''Over the Moon'' is a 1997 album by

The Verlaines The Verlaines are a New Zealand rock band from Dunedin. Formed in 1981 by Graeme Downes, Craig Easton, Anita Pillai, Phillip Higham and Greg Kerr, the band went through multiple line-ups. History The band was named after French poet Paul Ver ...

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. Unlike their previous records, this album was only released in New Zealand and is not well known to their international fans.

Track listing

All songs written by Graeme Downes. #"Hanging by Strands" - 3:38 #"Bonfire" - 3:13 #"Sky-Blue Window" - 4:27 #"Jailhouse 4.00am" - 4:00 #"Feather Fell" - 3:33 #"Perfect Day" - 4:09 #"When I Fall" - 3:35 #"Uncle Big Jaw's Late-Night Farewell" - 2:56 #"Dunderhead" - 4:03 #"Dawdling on the Bridge" - 3:29 #"Writing on the Wall" - 3:39 #"Reasons for Leaving" - 5:40 #"Coming Back to You" - 4:05

Personnel

* Graeme Downes -

Guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

s, vocals,

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, cheap shot

cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...

, mixing * Darren Stedman -

Drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

* Russell Fleming -

Bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

* Paul Winders -

s, backing vocals * Stephen Small -

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on "Perfect Day" and "Dawdling on the Bridge" * Kerrie Winders - Backing vocals on "Reasons for Leaving" and "Dunderhead" * Tex Houston -

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* Nick Rowan - Mixing * John Collie - photography

Reviews

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References

External links

* The Verlaines a
Trouser Press
* ''Over the Moon'' a
Allmusic
* ''Over the Moon'' a
Discogs
{{Authority control 1997 albums The Verlaines albums