Together Alone

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Together Alone
Studio album by Crowded House
Released	October 18, 1993
Recorded	Kare Kare beach, New Zealand
Genre	Rock
Length	51:32
Label	Capitol Records
Producer(s)	Youth and Crowded House
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Wireless Bollinger (85/100) link
Crowded House chronology
Woodface (1991)	Together Alone (1993)	Recurring Dream (1996)

Together Alone is the fourth and final studio album by Crowded House. Dropping Mitchell Froom, the producer of their first three albums, they used the producer Martin Glover, known as Youth (formerly of Killing Joke) and recorded the tracks at Nigel and Jody Harrocks' house in Karekare, New Zealand.

Contents 1 Album 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Additional musicians

[edit] Album

The album is arguably the most eclectic, mature, and sonically adventurous in the band's discography, as it demonstrates a rawer and more organic nature than their previous collaborations with Mitchell Froom. Crowded House leader Neil Finn himself has been quoted as designating the album as his favorite in the group's canon. More distorted, effects-laden guitars than typically heard on previous outings helped the band achieve a heightened sense of ambience, and slightly left-of-center arrangements imbued a sense of brooding to the whole affair. Traditional Māori rhythms of New Zealand were also incorporated in the innovative spirit of the recording sessions; in fact, the band even employed a Māori choir as backing musicians for a few songs (most notably, the album-closing title track).

The album did quite well in the UK, reaching Number 4 on the Album charts. Standout tracks included "Distant Sun", "Nails in My Feet", "Locked Out" and "Private Universe". "Locked Out" also appeared on the soundtrack for the 1994 movie Reality Bites and got some additional exposure in the U.S. as a result.

Bassist Nick Seymour created the album cover, befitting Crowded House tradition.

The video single of "Nails in My Feet" included a section called "Footage from the Together Alone recording session".

The song "Catherine Wheels" is an old Split Enz demo from 1979.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Neil Finn unless otherwise indicated:

1. "Kare Kare" (Crowded House) – 3:35
2. "In My Command" – 3:43
3. "Nails in My Feet" – 3:39
4. "Black & White Boy" – 4:00
5. "Fingers of Love" – 4:26
6. "Pineapple Head" – 3:27
7. "Locked Out" – 3:17
8. "Private Universe" – 5:39
9. "Walking on the Spot" – 2:54
10. "Distant Sun" – 3:49
11. "Catherine Wheels" (Neil Finn, Tim Finn, Nick Seymour) – 5:12
12. "Skin Feeling" (Paul Hester) – 3:56
13. "Together Alone" (Neil Finn, Mark Hart, Bud Wehi) – 3:55

[edit] Personnel

• Neil Finn - vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
• Nick Seymour - bass, backing vocals
• Paul Hester - drums, vocals
• Mark Hart - keyboards, electric guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, backing vocals

[edit] Additional musicians

• Eddie Rayner - Keyboards
• Noel Crombie - Percussion
• Geoffrey Hales - Percussion
• Tim Finn - Background Vocals
• Sharon Finn - Background Vocals
• Dror Erez - Accordion
• Te Waka Huia Cultural Group Choir
• Joe, Tereo, Martie, Jamee, Benjamin - Log Drummers
• Clyde Dixon, Stephen Bremner, Laura Astridge, David Bremner, Shaun Jarret - Brass Band