Waretini
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Mandrill Studios[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | CBS[2][3] | |||
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Waretini is an album by Deane Waretini which features his hit single "The Bridge".
Background[edit]
The Album was released by CBS in 1981.[4] The single, "The Bridge" which is on track 1, side 1 of the album[5] was the biggest New Zealand single of the year and the first for a song in Maori language to be at the top of the charts.[6] It also charted in Australia.[7] By July 26, 1981, the album was at no 13 in the New Zealand album charts.[8]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Bridge" | Nini Rosso, George Tait | 3:30 |
| 2. | "The Wonder Of You" | Baker Knight | 2:29 |
| 3. | "Ethos" | S. Myers / Tait | 3:12 |
| 4. | "Growing Old" | Brian Holiday | 4:15 |
| 5. | "Po Ata Rau" | Traditional | 2:27 |
| 6. | "Little Darlin'" | Maurice Williams | 1:52 |
| 7. | "Rags To Riches" | Richard Adler / Jerry Ross | 1:59 |
| 8. | "Concern" | G. Last / Tait | 2:51 |
| 9. | "All Those Nights" | S. O'Neill | 2:35 |
| 10. | "Circumstances" | Julio Iglesias / G. Belfiore / M. Balducci / Arcusa / Tait | 3:54 |
| 11. | "Luchenbach Texas" | Bobby Emmons / Chips Moman | 3:00 |
| 12. | "Gentleness" | Banov, Cook / Tait | 3:07 |
Additional personnel[edit]
- Trumpet on "The Bridge" - Kevin Furey[9]
- Background vocals - The Yandall Sisters[10][11]
References[edit]
- ^ mercadolibre.cl Deane Waretini
- ^ Rate Your Music Waretini , Artist Deane Waretini
- ^ National Library of New Zealand Waretini, Deane Waretini
- ^ Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Object: Waretini
- ^ Discogs Deane Waretini (2) – Waretini
- ^ New Zealand Herald, Saturday Jul 11, 2015 What's the best NZ song of the year ... in 1981?
- ^ Stuff 05/09/2012 Is this Daene Waretini's hour? - James Croot
- ^ Official NZ Music Charts 26 July 1981, CHART #2, Top 40 Albums
- ^ New Zealand Herald, Monday Mar 30, 2009 You must remember this - By Alan Perrott
- ^ Discogs Deane Waretini (2) – Waretini
- ^ National Library of New Zealand Waretini, Deane Waretini