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. The album was released in New Zealand on 28 November 2005. The album was Bic's third no.1 album garnering platinum status in its first week. The album was certified 3× platinum. The album won the

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in 2006, her second award for Best Album, after her debut release ''

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Track listing

#" Winning Arrow" – 2:53 #"Say After Me" – 4:36 #"Listen" – 3:32 #"Birds" – 3:46 #"Ruby Nights" – 4:23 #"No Crying No More" – 2:03 #"If I Had You" – 4:48 #"Captured" – 6:03 #"That's Alright" – 3:22 #"Blue Blue Heart" – 3:32 #"It's Over" – 5:38

Limited Australian Tour Edition

The Australian release included a second disc of live material recorded at the Civic Theatre in November 2005. The disc incorrectly identifies the recording date as November 2006 — eight months after the release of this edition. #"Birds" – 4:30 #"Blue Blue Heart" – 3:48 #"Ruby Nights" – 4:42 #"Listen" – 3:38 #"The Be All And End All" – 3:51

International version

Features an alternate track listing. #"Captured" – 6:03 #"Birds" (with birds intro) – 3:58 #"No Crying No More" – 2:03 #" Winning Arrow" – 2:53 #"If I Had You" – 4:48 #" Say After Me" – 4:36 #"Listen" – 3:32 #"That's Alright" – 3:22 #"Blue Blue Heart" – 3:32 #"Ruby Nights" – 4:23 #"It's Over" – 5:38 #"Somewhere in the Night" – 4:06

Special Edition

Released in NZ with 2 bonus tracks (Somewhere in the Night and

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(Birds Version)) plus a DVD featuring 5 live performances and 2 music videos. DVD: #"Birds" #"Blue Blue Heart" #"Ruby Nights" #"No Crying No More" #"Captured" #"Winning Arrow" (music video) #"Say After Me" (music video)

Chart positions

Weekly charts

End of year Charts

Performers

*Bic Runga –

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s *Tim Arnold – guitar *Ben "Boxcar" Maitland – vocals, guitars,

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–

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*Anna Coddington – backing vocals *

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– vocals, guitars,

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, psalterian,

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*Riki Gooch –

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*Rebecca Harris –

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– backing vocals *Joanna Satomi Schulz –

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*Conrad Standish – vocals,

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Strings

*Miranda Adams *Mark Bennett *Christine Bowie *Artur Grabczewski *Greg McGarity *William Hanfling *Claudia Price *Katherine Uren

Additional

*Paul Crowther – drum tech *Neil Finn – string arrangements *Paul Jeffery – studio monitors *Tom Rainey – string arrangements *Marc Taddei – conductor *John Walsh – guitar tech

References

External links

Bic Runga's official websiteNew Zealand Herald's album of the year
{{Authority control 2005 albums Bic Runga albums