''Say It Is So'' is the fifth studio album by New Zealand singer/songwriter Tim Finn.
After the release of 1993's '' Before & After'' Finn was left without a record company. He met producer Jay Joyce in
Nashville
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, in 1998 with whom he worked. No record company was interested in the album so he released it independently.
Track listing
In the track ''Some Dumb Reason'' there is the line "feeding the gods". This became the title of Finn's
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and Neil and Tim Finn albums using phrases from their other songs). In contrast, the ''Feeding the Gods'' album also contained a song entitled ''Say It Is So''.
Personnel
* Tim Finn - vocals, piano, acoustic guitar
* Jay Joyce - guitars, keyboards, sounds
* Chris Feinstein - bass
* Ken Coomer - drums
* Giles Reaves - drums on ''Underwater Mountain'', ''Shiver'', ''Twinkle'', ''Rest''
Additional personnel
*
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- pedal steel
* Matt Johnson - drums on ''Currents''
* Kalai Lam - ukulele, log drum, nose flute on ''Currents''
* Laurence Maddy - guitar on ''Shiver''
* Julie Miller - backing vocals
* Jackie Orsazky - second bass guitar & string arrangement on ''Underwater Mountain''