''South'' is a 1987/1988 album by

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Shona Laing Shona Laing (born 9 October 1955) is a New Zealand musician. She has had several hits in her native country, as well as a few minor international hits, most notably " (Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy" and "Soviet Snow". Laing contributed to Manfred ...

and her most commercially successful release to date. It was released twice; in 1987 as a worldwide release, and again in 1988 in the

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(Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy "(Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy" is a song by New Zealand musician Shona Laing. According to Laing, the inspiration for the song was her reaction to a television appearance of American politician Ted Kennedy, Edward Kennedy. The song was originally rele ...

", "The Migrant and Refugee", "Neat and Tidy" and "Day Trip" retitled as "Your Reputation") for the U.S. release of ''South'' (only "Kennedy" was included on the international release). Three singles from the album reached the charts in New Zealand, Australia, and the U.S.; "(Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy", "Drive Baby Drive" and "Soviet Snow". "(Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy" became the biggest hit of Laing's career, reaching number 2 in New Zealand and number 9 in Australia. The song also charted in the U.S. on the '' Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart at number 14, the first of two singles to chart in the U.S.; the other being "Soviet Snow" which reached number 32 on the Dance Club Songs chart.

Track listings

All songs by Shona Laing. #"Soviet Snow" #"

" #"Caught" #"The Bishop" #"Highway Warriors" #"Drive Baby Drive" #"Under the Cover of Darkness" #"Poles Apart" #"Neutral & Nuclear Free" #"Dockyard on a River" #"South" #"Soviet Snow" (American Remix)

U.S. release

#"Drive Baby Drive" #"Caught" #"Neat and Tidy" #"The Migrant and Refugee" #"Soviet Snow" #"(Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy" #"Your Reputation" #"The Bishop" #"Dockyard on a River" #"Highway Warriors" #"South"

Charts

References

External links

Official website

{{Authority control Shona Laing albums 1987 albums TVT Records albums Virgin Records albums