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Second Nature (Margaret Urlich Album)
''Second Nature'' is the fifth solo album (fourth studio album) by Margaret Urlich. Released in May 1999 in New Zealand, it achieved gold status and was her last album before her death in 2022. ''Second Nature'' was produced by Eddie Rayner from Split Enz and was recorded on and off over 12 months and involved musicians from Australia and New Zealand. The album comprised cover versions of some of Urlich's favourite New Zealand songs that she grew up with. These included artists like Split Enz, Crowded House, Dave Dobbyn, Max Merritt, Shona Laing, Don McGlashan and Tim Finn. Track listing Track listing and song credits adapted from Spotify Spotify (; ) is a proprietary Swedish audio streaming and media services provider founded on 23 April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. It is one of the largest music streaming service providers, with over 456 million monthly active us .... Charts ''Second Nature'' debuted at number 21 before peaking at number 11 in August 1999 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Urlich
Margaret Mary Urlich (24 January 1965 – 22 August 2022) was a New Zealand singer who lived in Australia for most of her career. Urlich's 1989 debut solo album, ''Safety in Numbers'', won " Breakthrough Artist – Album" at the 1991 ARIA Awards. Its 1992 follow-up, '' Chameleon Dreams'', was also a success. Urlich was successful in both New Zealand and Australia, selling over 400,000 albums during her career, ranking her as one of New Zealand's most successful recording artists. She was the cousin of fellow New Zealand singer Peter Urlich. Life and career Urlich began her career as lead vocalist for the new wave band Peking Man with her brother Pat, Tim Calder, Perry Marshall, Jan Foulkes, Neville Hall, John Fearon and Jay F-bula. Peking Man won the 1984 ''Shazam! Battle of The Bands'' (a TVNZ pop show) and had a number of hit songs in New Zealand, including "Good Luck to You" (No. 6), "Lift Your Head Up High" (No. 21) and 1985's " Room That Echoes" (No. 1). Urlich was lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tears (The Crocodiles Album)
''Tears'' is New Zealand Pop music, pop group The Crocodiles's first album. Both the album and title track were released in April 1980. Both reached #17 on the New Zealand album and singles charts respectively that year. The band's second single, "Whatcha Gonna Do", however wasn't as successful, failing to chart. That year they won 'Best Group' and 'Most Promising Group' at the New Zealand Music Awards. Track listing # "New Wave Goodbye" (Flaws) – 3:20 # "Any Day Of The Week" (Baysting/Flaws/Dasent) - 3:29 # "All Night Long" (Flaws/Backhouse) - 3:30 # "Tears" (Baysting/Flaws) - 3:55 # "In My Suit" (Flaws) - 3:44 # "Young Ladies In Hot Cars" (Baysting/Backhouse) - 3:08 # "Whatcha Gonna Do" (Baysting/Dasent) - 2:37 # "Ribbons Of Steel" (Flaws/Foley/Dasent/Backhouse) - 3:03 # "It's The Latest" (Baysting/Backhouse) - 2:28 # "Working Girl" (Baysting/Flaws/Dasent) - 3:21 Singles * "Tears"/"In My Suit" - RCA (MS 433) (1980) (NZ #17) * "Whatcha Gonna Do"/"All Night Long" - RCA (103619 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irwin Levine
Irwin Jesse Levine (March 23, 1938 – January 21, 1997) - accessed April 11, 2012 was an American songwriter, who co-wrote the song "" with L. Russell Brown. The song was a worldwide hit for as it reached number one on both the US and UK charts for four weeks in April 1973 and number one on the Australian charts for seven weeks from May to July 1973. It was the top-selling single in 1973 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DD Smash
DD Smash was a New Zealand pop/rock band formed in 1980 by Dave Dobbyn after the breakup of Th' Dudes. The band briefly used the name "Dave Dobbyn's Divers" until drummer Peter Warren came up with "DD Smash". Dobbyn says the name "seemed to say everything about what we were into, which was having a jolly good time and blasting out music." History DD Smash formed in 1980. By late '81, DD Smash signed a recording deal and immediately set about recording their debut album, with Ian Morris as producer. DD Smash released their debut album in 1982. Titled ''Cool Bananas'' it debuted at number 1 in New Zealand and was certified triple gold. DD Smash split during the mid-1980s when Dave Dobbyn began recording by himself. In 2015, as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations of the New Zealand Music Charts, Recorded Music NZ honoured DD Smash's debut album ''Cool Bananas'' as being the first album by a New Zealand artist to debut at No.1 on the album chart. Members * Dave Dobbyn (g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whaling (song)
''Whaling'' is a single by New Zealand band DD Smash DD Smash was a New Zealand pop/rock band formed in 1980 by Dave Dobbyn after the breakup of Th' Dudes. The band briefly used the name "Dave Dobbyn's Divers" until drummer Peter Warren came up with "DD Smash". Dobbyn says the name "seemed to say .... It was released in 1984 as the second single from '' The Optimist''. The single charted at No. 8 in New Zealand and number 70 in Australia. It was voted the 12th best New Zealand song of the 20th century by members of APRA in 2001. References External links Whaling video (NZ On Screen) 1984 singles APRA Award winners DD Smash songs 1984 songs Mushroom Records singles Songs written by Dave Dobbyn {{1980s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Language (Dave Dobbyn Song)
"Language" is a single by New Zealand singer-songwriter Dave Dobbyn, released in 1994 as the first single from the Twist album. The song reached number 4 on the New Zealand charts. Background Dobbyn began writing the song while in Sydney. He had originally played "Language" as an acoustic song, however, Twist producer Neil Finn suggested speeding it up and giving it more of a rock sound. Legacy "Language" was voted the 35th best New Zealand song of the 20th century by APRA, and featured on the related Nature's Best 2 CD. It was also included on the live album '' Together in Concert: Live'', which was performed with Bic Runga and Tim Finn Brian Timothy Finn (born 25 June 1952) is a New Zealand singer and musician. His musical career includes forming 1970s and 1980s New Zealand rock group Split Enz, a number of solo albums, temporary membership in his brother Neil's band Crowde .... References External links Language Music Video (NZ On Screen) {{authority control 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Finn
Neil Mullane Finn (born 27 May 1958) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician who is known for being a member of Crowded House, Split Enz (which he co-fronted with brother Tim), and Fleetwood Mac. Finn rose to prominence in the late 1970s with Split Enz and wrote many of the band's most successful songs, including " One Step Ahead", "History Never Repeats", " I Got You", and "Message to My Girl". After Split Enz broke up in 1984, Finn founded Crowded House with Split Enz's final drummer Paul Hester in 1985 and served as the band's lead singer. The group achieved international success in 1987 when they released the single "Don't Dream It's Over", written by Finn. After Crowded House disbanded in 1996, Finn and his brother released two albums as the Finn Brothers, before reforming Crowded House in 2006. In April 2018, Finn joined Fleetwood Mac for their forthcoming tour that year. Finn has also recorded several successful solo albums and assembled diverse musicians f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Dream It's Over
"Don't Dream It's Over" is a song by rock band Crowded House, recorded for their 1986 self-titled debut studio album. The song was composed and written by New Zealand frontman Neil Finn, and released in October 1986 as the fourth single from the album. "Don't Dream It's Over" became the band's biggest international hit, reaching 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States in April 1987. "Don't Dream It's Over" was also a great success in Finn's native country of New Zealand, where it reached Number 1. It also topped the charts in Canada, while in Australia it peaked at No. 8. In continental Europe, it reached No. 6 in Norway, No. 7 in the Netherlands, and No. 13 in Germany. At the 1986 Countdown Australian Music Awards the song was nominated for three awards, winning Best Video. "Don't Dream It's Over" is written and composed in the key of E-flat major and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 82 beats per minute. "Don't D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mutton Birds
The Mutton Birds were a New Zealand rock music group formed in Auckland in 1991 by Ross Burge, David Long and Don McGlashan, with Alan Gregg joining a year later. Four of their albums reached the top 10 on the New Zealand Albums Chart, ''The Mutton Birds'' (1992), '' Salty'' (1994), '' Envy of Angels'' (1996) and '' Rain, Steam and Speed'' (1999). They had a number-one hit with "The Heater" (1994), while their two other top 10 singles were a cover of "Nature" by the Fourmyula (1992), and an original, " Anchor Me" (1994). From 1996 to 2000 the group were based in England; they returned to New Zealand and then disbanded in 2002. History David Long on guitars and Don McGlashan on lead vocals and bass guitar formed the Mutton Birds in Auckland as a three-piece rock group in early 1991. For their first live performance, on Saint Patrick's Day, they used an interim drummer who was soon replaced by Ross Burge. McGlashan had been a member of Blam Blam Blam (1982, 1984 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anchor Me (The Mutton Birds Song)
"Anchor Me" is a 1994 single by New Zealand rock band The Mutton Birds. The song peaked at #10 in the New Zealand singles chart, and charted for nine weeks. The song was from the group's 1993 album '' Salty'', with three other album tracks used on the single. "Anchor Me" is a love song, written by the Mutton Birds' lead singer Don McGlashan about his wife. Songwriter Don McGlashan won the 1994 APRA Silver Scroll songwriting award for "Anchor Me", the first of his two Silver Scrolls. McGlashan was also nominated for Best Songwriter for "Anchor Me" at the 1995 New Zealand Music Awards. Track listing # "Anchor Me" (Remix Edit) - 4:27 # "When The Wind Comes Round" - 5:30 # "Esther" - 2:48 # "Don't Fight It Marsha, It's Bigger Than Both Of Us" - 4:38 Uses in popular culture * '' Perfect Strangers'' (2003 feature film). With a new version of the song recorded for the film, McGlashlan appears in the film as part of a fictitious band called The Blackouts who perform the song in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Hope I Never
"I Hope I Never" is a 1980 song by New Zealand art rock group Split Enz. It was released in May 1980 as the second single from their sixth studio album '' True Colours''. Track listings Australian release ;Side A #"I Hope I Never" - 3:56 (Tim Finn) ;Side B #"Hypnotised" (Tim Finn) #"Carried Away" (Neil Finn) International release Released in the US and in the Netherlands with the same track listing, but different artwork. #"I Hope I Never" - 3:56 (Tim Finn) #"The Choral Sea" - 4:38 (Eddie Rayner) Personnel * Tim Finn — vocals, piano * Noel Crombie — vocals, percussion * Eddie Rayner — vocals, keyboards * Malcolm Green — vocals, drums * Nigel Griggs — vocals, bass Charts Cover Versions * Colleen Hewett from her album, '' Colleen'' (1983) * ENZSO (1995), a collaboration between Split Enz's Eddie Rayner and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. The cover featured New Zealand singer Annie Crummer on vocals, changing only the lyrics to refer to herself as an "optimistic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
(Glad I'm) Not A Kennedy
"(Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy" is a song by New Zealand musician Shona Laing. According to Laing, the inspiration for the song was her reaction to a television appearance of American politician Ted Kennedy, Edward Kennedy. The song was originally released as a Single (music), single in 1985, titled "Not a Kennedy", and was included on Laing's 1985 album ''Genre''. It was Remix, re-mixed and re-released in 1987, and this version was included on her 1987 album ''South (Shona Laing album), South''. The song reached number two in New Zealand, number nine in Australia, and number 14 on the US ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References External links "On Song with Simon Sweetman", 9 January 2013 – discussion of the origin of the song from Radio New Zealand website 1985 songs 1985 singles 1987 singles Shona Laing songs TVT Records singles Virgin Records singles {{1980s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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