South (Heather Nova album)


South is Heather Nova's sixth album. It spawned the U.S. single "Virus of the Mind". There were two versions of this album; the original release on December 11, 2001, and an American release on May 21, 2002. The U.S. release contained one extra track, "Welcome", which also appeared on the 2005 album Redbird.
The album was recorded in London, New York, Sweden and Los Angeles and featured Bernard Butler on some of the tracks.
For this album, Nova also recorded a contemporary-styled cover of the standard "Gloomy Sunday", a song originally made popular by Billie Holiday. In retrospect, Nova found the album to be far too polished and not entirely to her liking. She declared that her next album, Storm, would be bare and would be the album she's always wanted to make.

Track listing

All songs by Heather Nova, except where noted.

European release

  1. "If I Saw You in a Movie" – 4:06; produced by Felix Tod
  2. "Talk to Me" – 4:05; produced by Felix Tod
  3. "Virus of the Mind" – 4:13; produced by Paul Fox
  4. "Like Lovers Do" – 4:11; produced by Eve Nelson
  5. "Waste the Day" – 3:34; produced by Felix Tod
  6. "Heaven Sent" – 4:14; produced by Peter Kvint and Simon Nordberg
  7. "It's Only Love" – 4:34; produced by Felix Tod
  8. "I'm No Angel" – 3:58; produced by Bernard Butler and Felix Tod
  9. "Help Me Be Good to You" – 3:53; produced by Felix Tod
  10. "When Somebody Turns You On" – 3:46; produced by Felix Tod
  11. "Gloomy Sunday" – 4:09; produced by D.F. Petersen
  12. "Tested" – 3:26; produced by Felix Tod
  13. "Just Been Born" – 4:30; produced by Felix Tod
  14. *"The Man in the Ocean - 4:41; Japan bonus track

    U.S. release

  15. "Welcome" – 4:19; produced by The Matrix
  16. "If I Saw You in a Movie" – 4:04
  17. "Talk to Me" – 4:05
  18. "Heaven Sent" – 4:14
  19. "Help Me Be Good to You" – 3:51
  20. "Like Lovers Do" – 4:05
  21. "Virus of the Mind" – 4:13
  22. "It's Only Love" – 4:34
  23. "When Somebody Turns You On" – 3:43
  24. "Waste the Day" – 3:31
  25. "I'm No Angel" – 3:49
  26. "Tested" – 3:26
  27. "Gloomy Sunday" – 4:09
  28. "Just Been Born" – 4:30
B Sides
  1. "Sweet November" ""I'm No Angel" single & "Virus of the Mind" single
  2. "Paint the World" "Virus of the Mind" single
  3. "In the Garden" "I'm No Angel" single
  4. "Tested" "I'm No Angel" single
  5. "Man in the Ocean" "I'm No Angel" single

    Personnel