In Swings the Tide

Infobox Album |
Name = In Swings The Tide
Type = Album
Artist = Anika Moa


Released = flagicon|New Zealand October 8,2007
Recorded = 2006/2007
Genre = Pop/Folk
Length = 41:44
Label = EMI
Producer = Anika Moa
Reviews = New Zealand Herald rating|4|5
Stuff.co.nz rating|4|5
Last album = "Stolen Hill"
(2005)
This album = "In Swings The Tide"" (2007)
Next album =Singles
Name = In Swings The Tide
Type = Studio
single 1 = Dreams In My Head
single 1 date = October, 2007
single 2 = My Old Man
single 2 date = March, 2008
single 3 = Standing In This Fire
single 3 date = July, 2008

"In Swings The Tide" is the third studio album by New Zealand musician Anika Moa It was released on released October 8th, 2007. It is her first studio album since "Stolen Hill" in 2005.

Background

The album was released in New Zealand on October 8th. "In Swings The Tide" was recorded at Moa's home in her lounge and produced by Moa herself. It started out as a demo-recording session and soon flourished into a what is now a full-blown album.

Moa sums 'In Swings The Tide' up best herself; "This third album is a more mature and more developed me. It's the best one yet. I say that without being modest. It's the best album I have ever done".

Track listing

# "Wise Man Say" - 3:21
# "Dreams in My Head" - 3:33
# "Miss Universe" - 2:23
# "The Blind Woman" - 4:39
# "In Swings The Tide" - 3:20
# "My Old Man" - 4:07
# "Day In, Day Out" - 2:15
# "Hangin' Around - 3:24
# "Standing In This Fire" - 4:29
# "Honey You'll Be Alright" - 2:34
# "You're The Light" - 3:45
# "Thinking About Tomorrow" - 3:55

Chart

The album debuted on the New Zealand Album Chart on October 15th at an impressive #8 before jumping the next week to #6, tieing with her previous effort Stolen Hill. The album has been certified with a Platinum certification selling in excess of 15,000+ copies. The album spent 37 weeks on the New Zealand Album Chart.

Personnel

The Band

*Anika Moa: Vocals, Guitar & Harmonies
*Nick Gaffaney: Drums
*Chip Matthews: Bass
*Neil Watson: Electric Guitar
*Stephanie Brown: Piano, Keyboard, Clavichord Accordin, Hammond Organ Vibraphone, Glockenspiel
*Andy Lynch: Mandolin on Track 7, Electric Guitar on Track 12, Dobro on Track 6
*Brendon Morrow: Vibraphone on Track 1
*Brian Smith: Clarinet on Track 5, Bass Flute on Track 6
*Bruce Lynch: Lap Steel on Track 6
*Miranda Adams: Violin on Track 3
*Jeremy Toy: Electric Guitar on Track 8

Harmonies

*Anna Coddington on Tracks 2,3,4,7,10 & 11
*Tim Guy on Tracks 4, 7 & 10
*Madeleine Sami on Track 4
*Ned Ngatae on Track 4 & 10
*Kara Rickard on Track 10

tring Players

*1st Violins: Miranda Adams, Arthur Grabczewski, Pam Jiang, Diana Cochrane
*2nd Violins: Mark Bennett, William Hanfling, Julia Broom
*Violas: Rob Ashworth, Christine Bowie, Greg McGarity
*Cellos: Claudia Price, Katherine Hebley

References

[http://www.smokecds.com/cd/42502?referrer=recright]