Second Thoughts (album)

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Second Thoughts

Studio album by Split Enz

Released

August 1976 (AUS, NZ), September 1976 (UK), January 1977 (US)

Recorded

April – May 1976, Basing Street Studios, London, England

Genre

Art rock, progressive rock

Length

42:07

Label

Mushroom Records (AUS/NZ), Chrysalis Records (Rest of world)

Producer

Phil Manzanera

Split Enz chronology

Mental Notes
(1975)

Second Thoughts
(1976)

Dizrythmia
(1977)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Second Thoughts is a 1976 album by New Zealand art rock band Split Enz. It was recorded in London with Roxy Music's guitarist Phil Manzanera producing the album. Four of the songs on the album were reworked versions of songs from their 1975 debut album Mental Notes. Two other songs on the album had been first recorded during the Mental Notes sessions, but left off and re-recorded for Second Thoughts. There were two new songs, both written by Phil Judd, and a re-recording of an early Judd/Finn composition ("129"), which for the Second Thoughts version, was renamed "Matinee Idyll".

The album was called Mental Notes when released outside Australasia and also featured a reworked version of the Mental Notes cover (for comparison see original and remake). Wally Wilkinson's image was replaced with that of Robert Gillies, and some band members are shown with newer haircuts: Phil Judd was now bald, and Tim Finn had his sides shaved.

Tim Finn, Robert Gillies and Eddie Rayner have said that the band felt the songs needed to be redone. But both Phil Judd and Noel Crombie have been quoted as saying that the re-recording of the Mental Notes tracks was a waste of time. On his MySpace forum Phil has been quoted as saying that Tim Finn was obsessed with making the songs sound better, while he had new songs that he wanted to record.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Late Last Night"	Phil Judd	4:03
2.	"Walking Down a Road *"	Tim Finn, Phil Judd	5:22
3.	"Titus *"	Phil Judd	3:15
4.	"Lovey Dovey †"	Tim Finn, Phil Judd	3:06
5.	"Sweet Dreams"	Phil Judd	5:04

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Stranger Than Fiction *"	Tim Finn, Phil Judd	7:07
2.	"Time for a Change *"	Phil Judd	4:05
3.	"Matinee Idyll"	Tim Finn, Phil Judd	2:56
4.	"The Woman Who Loves You †"	Tim Finn, Phil Judd	6:50

* These songs are new arrangements of songs that first appeared on Mental Notes.

† These songs had been recorded during the Mental Notes sessions but were not included in that album, and had been re-recorded for Second Thoughts.

Chart Positions

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Australia^[2]	#25
New Zealand^[3]	#18

Personnel

Tim Finn – vocals, piano on "Stranger Than Fiction"
Phil Judd – vocals, guitars, mandolin
Jonathan Michael Chunn – bass, piano on "Titus"
Noel Crombie – percussion
Emlyn Crowther – drums
Robert Gillies – saxophone, trumpet
Edward Rayner – keyboards
Miles Golding – violin on "Stranger Than Fiction" and "Matinee Idyll"
Ian Sharp – cello on 'Matinee Idyll'
Rhett Davies, Guy Bidmead – Recording engineers
Phil Manzanera – producer
Rhett Davies – Mixing engineer
Front cover photograph – John Prew
Back snaps – Split Enz
Special Thanks To Dave Russell and Wally Wilkinson

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W. (1993). ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
↑ "New Zealand Charts". Retrieved 11 November 2010.

External links

Enzology - Episode 3: Second Thoughts, 1976-1977 (Radio New Zealand National)

v t e Split Enz

Tim Finn Phil Judd Neil Finn Eddie Rayner Nigel Griggs Noel Crombie Mike Chunn Miles Golding Mike Howard Wally Wilkinson Robert Gillies Geoff Chunn Emlyn Crowther Malcolm Green Paul Hester

Lineup chronology	List of Split Enz band members

Studio albums	Mental Notes Second Thoughts Dizrythmia Frenzy True Colours Waiata Time and Tide Conflicting Emotions See Ya 'Round

Compilations	The Beginning of the Enz Enz of an Era The Split Enz Collection 1973 – 1984 History Never Repeats – The Best of Split Enz Oddz and Enz Rear Enz The Best of Split Enz The Gold Collection Spellbound The Collection: The Best of the Early Years Rootin Tootin Luton Tapes

Live albums	The Living Enz Anniversary Extravagenza

DVDs	Split Enz One Out of the Bag

Singles	"For You" "Sweet Talkin' Spoon Song" "No Bother to Me" "Maybe" "Late Last Night" "Matinee Idyll" "Another Great Divide" "My Mistake" "Bold as Brass" "I See Red" "Give It a Whirl" "Things" "I Got You" "I Hope I Never" "Nobody Takes Me Seriously" "What's The Matter With You" "Poor Boy" "One Step Ahead" "History Never Repeats" "I Don't Wanna Dance" "Hard Act To Follow" "Iris" "Dirty Creature" "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" "Never Ceases to Amaze Me" "Hello Sandy Allen" "Next Exit" "Strait Old Line" "Message to My Girl" "I Wake Up Every Night" "I Walk Away" "One Mouth Is Fed"

Related articles	ENZSO Crowded House The Finn Brothers Schnell Fenster She Will Have Her Way

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