Thinking Room is the debut album by New Zealand Pop recording artist Anika Moa, released on 28 September, 2001, by Warner, Atlantic Records. It reached the number one spot on the New Zealand Albums Chart and was certified as double platinum, selling over 30,000 copies in New Zealand.
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| Released | 28 September 2001 | |||
| Studio | Sear Sound, New York City | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 48:49 | |||
| Label | Warner Music | |||
| Producer | Victor Van Vugt | |||
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Chart performance edit
The album debuted at number one on the New Zealand charts in October, 2001, and stayed in the top spot for two weeks.[2] The album has gone double platinum,[3] having sold over 30,000 copies,[4] and yielding four hit singles, two of which ("Youthful" and "Falling in Love Again") peaked at number five on the New Zealand Singles Chart.[5]
"Falling in Love Again" featured in the film America's Sweethearts in 2001.[6]
Track listing edit
All songs written and composed by Anika Moa, along with others credited for specific tracks below.[7]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Good in My Head" | 4:34 | |
| 2. | "Flowers For You" | 4:14 | |
| 3. | "Falling in Love Again" | James Reid | 3:48 |
| 4. | "I Talked to You" | Adam Peters | 3:22 |
| 5. | "My Son" | 5:01 | |
| 6. | "Holding Me High" | Tim Groenendaal | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Mother" | 4:04 | |
| 8. | "Youthful" | 4:16 | |
| 9. | "God in His Culture" | 5:08 | |
| 10. | "Everything's the Same" | Peters | 4:51 |
| 11. | "Harry & Leena's Song" | 5:09 |
Personnel edit
Musicians
- Anika Moa – vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4-7, 10, 11), electric guitar (10), keyboards (10)
- Des Broadbery – additional programming (9)
- Matt Chamberlain – drums (1, 2, 5-8, 10, 11), percussion (1, 2, 5, 7, 10)
- Knox Chandler – bass (5, 11), electric guitar (1, 3, 5, 8), mandolin (5, 8)
- Sean Eden – electric guitar (6, 7)
- Chris Feinstein – bass (1, 2, 6-8, 10)
- Adam Peters – backing vocals (10, 11), cello (1, 2, 6, 7, 9), acoustic guitar (2, 8), electric guitar (1, 3, 5-7, 10), keyboards (3-6, 9-11), programming (4-6, 9, 11)
- Britta Phillips – backing vocals (8)
- Chad Royce – percussion (5, 8, 11)
- Eric Schermerhorn – acoustic guitar (1-3, 6, 8, 10, 11), 12-string acoustic guitar (2, 5, 6), electric guitar (3, 8)
- Bruce Smith – drum programming (3)
- Victor Van Vugt – programming (5)
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Technical
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Design & management
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- Source: CD liner[7]
Charts edit
References edit
- ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 04/02/2002" (PDF). ARIA. 4 February 2002. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Anika Moa - Thinking Room". Hung Medien. charts.nz. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ "Anika Moa Announces "Love in Motion" Tour". Voxy.co.nz. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ "Chart Facts". RIANZ. Archived from the original on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ "Anika Moa in New Zealand charts". Hung Medien. charts.nz. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ^ "Soundtracks for America's Sweethearts". IMDb. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ^ a b Thinking Room (CD liner). Anika Moa. outside USA: Warner Music. 2001. 7567-83515-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Charts.nz – Ed Sheeran – Thinking Room". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Top Selling Albums of 2002". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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