The Great New Zealand Songbook

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Album features the Trademark "Mr Four Square" from the NZ mini supermarket "Four Square".

Comes in Deluxe book with photos, lyrics and artwork, contained in a box

www.greatnewzealandsongbook.com

℗ & © 2009 Thom Music Ltd.

Annotation last modified on 2021-05-02 20:31 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Last Century
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tihore Mai
Moana & the Tribe1:32
2Give It a Whirl
recording of:
Give It a Whirl
writer:
Neil Finn and Tim Finn
Split Enz3:03
3Whaling
recording of:
Whaling
writer:
Dave Dobbyn
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 12)
DD Smash3:45
4Dominion Road
recording of:
Dominion Road (The Mutton Birds)
writer:
Don McGlashan (New Zealand composer/singer/multi-instrumentalist)
The Mutton Birds3:56
5Why Does Love Do This to Me?
recording of:
Why Does Love Do This to Me? (The Exponents)
The Exponents3:26
6How Bizarre
additional engineer and additional mixer:
Rick Huntington
engineer and producer:
Alan Jansson
accordion:
Hershal Herscher
guitar:
Lee Baker (NZ guitarist)
trumpet:
George Chisholm (jazz trombonist (1915-1997))
background vocals:
Sina Saipaia
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music NZ Ltd. (Universal’s subsidiary in New Zealand; DO NOT USE as an imprint) (in 1995)
recording of:
How Bizarre
writer:
Pauly Fuemana and Alan Jansson
publisher:
Lamont Music
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 34)
OMC3.953:48
7Taller Than God
recording of:
Taller Than God
writer:
Paul Casserly and Fiona McDonald
Strawpeople4:31
8April Sun in Cuba
electric bass guitar:
Todd Hunter (Todd Stuart Hunter of Dragon)
guitar:
Robert Taylor (Singer-songwriter and guitarist)
keyboard:
Paul Hewson (New Zealand keyboardist; not to be confused with the Irish rock star better known as Bono)
lead vocals:
Marc Hunter
vocals:
Paul Hewson (New Zealand keyboardist; not to be confused with the Irish rock star better known as Bono), Todd Hunter (Todd Stuart Hunter of Dragon) and Robert Taylor (Singer-songwriter and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 1995/02–2004/02) (in 1977)
recording of:
April Sun in Cuba
composer:
Paul Hewson (New Zealand keyboardist; not to be confused with the Irish rock star better known as Bono)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd.
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 10)
Dragon3:29
9Sinner
recording of:
Sinner
writer:
Marius de Vries and Neil Finn
Neil Finn44:25
10Break in the Weather
producer:
Nick Launay
recording of:
Break in the Weather
writer:
Jenny Morris and Tam Morris
Jenny Morris4:32
11Sitting Inside My Head
recording of:
Sitting Inside My Head
writer:
Joe Lonie and Karl Steven (New Zealand vocalist/keyboardist)
Supergroove3:31
12Heavenly Pop Hit
producer:
Gary Smith (producer)
drums (drum set):
James Stephenson
guest background vocals:
Donna Savage
lead vocals:
Martin Phillipps
recording of:
Heavenly Pop Hit
lyricist and composer:
Martin Phillipps
The Chills3:29
13Counting the Beat
producer:
David Tickle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records Pty Ltd (in 1981) and Warner Music Australia Pty Limited (not for release label use! fka WEA Records Pty. Limited) (in 2002)
recording of:
Counting the Beat
writer:
Bones Hillman, Phil Judd and Buster Stiggs
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Mushroom Music (Mushroom label's publishing company)
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 4)
The Swingers2:59
14Nature
producer:
Peter Dawkins
recording of:
Nature (The Fourmyula)
composer:
Wayne Mason (New Zealand musician) and Ali Richardson
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 1)
The Fourmyula2:53
15Drive
guitar:
Bic Runga
arranger:
Bic Runga
recording of:
Drive
writer:
Bic Runga
Bic Runga3:00
16Slice of Heaven
producer:
Dave Dobbyn and Bruce Lynch
bass:
Ian Belton (Australian bassist)
guest performer:
Dave Dobbyn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dobbynesq Holdings Ltd., On the Ball Productions Ltd. & Co. and Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1987)
recording of:
Slice of Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Dave Dobbyn
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Mushroom Music (Mushroom label's publishing company)
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 7)
Dave Dobbyn & Herbs3.54:39
17Gutter Black
Hello Sailor2:56
18Home Again
mixer:
Adam Kasper
recording of:
Home Again
Shihad53:35
19Venus
recording of:
Venus Feelers
writer:
James Reid (New Zealand singer of “The Feelers”)
The Feelers4:49
20For Today
Netherworld Dancing Toys5:31
21Better Be Home Soon
drums (drum set):
Paul Hester (Australian drummer for Crowded House/Split Enz)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Nick Seymour
guitar and lead vocals:
Neil Finn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1988)
recording of:
Better Be Home Soon
lyricist and composer:
Neil Finn
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L, Mushroom Music (Mushroom label's publishing company), Mushroom Music Publishing and Roundhead Music (BMI) (Neil Finn)
Crowded House3.53:13
▼ CD 2: This Century
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Welcome Home
recording of:
Welcome Home
writer:
Dave Dobbyn
Dave Dobbyn3:51
2Get Some Sleep
producer:
Bic Runga
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Dave Dobbyn
bass:
Sebastian Steinberg
membranophone:
Joey Waronker
tambourine:
Jay Foulkes
vocals:
Milan Borich and Bic Runga
arranger:
Bic Runga
music videos:
Get Some Sleep by Bic Runga
recording of:
Get Some Sleep
composer:
Bic Runga
Bic Runga43:35
3It’s Too Late
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Evermore (New Zealand alternative rock) (in 2004)
recording of:
It’s Too Late
writer:
Evermore (New Zealand alternative rock)
publisher:
Second Pressing Pty Ltd
Evermore3.353:58
4No Ordinary Thing
recording of:
No Ordinary Thing (OpShop)
Opshop5:26
5Damn the River
The Phoenix Foundation2:07
6Cool Me Down
recording of:
Cool Me Down
The Black Seeds4:56
7Arithmetic
recording of:
Arithmetic
writer:
Brooke Fraser
Brooke Fraser4:01
8Always on My Mind
recording of:
Always on My Mind
writer:
Glen Nathan and Tiki Taane (NZ dub/reggae/electronic musician Tiki Taane)
composer:
Tiki (NZ dub/reggae/electronic musician Tiki Taane)
translator:
Tīmoti Kāretu
Tiki2:57
9For a While
performer:
Andy Lovegrove
recording of:
For a While
writer:
Boh Runga
Stellar*2:57
10Not Many
recording engineer:
Chris Macro
producer:
P‐Money (NZ hip hop producer and turntablist)
mixer:
Chris Chetland and P‐Money (NZ hip hop producer and turntablist)
bass guitar:
Chip Matthews
vocals:
Scribe (New Zealand rapper Malo Luafutu)
recording of:
Not Many
composer:
Malo Luafutu and Peter Wadams
Scribe33:45
11Bathe in the River
Hollie Smith4:27
12Wandering Eye
electric guitar:
Tehi Kerr (New Zealand musician)
keyboard:
Iain Gordon
saxophone:
Warren Maxwell (New Zealand singer and saxophonist member of TrinityRoots)
trombone:
Joe Lindsay (trombone)
trumpet:
Toby Laing
lead vocals:
Dallas Tamaira
recording of:
Wandering Eye
writer:
Fat Freddy’s Drop (New Zealand reggae/dub)
Fat Freddy’s Drop5:06
13Swing
producer:
Beat Kamp Muzik
recording of:
Swing (a.k.a. Make Your Hips Swing)
writer:
Aaron Fabian Ngawhika, Demetrius Chris Savelio (NZ hip hop MC Demetrius Savelio) and Nathan Holmes (NZ hip hop producer Nathan Holmes)
composer:
Nathan Holmes (NZ hip hop producer Nathan Holmes), Aaron Ngawhika and Demi Savelio
Savage3:31
14Dreams in My Head
Anika Moa3:33
15Out of This World
Tim Finn3:01
16Maybe Tomorrow
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Siren Records (independent NZ label, EMI-distributed) (in 2003)
recording of:
Maybe Tomorrow
writer:
Geoff Maddock and Kirsten Morrell
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Goldenhorse2:59
17Better to Be
vocals:
Liam Finn
Liam Finn3:47
18My Delirium
recording engineer and producer:
Pascal Gabriel (Belgian-born, UK based producer, musician, songwriter)
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
bass guitar:
Pip Brown
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Pascal Gabriel (Belgian-born, UK based producer, musician, songwriter)
guitar:
Pip Brown, Pascal Gabriel (Belgian-born, UK based producer, musician, songwriter) and Alex Gray (Baby Fox & Mighty Truth)
keyboard:
Pascal Gabriel (Belgian-born, UK based producer, musician, songwriter) and Alex Gray (Baby Fox & Mighty Truth)
background vocals:
Hannah Robinson (London based songwriter)
part of:
triple j's Hottest 100 of 2008 (16th edition of Australian annual music poll) (number: 11)
recording of:
My Delirium (Ladyhawke song)
composer:
Pascal Gabriel (Belgian-born, UK based producer, musician, songwriter), Ladyhawke (New Zealand pop rock artist) and Hannah Robinson (London based songwriter)
Ladyhawke4.154:14
19Sophie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cement Records (New Zealand / Goodshirt label) (in 2001)
recording of:
Sophie
publisher:
Goodshirt
writer:
Goodshirt
Goodshirt3:46
20Home
Annah Mac3:11
21Pokarekare Ana
Margaret Urlich1:45

Credits

Release

artwork:Dick Frizzell (NZ artist and graphic designer)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/11232035 [info]

Release group

part of:The Great New Zealand Songbook (New Zealand compilation series) (number: 1) (order: 1)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/1279782 [info]