Australia (Howie Day album)

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Australia
HowieDayAustralia .jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1, 2000
RecordedDuring his tour in 2000
Genre Pop rock, alternative rock
Length42:49 (44:19 including hidden track)
Label Daze
Producer Mike Denneen, Howie Day
Howie Day chronology
Australia
(2000)
Stop All the World Now
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Australia is an album by Howie Day, first released in 2000 independently and re-released in 2002 by Epic Records.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Howie Day.

  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" – 3:48
  11. Untitled (Hidden track)1 – 1:32

1 Removed from the re-release by Epic Records

Personnel

Record charts

Chart (2002)Peak position
U.S. Billboard Heatseekers18

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References

  1. McCartney, Kelly. Australia at AllMusic
  2. Blender Magazine review Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. [ Rolling Stone review]