine" – 4:28
11. "Santa Monica" – 3:34

[edit] Australian release - bonus track version

1. "To the Moon and Back" – 5:41
2. "Carry on Dancing" – 3:45
3. "Tears of Pearls" – 3:46
4. "I Want You" – 3:52
5. "Truly Madly Deeply" – 4:37
6. "Violet" – 4:04
7. "All Around Me" - 4:11
8. "Universe" – 4:20
9. "A Thousand Words" – 4:00
10. "Break Me Shake Me" – 3:23
11. "Mine" – 4:30
12. "Santa Monica" – 3:37

[edit] 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.

[edit] Disc two

1. "I Want You (Xenomania Punxy Mix)"
2. "To The Moon & Back (Hani's Num Radio Edit)"
3. "Truly, Madly, Deeply (Australia Mix)"
4. "Break Me Shake Me (Remix)"
5. "Mine"
6. "Love Can Move You"
7. "All Around Me"
8. "I'll Bet He Was Cool"

[edit] Certifications

Country	Certification	Peak position (if any)
Australia	12xPlatinum	1
Canada	Diamond
New Zealand	8xPlatinum
USA	7xPlatinum
India	6xPlatinum
Singapore	6xPlatinum
UK	4xPlatinum
Philippines	4xPlatinum
Sweden	3xPlatinum
Malaysia	3xPlatinum
Taiwan	3xPlatinum
Czech Republic	2xPlatinum
Denmark	2xPlatinum
Finland	2xPlatinum
Indonesia	2xPlatinum
Mexico	2xPlatinum
Hong Kong	2xPlatinum
Thailand	2xPlatinum
Germany	Platinum
Greece	Platinum
Italy	Platinum
Norway	Platinum
Portugal	Platinum
Poland	Platinum
South Africa	Platinum
Switzerland	Platinum
Korea	Platinum
Costa Rica	Platinum
Ecuador	Platinum
Japan	Platinum
France	2xGold
Austria	Gold
Netherlands	Gold
Spain	Gold
Turkey	Gold
Chile	Gold
Peru	Gold
Venezuela	Gold

[edit] Personnel

• Written by Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones
• Enjoyed by Neil and many more
• Produced by Charles Fisher except "Santa Monica", which is produced by Savage Garden
• 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.
• The album cover is made by Yelena Yemchuk.

[edit] 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^[1]. The following year at the ARIA Awards 1998, the album won two more awards - Highest Selling Album award and Outstanding Achievement Award

[edit] Notes

Preceded by Pop by U2

Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album April 6 - June 28, 1997 July 6 - July 12, 1997 July 20 - August 9, 1997 September 7 - September 13, 1997 October 5 - October 18, 1997

Succeeded by Album of the Year by Faith No More

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