''Traction'' is the first album by New Zealand rock band

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. It was released in 1994 by

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, debuting at number one on the New Zealand albums chart and quickly reached platinum status there. Before the band could record their second album,

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was fired from the band. Supergroove would end up releasing their second and final album, ''

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'', without Fu. To date, the album has achieved the requirements for platinum status five times over.

Awards

The album won Best Album at the 1995 New Zealand Music Awards.

Track listing

All tracks written by Joe (Fisher) Lonie and Karl Steven except "You Gotta Know (Remix)" by Lonie, Steven, and Che Fu.

Charts

References

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