Tim Finn (album)

Tim Finn
Studio album by Tim Finn
Released 1989
Genre Pop Music
Length 40:20
Label Capitol
Producer Mitchell Froom
Tim Finn chronology
Big Canoe
(1986)
Tim Finn
(1989)
Before & After
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Tim Finn is the self-titled album by New Zealand singer/songwriter Tim Finn. After having little success with his previous album Big Canoe, Tim signed up with Capitol Records, for which he released 3 albums.

While much of Tim's fan base regards this album as his finest accomplishment, it went largely unnoticed outside of Australia and New Zealand.

After this album, Tim & younger brother Neil decided to record a Finn Brothers album. Crowded House drummer Paul Hester was present for the demo recordings of several tracks that were eventually incorporated (along with Tim himself) into the Crowded House album Woodface. This was Tim's second album with Capitol.

The 3rd album released on the Capitol label was Before & After.

Contents

Trivia

On the Split Enz radio documentary Enzology, keyboardist Eddie Rayner reveals that the song Been There Done That had been around since the early 80s, along with a collection of other Tim Finn rarities that have never been released.

Track listing

All songs composed by Tim Finn, except where noted.

  1. "Young Mountain" (Finn, Mitchell Froom) – 4:18
  2. "Not Even Close" – 4:19
  3. "How'm I Gonna Sleep" – 3:56
  4. "Parihaka" – 4:19
  5. "Tears Inside" – 4:04
  6. "Birds Swim Fish Fly" – 3:24
  7. "Suicide on Downing St." – 3:32
  8. "Show a Little Mercy" – 4:01
  9. "Crescendo" – 4:17
  10. "Been There Done That" – 4:06

Chart Performance

Albums Charts (1989) Peak position
Australia[2] #44
New Zealand[3] #8
Singles Charts (1989) Peak position
How'm I Gonna Sleep #24 (AUS)
#2 (NZ)
Parihaka #6 (NZ)
Crescendo #99 (AUS)

Personnel

Other sleeve notes

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W. (1993). ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "New Zealand Charts". http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Tim+Finn&titel=Tim+Finn&cat=a. Retrieved 2010-11-11.