''Then Again...'' is a studio album by Australian singer

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. The album was released in Australia on 18 October 1993, and reached No. 1 on the

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. It is notable along with its predecessor,

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, for the fact that Farnham himself co-wrote most of the songs on the album, in this case nine of the fourteen tracks. The album won 'Highest Selling Album' at the ARIA Awards in 1994, and was promoted in a nationwide tour titled "Talk of the Town", which began in early 1994. American artist

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, wrote four songs on the album and was a special guest on the album, playing piano on "The Reason Why"

Synopsis and writers

Of its four singles, only "Seemed Like A Good Idea (At The Time)" reached the top 20, peaking at No. 16. However, "Angels" and "Talk of the Town" remained fan favourites and fixtures in Farnham's live sets in future years. The album was produced by Ross Fraser and Farnham, who co-wrote many of the featured tracks. Other writers included Phil Buckle,

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, and

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. The album featured a classic reworking of the

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hit

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Track listing

# "Angels" ( T. Kimmel, J. Kimball) – 5:47 # "Seemed Like a Good Idea (At the Time)" ( R. Wilson, J. Farnham, R. Fraser) – 4:19 # "

" (

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) – 4:23 # "Talent for Fame" (J. Farnham, R. Fraser, R. Marx) – 4:39 # "When All Else Fails" (J. Farnham, R. Fraser, P. Buckle) – 4:54 # "What You Don't Know" (J. Farnham, P. Buckle, R. Fraser) – 3:19 # "Treated This Way" (J. Farnham, R. Marx, P. Buckle, R. Fraser) – 4:11 # "Always the Same" (J. Farnham, R. Fraser, J. Stevens, S. Fraser) – 4:07 # "The Reason Why" (R. Marx. P. Buckle) – 3:43 # "So Long in Love" (R. Marx, J. Farnham, P. Buckle, R. Fraser) – 4:35 # "It All Comes Back to You" ( D. Brown, D. Batteau, J. Farnham, R. Fraser) – 4:27 # "Diamonds" ( R. Morris, J. Farnham, R. Fraser) – 4:36 # "Rolling Home" (H. Bogdanovs, C. Thompsen) – 4:15 # "Talk of the Town" ( S. Howard) – 3:43

Personnel

Credited to: *

– vocals, keys (tracks 5–6, 8, 11, 13), percussion (tracks 1, 5, 11), drums (8), drum program (track 12) * Phil Buckle – guitars (tracks 1–8, 10–14) *Angus Burchall – drums (track 4, 6–7, 11, 13–14), lager phone (track 14) *Ross Fraser – keys (tracks 1–2, 5–6, 8–9, 11–12), loops (tracks 1–3, 5, 10–11, 13), bass guitar (tracks 1, 3), additional guitars (track 3), programming (track 8), drum program (track 12), guitar (track 13) *Michael Hegerty – bass guitar (tracks 2, 4–8, 10, 12–14) *

David Hirschfelder David Hirschfelder (born 18 November 1960, Ballarat, Victoria) is an Australian musician, film score composer and performer. As a musician he has been a member of Little River Band and John Farnham Band. He has composed film scores for many films ...

– keys (tracks 1–2, 4, 7), organ (track 10) *Annie Crummer – vocals (tracks 1, 3–8, 11–12, 14) *

Lisa Edwards Lisa Anne Edwards (born 25 September 1958) is an Australian solo and session singer and musician. In July 1992 she had a top 5 hit on the ARIA Singles Chart with her cover version of Godley and Creme's "Cry". Edwards is primarily a backin ...

– vocals (tracks 3–8, 11–12, 14) *Lindsay Field – vocals (tracks 2–8, 11, 13–14) *

– piano (track 9) *Steve Williams – sax (track 10), brass arrangement (track 10) *Robbie Burke – sax (track 10) *Anthony Norris – trumpet (track 10) *Darrell Brown – additional keys (track 11) *Justin Brady – violin (track 14)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

''Then Again'' was the highest selling album by an Australian artist in Australia in 1993.

Certifications

References

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