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SAVAGE GARDEN / Savage Garden 
Producer(s): Charles Fisher 
Columbia 67954 
POP 
Originally reviewed for week ending 4/26/97 


 Buoyed by the gold top 10 single "I Want You" and massive 

 success in its native Australia, pop/rock duo Savage Garden is 
 primed to take the U.S. by storm with this outstanding 
 debut album. Beyond "I Want You," there are several hit-worthy 
 tracks here, all of them written by group members Darren 
 Hayes (vocals) and Daniel Jones (keyboards, programming, 
 vocals). Highlights include the bouncy "To The Moon & 
 Back," the tender love song "Truly Madly Deeply"--both hits in 
 Australia--the Michael Jackson-inspired "Break Me Shake 
 Me," the ballad "Universe," and the INXS-reminiscent "Tears Of Pearls" and "Violet." 
 A stardom-bound group that brings an 
 '80s-influenced sound up to date for an audience that spans
  top 40, AC, dance, and rock outlets.