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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Escapade
| name = Escapade
| type = [[Album]]
| type = studio
| artist = [[Tim Finn]]
| artist = [[Tim Finn]]
| cover = Escapade_(album).jpg
| cover = Escapade (album).jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = June 15, 1983
| released = 15 June 1983
| recorded = 1983
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Festival Studios, Sydney, Australia
| studio = Festival Studios, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length = 36:53
| length = 36:53
| label = [[Mushroom Group| Mushroom]]
| label = [[Mushroom Group|Mushroom]]
| producer = [[Ricky Fataar]], [[Mark Moffatt]]
| producer =
* [[Ricky Fataar]]
* [[Mark Moffatt]]
| prev_title =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| prev_year =
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| single2date = August 1983
| single2date = August 1983
| single3 = Through the Years
| single3 = Through the Years
| single3date = August 1983 <small> (US and Canada) </small>
| single3date = August 1983 (US and Canada)
| single4 = Staring At the Embers
| single4 = Staring at the Embers
| single4date = October 1983
| single4date = October 1983
| single5 = In a Minor Key
| single5 = In a Minor Key
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}}
}}
}}
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'''''Escapade''''' is the debut studio album by New Zealand musician and founder of [[Split Enz]], [[Tim Finn]]. Released in June 1983, the album peaked at number 1 in New Zealand and number 8 in Australia.

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'''''Escapade''''' is the debut studio album by New Zealand musician and founder of Split Enz, [[Tim Finn]]. Released in June 1983, the album peaked at number 1 in New Zealand and number 8 in Australia.


At the [[Australian pop music awards|1983 Countdown Australian Music Awards]] the album won Best Australian Album and "Fraction Too Much Friction" won Best Video.
At the [[Australian pop music awards|1983 Countdown Australian Music Awards]] the album won Best Australian Album and "Fraction Too Much Friction" won Best Video.
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'''Australia and New Zealand'''
'''Australia and New Zealand'''
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline = Side 1
| headline = Side 1


| all_writing = [[Tim Finn]]
| all_writing = [[Tim Finn]]
| all_lyrics =
| all_music =


| title1 = [[Fraction Too Much Friction]]
| title1 = [[Fraction Too Much Friction]]
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{{Track listing
{{Track listing
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| headline = Side 2
| headline = Side 2


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{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline = Side 1
| headline = Side 1


| all_writing = [[Tim Finn]]
| all_writing = Tim Finn
| all_lyrics =
| all_music =


| title1 = Fraction Too Much Friction
| title1 = Fraction Too Much Friction
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{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline = Side 2
| headline = Side 2


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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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*[[Tim Finn]] – vocals, piano

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*[[Ricky Fataar]] – drums, percussion, keyboard, backing vocals
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* [[Tim Finn]] – [[singing|vocals]], [[piano]]
*Chris Haig – bass
'''Additional musicians'''
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*Sam McNally – synthesizer
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* [[Ricky Fataar]] – [[Drum kit|drums]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]], keyboard, backing vocals
* Chris Haig – [[bass guitar|bass]]
*Mark Moffatt – guitar
*[[Venetta Fields]] – backing vocals
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* Sam McNally – synthesizer
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*[[Richard Tee]] – piano on "Fraction Too Much Friction", Rhodes on "In a Minor Key" and "Wait and See"
* Mark Moffatt – guitar
* [[Venetta Fields]] – backing vocals
*[[Amanda Villepastour]] – synthesizer
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*[[Wilbur Wilde]] – saxophone
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* [[Richard Tee]] – piano on "Fraction Too Much Friction", Rhodes on "In a Minor Key" and "Wait & See"
* [[Amanda Villepastour]] – synthesizer
*[[Joe Camilleri]] – saxophone
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*Peter Cross – trumpet
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* [[Wilbur Wilde]] – [[saxophone]]
*[[Vince Gill]] – mandolin on "Not For Nothing"
* [[Joe Camilleri]] – saxophone
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*Doug Lacey – steel drums on "Grand Adventure"
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* Peter Cross – [[trumpet]]
* [[Vince Gill]] – [[mandolin]] on "Not For Nothing"
*Phil Scorgie – bass on "Grand Adventure"
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* Doug Lacey – steel drum on "Grand Adventure"
* Phil Scorgie – bass on "Grand Adventure"


==Charts==
==Charts==
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'''Weekly charts'''
===Weekly charts===
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Weekly chart performance for ''Escapade''
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1983–84)
! scope="col"| Chart (1983–1984)
! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[Kent Music Report]])
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[Kent Music Report]])
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'''Year-end charts'''
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Year-end chart performance for ''Escapade''
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! scope="col" | Chart (1983)
! scope="col" | Chart (1983)
! scope="col" | Position
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Latest revision as of 14:31, 19 January 2024

Escapade
Studio album by
Tim Finn
Released15 June 1983
StudioFestival Studios, Sydney, Australia
GenrePop
Length36:53
LabelMushroom
Producer
Tim Finn chronology
Escapade
(1983) 		Big Canoe
(1986)
Singles from Escapade
  1. "Fraction Too Much Friction"
    Released: May 1983
  2. "Made My Day"
    Released: August 1983
  3. "Through the Years"
    Released: August 1983 (US and Canada)
  4. "Staring at the Embers"
    Released: October 1983
  5. "In a Minor Key"
    Released: February 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

Escapade is the debut studio album by New Zealand musician and founder of Split Enz, Tim Finn. Released in June 1983, the album peaked at number 1 in New Zealand and number 8 in Australia.

At the 1983 Countdown Australian Music Awards the album won Best Australian Album and "Fraction Too Much Friction" won Best Video.

Track listing

[edit]

Australia and New Zealand

All tracks are written by Tim Finn

Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."Fraction Too Much Friction"4:14
2."Made My Day"3:25
3."Not for Nothing"3:28
4."In a Minor Key"3:46
5."Grand Adventure"3:52
Side 2
No.TitleLength
6."Staring at the Embers"3:05
7."Wait and See"4:01
8."I Only Want to Know"4:05
9."Growing Pains"3:02
10."Through the Years"3:50

United States Resequenced track listing with "Below the Belt" replacing "Grand Adventure"

All tracks are written by Tim Finn

Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."Fraction Too Much Friction"4:14
2."Staring at the Embers"3:05
3."Through the Years"3:50
4."Not for Nothing"3:28
5."In a Minor Key"3:46
Side 2
No.TitleLength
6."Made My Day"3:25
7."Wait and See"4:01
8."Below the Belt"4:20
9."I Only Want to Know"4:05
10."Growing Pains"3:02

Personnel

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  • Tim Finn – vocals, piano
  • Ricky Fataar – drums, percussion, keyboard, backing vocals
  • Chris Haig – bass
  • Sam McNally – synthesizer
  • Mark Moffatt – guitar
  • Venetta Fields – backing vocals
  • Richard Tee – piano on "Fraction Too Much Friction", Rhodes on "In a Minor Key" and "Wait and See"
  • Amanda Villepastour – synthesizer
  • Wilbur Wilde – saxophone
  • Joe Camilleri – saxophone
  • Peter Cross – trumpet
  • Vince Gill – mandolin on "Not For Nothing"
  • Doug Lacey – steel drums on "Grand Adventure"
  • Phil Scorgie – bass on "Grand Adventure"

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4335b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Tim Finn – Escapade" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Charts.nz – Tim Finn – Escapade". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Tim Finn Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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