''Dreamers Are Waiting'' is the seventh studio album by Australian

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band

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, released on 4 June 2021 through

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. It is their first studio album since 2010's ''

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'', with the band reuniting with producer

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, who is now also the band's keyboardist, for the first time since ''

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'' (1996). It is also Crowded House's first album with

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's sons

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and Elroy as members of the group. The album was preceded by the singles "Whatever You Want", released in October 2020, "To the Island" in February 2021, and "Playing with Fire" in May 2021. Crowded House embarked on the Island tour of New Zealand in March 2021. The group have announced plans to tour the UK and Europe in support of the album in 2022. At the

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, the album won Best Adult Contemporary Album.

Background and recording

stated that he wanted to wait until there was a "fresh and authentic way to re-approach" recording as Crowded House, as he was "afraid of just repeating the same formulas". The album was primarily recorded in

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before the 2020

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, but was finished remotely.

Track listing

Personnel

– vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, percussion *

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– bass, vocals, keyboards *

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– guitar, vocals, drums *Elroy Finn – drums, vocals, guitar, keyboards *

– keyboards

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Crowded House 2021 albums Albums produced by Mitchell Froom Albums recorded at Roundhead Studios ARIA Award-winning albums BMG Rights Management albums Crowded House albums EMI Records albums