Escapade (Tim Finn album)
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| Released | June 15, 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Studio | Festival Studios, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 36:53 | |||
| Label | Mushroom | |||
| Producer | Ricky Fataar, Mark Moffatt | |||
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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 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
Australia and New Zealand
All tracks are written by Tim Finn
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Additional musicians
- 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 & See"
- Amanda Vincent – synthesizer
- Wilbur Wilde – saxophone
- Joe Camilleri – saxophone
- Peter Cross – trumpet
- Vince Gill – mandolin on "Not For Nothing"
- Doug Lacey – steel drum on "Grand Adventure"
- Phil Scorgie – bass on "Grand Adventure"
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 112. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4335b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Tim Finn – Escapade" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Tim Finn – Escapade". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Tim Finn Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 435. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1983 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
