The View Is Worth the Climb

The View Is Worth the Climb is the ninth studio album by New Zealand singer/songwriter Tim Finn, released in August 2011. The album peaked at number 28 in New Zealand.[1]

The View Is Worth the Climb
Studio album by
Released6 August 2011
Length42:07
Label
Producer
Tim Finn chronology
North, South, East, West...Anthology
(2009)
The View Is Worth the Climb
(2011)
Caught by the Heart
(2021)

The title track was co-written by Finn with Australian singer-songwriter Megan Washington. Three other tracks are co-written by Finn and his wife Marie Azcona.[2]

The album was recorded in twelve working days in late 2010 at Roundhead Studios in Auckland, New Zealand.[3][2]

The song "Wild Sweet Children" features Finn's children Harper and Elliot Finn on backing vocals.

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."The Everyday"3:16
2."The View Is Worth the Climb"3:50
3."Going Going Gone"3:52
4."All This and More"4:02
5."Wild Sweet Children"4:16
6."Everybody's Wrong"3:18
7."Can't Be Found"3:42
8."Opposite Sign"4:10
9."People Like Us"4:09
10."Certain Way"3:41
11."Keep Talking"3:51

Personnel edit

  • Tim Finn – vocals, acoustic guitar, banana drum
  • Brett Adams – electric guitar
  • Joey Waronker – drums
  • Zac Rae – keyboards
  • Tony Buchen – bass
  • Mara TK
  • Harper Finn – vocals
  • Eliot Finn – vocals

Charts edit

Chart (2011) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] 27

References edit

  1. ^ "Album Review: Tim Finn, The View Is Worth The Climb". NZ Herald. 7 September 2011. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "The View Is Worth The Climb". Tim Finn | The Website About Tim Finn. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. ^ Ferguson, John (30 June 2011). "Album Review: Tim Finn". NZ Music Business. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Charts.nz – Tim Finn – The View Is Worth the Climb". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.