Drive (Bic Runga album)
Drive | ||||
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Studio album by Bic Runga | ||||
Released | August 1997 (New Zealand) | |||
Recorded | May 1997: Revolver Studios, Auckland, New Zealand except: "Drive", York Street Studios, Auckland, New Zealand; "Suddenly Strange", Revolver Studios and Brooklyn Recording Studios, Los Angeles, USA | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Bic Runga | |||
Bic Runga chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Drive is the debut solo album by New Zealand artist Bic Runga, released in August 1997 in New Zealand. The album was released the following year in Australia and Europe, and on 21 July 1998 in the United States.
This album went seven times platinum in New Zealand.
Track listing
All tracks by Bic Runga
- "Drive" – 2:47
- "Sway" – 4:24
- "Hey" – 3:16
- "Bursting Through" – 3:42
- "Swim" – 4:44
- "Roll into One" – 3:19
- "Suddenly Strange" – 4:18
- "Sorry" – 3:23
- "Heal" – 3:32
- "Delight" – 4:00
- "Without You" – 4:01
Personnel
- Bic Runga – vocals, guitar, xylophone, mellotron, drums, backing vocals
- Peter Asher – backing vocals
- Wayne Bell – drums, percussion
- Sally-Anne Brown – cello
- Paul Casserly – samples
- Davey Fargher – bass
- Jay Foulkes – percussion
- Josh Freese – drums
- Duncan Hayes – Rhodes piano, string arrangement
- Niall Macken – additional arrangement
- Aaron McDonald – bass
- Boh Runga – backing vocals
- Nick Seymour – additional arrangement
- Malcolm Smith – keyboard, additional samples
- Karl Steven – additional arrangement
- Andrew Thorne – guitar, backing vocals
- Gary Verberne – guitar
- Kate Walshe – violin
- Matt Wallace – guitar, percussion, backing vocals
- Sarah Yates – strings
Chart positions
Chart (1997-1999) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 50 |
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[3] | 1 |
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ "Bic Runga – Drive". Australiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ↑ "Bic Runga – Drive". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
External links
Preceded by Vicarious by Strawpeople |
New Zealand Music Awards Album of the Year 1998 |
Succeeded by Supersystem by The Feelers |
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