Try Whistling This

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Try Whistling This
Try Whistling This cover
Studio album by Neil Finn
Released June 15, 1998
Genre Alternative rock, ambient
Label Parlophone
Producer Tchad Blake & Marius DeVries
Professional reviews
Neil Finn chronology
Try Whistling This
(1998)		 Sessions at West 54th
(2000)
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Try Whistling This is the debut solo album released in 1998 by New Zealand singer/songwriter Neil Finn. The Japanese version of the album has a bonus track called "Tokyo", which also appears on the UK release of the single Sinner.[1] Special editions of the Australian CD contained a bonus CD with six extra tracks which were used as the B-Sides for the singles released from the album.

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[edit] Overview

Following the breakup of his second band Crowded House in 1996, Neil Finn set out to begin a solo career, having only ever performed in bands from when he was a teenager. This album was lauded by critics as being a vast departure from the Crowded House work, which was considered mainstream alternative-folk rock music, while this was experimental, more akin to his earlier work with Split Enz, while still remaining distinct from that music also.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Last One Standing"
  2. "Souvenir"
  3. "King Tide"
  4. "Try Whistling This"
  5. "She Will Have Her Way"
  6. "Sinner"
  7. "Twisty Bass"
  8. "Loose Tongue"
  9. "Truth"
  10. "Astro"
  11. "Dream Date"
  12. "Faster Than Light"
  13. "Addicted"

[edit] Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1998 Australian ARIA Albums Chart 1

[edit] References

  1. ^ neil finn . music. Frenz.com. Retrieved on [[2007-09-22]].
Preceded by
City of Angels (soundtrack) by Various artists		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
June 28 - July 11, 1998		 Succeeded by
Hello Nasty by Beastie Boys