Try Whistling This

Try Whistling This is the debut solo album released in 1998 by New Zealand singer/songwriter Neil Finn. The Japanese version of the album has a bonus track called "Tokyo", which also appears on the UK release of the single "Sinner".[2] Special editions of the Australian CD contained a bonus CD with six extra tracks which were used as the B-sides for the singles released from the album. The album topped the charts in Australia and New Zealand,[3][4] and also reached the top five of the UK Albums Chart.[5]

Try Whistling This
Studio album by
Neil Finn
Released15 June 1998
Recorded1997–1998
Genre
Length54:44
Label
Producer
Neil Finn chronology
Try Whistling This
(1998)		 Sessions at West 54th
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Overview

Following the breakup of his second band Crowded House in 1996, Neil Finn set out to begin a solo career, having only ever performed in bands from when he was a teenager. This album was lauded by critics as being a vast departure from the Crowded House work, which was considered mainstream alternative-folk rock music, while this was experimental, more akin to his earlier work with Split Enz, while still remaining distinct from that music also.

Awards

In 1999, Try Whistling This won the New Zealand Music Award for Best Cover Art. The cover was drawn by Neil's young son, Elroy.[6]

Track listing

All songs were written by Neil Finn, except where noted.

  1. "Last One Standing" – 3:04
  2. "Souvenir" – 3:42
  3. "King Tide" (Finn, Robert Moore) – 4:33
  4. "Try Whistling This" (Finn, Jim Moginie) – 4:13
  5. "She Will Have Her Way" – 3:56
  6. "Sinner" (Finn, Marius De Vries) – 4:25
  7. "Twisty Bass" – 5:09
  8. "Loose Tongue" (Finn, Moginie) – 4:12
  9. "Truth" (Finn, Moginie) – 4:03
  10. "Astro" – 3:46
  11. "Dream Date" – 4:51
  12. "Faster Than Light" – 4:23
  13. "Addicted" – 4:22

Australian edition bonus disc

  1. "Tokyo" – 2:56
  2. "Family Ties" – 3:11
  3. "She Comes Scattered" – 3:36
  4. "Identical Twin" – 3:30
  5. "808 Song" – 3:30
  6. "Log Drums" – 3:49

Personnel

Charts
Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 88
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] 18
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 5
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] 19

References
  1. AllMusic review
  2. "neil finn . music". Frenz.com. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
  3. "Australiancharts.com – Neil Finn – Try Whistling This". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. "Charts.nz – Neil Finn – Try Whistling This". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  5. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Neil Finn – Try Whistling This" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  8. "Norwegiancharts.com – Neil Finn – Try Whistling This". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  9. "Neil Finn Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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