Escapade (Tim Finn album)
1983 studio album by Tim Finn
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Escapade is the debut studio album by New Zealand musician and founder of Split Enz, Tim Finn. Released in June 1983, the album peaked at number 1 in New Zealand and number 8 in Australia.
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| Released | 15 June 1983 | |||
| Studio | Festival Studios, Sydney, Australia | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 36:53 | |||
| Label | Mushroom | |||
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At the 1983 Countdown Australian Music Awards the album won Best Australian Album and "Fraction Too Much Friction" won Best Video.
Track listing
Australia and New Zealand
All tracks are written by Tim Finn.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Fraction Too Much Friction" | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Made My Day" | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Not for Nothing" | 3:28 |
| 4. | "In a Minor Key" | 3:46 |
| 5. | "Grand Adventure" | 3:52 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 6. | "Staring at the Embers" | 3:05 |
| 7. | "Wait and See" | 4:01 |
| 8. | "I Only Want to Know" | 4:05 |
| 9. | "Growing Pains" | 3:02 |
| 10. | "Through the Years" | 3:50 |
United States Resequenced track listing with "Below the Belt" replacing "Grand Adventure"
All tracks are written by Tim Finn.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fraction Too Much Friction" | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Staring at the Embers" | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Through the Years" | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Not for Nothing" | 3:28 |
| 5. | "In a Minor Key" | 3:46 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 6. | "Made My Day" | 3:25 |
| 7. | "Wait and See" | 4:01 |
| 8. | "Below the Belt" | 4:20 |
| 9. | "I Only Want to Know" | 4:05 |
| 10. | "Growing Pains" | 3:02 |
Personnel
- Tim Finn – vocals, piano
- Ricky Fataar – drums, percussion, keyboard, backing vocals
- Chris Haig – bass
- Sam McNally – synthesizer
- Mark Moffatt – guitar
- Venetta Fields – backing vocals
- Richard Tee – piano on "Fraction Too Much Friction", Rhodes on "In a Minor Key" and "Wait and See"
- Amanda Villepastour – synthesizer
- Wilbur Wilde – saxophone
- Joe Camilleri – saxophone
- Peter Cross – trumpet
- Vince Gill – mandolin on "Not For Nothing"
- Doug Lacey – steel drums on "Grand Adventure"
- Phil Scorgie – bass on "Grand Adventure"
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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