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Northbound

Northbound is the first greatest hits collection by Australian pub rock band Cold Chisel, released in Germany in 1983. It included tracks from their first three studio albums, Cold Chisel, Breakfast at Sweethearts and East.

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Jun 27, 2026
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162 w
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Northbound
Greatest hits album by
Released1983
Recorded1978–1983
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Cold Chisel chronology
Circus Animals
(1982)
Northbound
(1983)
Twentieth Century
(1984)
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Northbound is the first greatest hits collection by Australian pub rock band Cold Chisel, released in Germany in 1983. It included tracks from their first three studio albums, Cold Chisel, Breakfast at Sweethearts and East.

The included mix of "Dresden" features a slightly different vocal to the familiar Breakfast at Sweethearts mix.

Track listing

All songs written by Don Walker, except where noted.

Side one
  1. "Cheap Wine" – 3:21
  2. "Choirgirl" – 3:12
  3. "Khe Sanh" – 4:08
  4. "Shipping Steel" – 3:22
  5. "Breakfast at Sweethearts" – 4:06
  6. "Home and Broken Hearted" – 3:23
Side two
  1. "My Baby" (Phil Small) – 3:57
  2. "Star Hotel" – 4:03
  3. "Northbound" – 3:12
  4. "Standing on the Outside" – 2:49
  5. "Dresden" – 3:52
  6. "Party's Over" – 2:58
References

References

  1. "Cold Chisel – North Bound". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 February 2016.