Drive (Bic Runga album)
1997 studio album by Bic Runga
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Drive is the debut solo album by New Zealand artist Bic Runga, released on 14 July 1997.[17] The album went seven times platinum in New Zealand,[18] and won the New Zealand Music Award for Album of the Year at the 32nd New Zealand Music Awards.
Released14 July 1997 (New Zealand)
Recorded1997
Studios
- Revolver, York Street (Auckland)[1]
- Brooklyn (Los Angeles)[1][note 1]
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| Released | 14 July 1997 (New Zealand) | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
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| Genres | Rock, pop | |||
| Length | 41:25 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Bic Runga | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Age |   [3] |
| AllMusic |  [4] |
| Birmingham Mail | (favorable)[5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[6] |
| Evening Post | [7] |
| The Guardian | (favorable)[8] |
| Guitar Player | (favorable)[9] |
| Malay Mail | (mixed)[10] |
| New Straits Times | (mixed)[11] |
| Newcastle Herald | (favorable)[12] |
| Sydney Morning Herald | [13] |
| The Times | [14] |
| Waikato Times | [15] |
| Washington Post | (mixed)[16] |
Track listing
Track listing adapted from Spotify[19] and CD liner notes.[1] All tracks are written and produced by Bic Runga.[1][19]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Drive" | 2:46 |
| 2. | "Sway" | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Hey" | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Bursting Through" | 3:42 |
| 5. | "Swim" | 4:44 |
| 6. | "Roll into One" | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Suddenly Strange" | 4:19 |
| 8. | "Sorry" | 3:22 |
| 9. | "Heal" | 3:32 |
| 10. | "Delight" | 4:00 |
| 11. | "Without You" | 4:00 |
| Total length: | 41:25 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from CD liner notes.[1]
Musicians
- Bic Runga – lead vocals (all tracks), arrangements (all tracks), guitars (tracks 1, 4, 6, 7, 9), xylophone (tracks 2, 3, 11), Mellotron (track 7), drums (track 8), backing vocals (tracks 2, 3, 7, 11)
- Peter Asher – backing vocals (track 6)
- Wayne Bell – drums (tracks 2–6, 9–11), percussion (track 4)
- Sally-Anne Brown – cello (tracks 2, 7)
- Paul Casserly – samples (tracks 9, 10)
- Davey Faragher – bass guitar (track 7)
- Jay Foulkes – percussion (track 8)
- Josh Freese – drums (track 7)
- Duncan Haynes – Rhodes piano (track 10), string arrangements (tracks 2, 4, 7)
- Niall Macken – additional arrangement (tracks 2, 7, 11)
- Aaron McDonald – bass (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8–11)
- Boh Runga – backing vocals (tracks 5, 6)
- Nick Seymour – additional arrangement (tracks 2, 7, 11)
- Malcolm Smith – keyboards (tracks 5, 9), additional samples (track 9)
- Karl Steven – additional arrangement (track 4)
- Andrew Thorne – guitars (tracks 2–6, 8–11), backing vocals (tracks 6, 11)
- Gary Verberne – guitars (tracks 2, 11)
- Kate Walshe – violin (tracks 2, 4, 7)
- Matt Wallace – guitar (track 6), percussion (track 7), backing vocals (track 6)
- Sarah Yates – strings (track 4)
Technical
- Bic Runga – production (all tracks), mixing (track 1)
- Tom Banghart – engineering assistance (track 7), mixing assistance (tracks 2–11)
- Chris van de Geer – engineering (track 1)
- Simon Sheridan – engineering (tracks 2–11)
- Matt Tait – engineering assistance (tracks 2–11)
- Matt Wallace – engineering (track 7), mastering (all tracks), mixing (tracks 2–11)