Bricks is the debut studio album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Benny Tipene. It was released on 17 October 2014.[1][2] It was produced by Sam de Jong at Parachute Studios. The album was re-released in June 2015, containing three new songs and acoustic versions of 'Step On Up' and 'Give This Up'.[3]

Bricks
Studio album by
Released17 October 2014
GenrePop
LabelSony Music Entertainment NZ
ProducerSam de Jong
Benny Tipene chronology
Toulouse
(2014)
Bricks
(2014)
Singles from Bricks
  1. "Step On Up"
    Released: 29 August 2014
  2. "Good Man"
  3. "Lanterns"
    Released: 5 May 2015

Track listing

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Bricks – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Step On Up"Benny Tipene, Jaden Parkes3:23
2."No Good For Me"Tipene, Josh Fountain3:33
3."Lonely"Joel Chapman, Tipene, Nat Dunn, Ricky Kradolfer3:54
4."Good Man"Tipene, Parkes2:53
5."Either Gone or Lost"Tipene, Parkes3:29
6."Hooked on Love"Tipene, Sam de Jong4:08
7."Open Ending"Tipene4:19
8."Give This Up"Tipene4:31
9."Not Coming Back"Tipene, Parkes3:35
10."Young"Tipene4:18
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Make You Mine"Dave Baxter, Benny Tipene3:00
Bricks – Extended Sessions (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Make You Mine"Dave Baxter, Benny Tipene3:00
12."Step On Up (Acoustic)"Tipene, Parkes3:13
13."Give This Up (Acoustic)"Tipene4:21
14."Lanterns"Tipene, Alex Hope2:50
15."Monday"Tipene4:19
16."Matters To Me"Tipene4:14

Charts

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Chart (2014) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums Chart[4] 4

Credits

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  • Guitars, Bass & Vocal - Benny Tipene
  • Drums and Programming - Sam de Jong
  • Production and Engineering - Sam de Jong
  • A&R - Jaden Parkes
  • A&R Administration - Lizzie McGowan
  • Design - Harrison Burt & Jaden Parkes
  • Photography - C. Alex de Freitas
  • 'No Good For Me' Original Arrangement - Josh Fountain
  • Recorded at Parachute Studios
  • Mixed by Nic Manders at Wairaki Rd
  • Mastered by Leon Zervos at Studio 301

References

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  1. ^ "iTunes - Music - Bricks by Benny Tipene".
  2. ^ "Benny Tipene to Release Debut Album 'Bricks' on Oct 17th".
  3. ^ "Bricks - Extended Sessions by Benny Tipene on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  4. ^ "New Zealand chart positions". charts.nz. Retrieved 4 November 2015.