''Songs from the South - Volume 2 (Paul Kelly 98–08)'' is the second

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album by Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly. It was released on 10 November 2008 by the

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label. In 1997, Paul Kelly released ''

Songs from the South ''Songs from the South'', subtitled ''Paul Kelly's Greatest Hits'', is a greatest hits album by Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly. It was released on 13 May 1997 by Mushroom Records. The album peaked at No. 2 on the Australian Recor ...

'', which featured hit songs from 1985 to 1997. ''Songs from the South - Volume 2'' comprises songs from Kelly's catalogue from 1998 to 2008 (including his solo albums such as '' Words and Music'', ''

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'', '' Ways & Means'', and '' Stolen Apples''), as well as some from his collaborative efforts (such as '' Stardust Five'' and ''

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''). It also includes a crowd favourite, "Every Fucking City", from the ''

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'' EP, as well as two previously unreleased songs: "Thoughts in the Middle of the Night", and a tribute to Australian cricketer

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(to the tune of " London Is the Place for Me" by Lord Kitchener). ''Songs for the South Volume 1'' and ''Volume 2'' were also released as a combined double album and as a limited (2,000) collectors box set, together with a

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, ''Paul Kelly – The Video Collection 1985-2008'' (a collection of Kelly's videos made over the past 23 years together with several live performances); a rare tour poster; a vintage T-shirt; three replica back stage passes; and a facsimile of the original hand written lyrics to "

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", individually signed by Kelly. The album debuted on the

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