Savage Garden (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Savage Garden
Type = Album
Artist = Savage Garden


Released = flagicon|Australia March 24, 1997
flagicon|US April 15, 1997
Recorded = 1996 for Rough Cut Productions
Genre = Pop
Length = 44:35
Label = Columbia
Producer = Charles Fisher
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dsivad4ky8w4 link]
Last album =
This album = "Savage Garden"
(1997)
Next album = "Affirmation"
(1999)

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

Track listing

US release

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

Australian release

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

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.

Disc two

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

Certifications

Personnel

*Written by Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones
*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.

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 yearcite web
date = 2006
url = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1997
title = ARIA Awards 2006 - History: Winners by Year - 1997
publisher = ARIA
accessdate = 2007-04-14] . The following year at the ARIA Awards 1998, the album won two more awards - Highest Selling Album award and Outstanding Achievement Award

Notes

succession box
before = "Pop" by U2
title = Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
years = 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
after = "Album of the Year" by Faith No More