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Released
  
1986

Length
  
52.04 (CD version)

Producer
  
Nick Launay

Local time
  
Wednesday 8:51 AM

Genre
  
Pop

Label
  
Virgin Records

Big Canoe (1986)
  
Tim Finn (1989)

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Weather
  
17°C, Wind S at 13 km/h, 80% Humidity

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Big Canoe is the 1986 solo album released by former Split Enz frontman Tim Finn. Finn had won Australasian success with his debut solo album, Escapade in 1983, while still a member of his longtime band Split Enz. Finn left the band permanently in June 1984, to focus on a solo career, and the following year moved to London and began working on Big Canoe. The album utilised a wide variety of instrumentation, including guitars, orchestral backings and traditional Indian instruments - notably on the ambitious single No Thunder, No Fire, No Rain, which was inspired by the Bhopal chemical disaster. Though Big Canoe reached number three on the New Zealand charts, it failed to become the international breakthrough that Finn or record company Virgin had hoped.

Contents

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Finn worked on lyrics for the album with British writer Jeremy Brock. Big Canoe also marked the first time Finn had worked with Split Enz co-founder Phil Judd since Judd left the band in 1978. In interviews Tim said that the idea was that he and Judd intending on writing together again, trying to recapture the magic of early Split Enz. Instead a lot of drinking happened, but Phil was still commissioned to play guitar.

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LP Listing

All tracks written by Tim Finn & Jeremy Brock unless noted.

CD Listing

The CD included the extra songs "Searching the Streets" and "Hole in My Heart".

All tracks written by Tim Finn & Jeremy Brock unless noted.

The introduction track "Spiritual Hunger" began life as a Split Enz demo called "Mr Catalyst"

Personnel

  • Tim Finn - vocals, keyboards & Piano
  • Geoff Dugmore - drums, percussion and the occasional scream
  • Steve Greetham - Bass
  • Jon McLoughlin - Guitars (One Red, One White)
  • Phil Judd - Sitar/Guitar on Hyacinth, Extra Rhythm Guitar on Water Into Wine, Intro Composition, Solo & Guitar Synth on Spiritual Hunger, Brass arrangements in So Deep plus contributions to Nick's footwear
  • Norma Lewis - Backing vocals
  • Wendy Harris - Backing vocals
  • Additional personnel

  • Mark McGann - Backing vocals on Hyacinth
  • Paul Wickens - Keyboards
  • Danny Schogger - Keyboards
  • Anne Dudley - String Arrangements
  • Skaila Kanga - Harp on Hyacinth
  • Pandit Dinesh - Tabla & Indian Percussion on No Thunder, No Fire, No Rain
  • Danny Cummings - Congas on Searching The Streets
  • Gary Barnacle - Electric Sax & Solos
  • Luke Tunney - Trumpet
  • Simon Gardner - Trumpet
  • Pete Toms - Trombone
  • All songs arranged by Tim & Nick, with help from the band.
  • References

    Big Canoe Wikipedia