The Essential
Greatest hits album by Gang Gajang
Released	14 February 1996
Recorded	1984-1993
Genre	World
Length	65:33
Label	Shock Records
Gang Gajang chronology
Lingo (1994) The Essential (1996) Chronologica (2000)

The Essential is a greatest hits album released by Gang Gajang 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.^[1]

1. "Sounds of Then (This is Australia)" – 3:56
2. "Gimme Some Lovin" (Callaghan, Graham Bidstrup)^[1] – 2:47
3. "Hundreds Of Languages" (Callaghan, Robert James)^[1] – 3:36
4. "Ordinary World" (Bidstrup, Callaghan, James)^[1] – 3:54
5. "Giver of Life" (Geoffrey Stapleton, Chris Bailey, Callaghan, Bidstrup, Kayellen Bidstrup aka Kay Bee)^[1] – 3:40
6. "Distraction" – 3:20
7. "Talk to Me" – 4:02
8. "Initiation" (Callaghan, Bidstrup)^[1] – 3:28
9. "Maybe I" (Bidstrup, Callaghan)^[1] – 3:35
10. "American Money" (Stapleton)^[1] – 3:43
11. "Ambulance Men" – 3:24
12. "Tree of Love" – 4:18
13. "House of Cards" – 2:48
14. "To the North" (Bidstrup, Callaghan)^[1] – 2:47
15. "Initiation (Mad Wax Mix)" (Callaghan, Bidstrup) – 3:29
16. "Sounds of Then (Mad Wax Mix)" – 3:24
17. "The Bigger They Are" – 3:29
18. "Luck of the Irish" – 3:46
19. "Shadow of Your Love" (Bidstrup, Callaghan)^[1] – 3:07

Charts

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