The Essential is a greatest hits album released by GANGgajang in 1996. It features all the tracks from their 1985 self-titled debut and several songs from their other albums.
Track listing All songs written by Mark Callaghan unless otherwise indicated. Australasian Performing Right Association "Sounds of Then (This is Australia)" – 3:56 "Gimme Some Lovin" (Callaghan, Graham Bidstrup) – 2:47 "Hundreds Of Languages" (Callaghan, Robert James) – 3:36 "Ordinary World" (Bidstrup, Callaghan, James) – 3:54 "Giver of Life" (Geoffrey Stapleton, Chris Bailey, Callaghan, Bidstrup, Kayellen Bidstrup aka Kay Bee) – 3:40 "Distraction" – 3:20 "Talk to Me" – 4:02 "Initiation" (Callaghan, Bidstrup) – 3:28 "Maybe I" (Bidstrup, Callaghan) – 3:35 "American Money" (Stapleton) – 3:43 "Ambulance Men" – 3:24 "Tree of Love" – 4:18 "House of Cards" – 2:48 "To the North" (Bidstrup, Callaghan) – 2:47 "Initiation (Mad Wax Mix)" (Callaghan, Bidstrup) – 3:29 "Sounds of Then (Mad Wax Mix)" – 3:24 "The Bigger They Are" – 3:29 "Luck of the Irish" – 3:46 "Shadow of Your Love" (Bidstrup, Callaghan) – 3:07
Charts
Chart (2004) Peakposition Australia (ARIA Charts) 89
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