Say It Is So
| Say It Is So | ||||
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| Released | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 42:21 | |||
| Label | Sonny's Pop Records | |||
| Producer | Jay Joyce | |||
| Tim Finn chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Say It Is So | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
Allmusic |    [1] |
| EW | B+[2] |
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, in 1998 with whom he worked. No record company was interested in the album so he released it independently.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tim Finn, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Underwater Mountain" | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Shiver" (Marie Azcona, Finn) | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Good Together" (Azcona, Finn) | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Roadtrip" (Azcona, Finn) | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Currents" | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Need to Be Right" | 4:32 |
| 7. | "Twinkle" (Azcona, Finn) | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Big Wave Rider" | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Death of a Popular Song" | 4:23 |
| 10. | "Some Dumb Reason" | 3:03 |
| 11. | "Rest" (Finn, George Upu, Traditional) | 4:39 |
In the track Some Dumb Reason there is the line "feeding the gods". This became the title of Finn's next album (and continues a long-standing continuity theme of Split Enz, Crowded House 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
- Bruce Bouton - 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
References
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r459954
- ^ Morgan, Laura (10 March 2000). "Say It Is So". Review. EW. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
