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Crowded House: Dreamers Are Waiting

On June 4, 2021, “EMI Music Australia” label released “Dreamers Are Waiting”, the seventh Crowded House studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Valentine”, “United Recording”, “Roundhead”, and was produced by Neil Finn, Liam Finn, Michell Froom, Nick Seymour and Elroy Finn.

Personnel:

  • Neil Finn – vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, percussion
  • Liam Finn – vocals, guitar, drums
  • Mitchell Froom – keyboards
  • Nick Seymour – vocals, bass, keyboards
  • Elroy Finn – vocals, drums, guitar, keyboards

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Finn, except where noted.

  1. Bad Times Good – Neil Finn, Liam Finn, Elroy Finn, Nick Seymour
  2. Playing with Fire – Neil Finn, Liam Finn
  3. To the Island
  4. Sweet Tooth
  5. Whatever You Want
  6. Show Me the Way
  7. Goodnight Everyone – Liam Finn
  8. Too Good for This World – Neil Finn, Liam Finn
  9. Start of Something – Liam Finn, Neil Finn
  10. Real Life Woman
  11. Love Isn’t Hard at All – Elroy Finn, Neil Finn
  12. Deeper Down

Bic Runga: Drive

On July 14,1997, “Columbia” label released “Drive”, the debut Bic Runga studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Revolver” in Auckland New Zealand, Brooklyn and Los Angeles, and was produced by Bic Runga. At the 32nd “New Zealand Music Awards”, “Drive” won “Music Award for Album of the Year”. It was certified 7 x Platinum in New Zealand.

Personnel:

  • Bic Runga – lead vocals, guitars, xylophone, Mellotron, drums, backing vocals, arrangements, mixing
  • Andrew Thorne – guitars, backing vocals
  • Gary Verberne – guitars
  • Matt Wallace – guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Duncan Haynes – Rhodes piano, string arrangements
  • Malcolm Smith – keyboards, additional samples 
  • Davey Fargher – bass guitar
  • Aaron McDonald – bass
  • Wayne Bell – drums, percussion
  • Josh Freese – drums
  • Jay Foulkes – percussion
  • Kate Walshe – violin 
  • Sarah Yates – strings
  • Sally-Anne Brown – cello 
  • Paul Casserly – samples 
  • Peter Asher – backing vocals
  • Boh Runga – backing vocals 
  • Niall Macken – additional arrangements
  • Nick Seymour – additional arrangements
  • Karl Steven – additional arrangements
  • Chris van de Geer – engineer
  • Simon Sheridan – engineer
  • Matt Wallace – engineer, mixing, mastering 
  • Matt Tait – engineer assistant
  • Tom Banghart – engineer assistant, mixing assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Bic Runga,

  1. Drive
  2. Sway
  3. Hey
  4. Bursting Through
  5. Swim
  6. Roll into One
  7. Suddenly Strange
  8. Sorry
  9. Heal
  10. Delight
  11. Without You

Crowded House: Together Alone

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On October 18, 1993, “Capitol” label released “Together Alone”, the fourth Crowded House studio album. It was recorded 1992 – 1993, at “Karekare Beach” in New Zealand, and “Periscope Studios” in Melbourne, and was produced by Youth, Neil Finn, Nick Seymour, Paul Hester and Mark Hart.

Personnel:

  • Neil Finn – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, keyboards
  • Mark Hart – keyboards, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Nick Seymour – bass, backing vocals, cover art
  • Paul Hester – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Te Waka Huia Cultural Group Choir – vocals
  • Eddie Rayner– keyboards
  • Dror Erez – accordion
  • Noel Crombie– percussion
  • Geoffrey Hales – percussion
  • Tim Finn – backing vocals
  • Sharon Finn – backing vocals
  • Joe, Tereo, Martie, Jamee, Benjamin – log drummers
  • Clyde Dixon, Stephen Bremner, Laura Astridge, David Bremner, Shaun Jarret – brass band
  • Matt Austin – programming
  • Greg Hunter– engineer
  • Tonuma – additional engineering
  • Nick Morgan, Graeme Myre, Angus Davidson, Chris Corr, Kalju p additional engineering
  • Dugald McAndrew – additional engineering, equipment
  • Bob Clearmountain– mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Finn, except where noted:

  1. Kare Kare – Neil Finn, Nick Seymour, Paul Hester, Mark Hart
  2. In My Command
  3. Nails in My Feet
  4. Black & White Boy
  5. Fingers of Love
  6. Pineapple Head
  7. Locked Out
  8. Private Universe
  9. Walking on the Spot
  10. Distant Sun
  11. Catherine Wheels – Neil Finn, Tim Finn, Nick Seymour
  12. Skin Feeling – Paul Hester
  13. Together Alone – Neil Finn, Mark Hart, Ngapo ‘Bub’ Wehi