Nature’s Best: New Zealand’s Top 30 Songs of All Time

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1Nature
producer:
Peter Dawkins
recording of:
Nature (The Fourmyula)
composer:
Wayne Mason (New Zealand musician) and Ali Richardson
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 1)
The Fourmyula2:54
2Don’t Dream It’s Over
recording engineer:
Tchad Blake and Dennis Kirk
assistant engineer:
Glen Holguin (engineer)
producer:
Mitchell Froom
mixer:
Michael Frondelli
bass:
Nick Seymour (Nicholas More Seymour)
congas, mbira [kalimba] and shakers:
Jorge Bermudez
drums (drum set):
Paul Hester (Australian drummer for Crowded House/Split Enz)
electric guitar [Gibson Les Paul Goldtop] and lead vocals:
Neil Finn
electric guitar [Tom Anderson “S” Style]:
Tim Pierce (US session guitarist)
keyboard and organ:
Mitchell Froom
background vocals:
Noel Crombie, Jim Gilstrap, Andy Milton and Joe Satriani
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Sunset Sound Factory (1982–2017) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 5)
recording of:
Don’t Dream It’s Over
lyricist and composer:
Neil Finn
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Mushroom Music Publishing and Roundhead Music (Neil Finn)
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 2)
Crowded House3.93:56
3Loyal
producer:
Dave Dobbyn
bass:
Ian Belton (Australian bassist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dobbynesq Holdings Ltd. and On the Ball Productions Ltd. & Co.
recording of:
Loyal
writer:
Dave Dobbyn
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 3)
Dave Dobbyn4:39
4Counting the Beat
producer:
David Tickle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records Pty Ltd (in 1981) and Warner Music Australia Pty Limited (not for release label use! fka WEA Records Pty. Limited) (in 2002)
recording of:
Counting the Beat
writer:
Bones Hillman, Phil Judd and Buster Stiggs
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Mushroom Music Publishing
part of:
APRA Silver Scroll Awards Winners (number: 1981) and APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 4)
The Swingers2:59
5Six Months in a Leaky BoatSplit Enz4.54:22
6Sway
assistant engineer:
Matt Tait
engineer:
Simon Sheridan
producer:
Bic Runga
assistant mixer:
Tom Banghart
mixer:
Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
bass:
Aaron McDonald (bassist)
cello:
Sally-Anne Brown (cellist)
drums (drum set):
Wayne Bell (drums, percussion, New Zealand)
guitar:
Andrew Thorne and Gary Verberne
violin:
Kate Walshe (violinist)
xylophone, background vocals and lead vocals:
Bic Runga
strings arranger:
Duncan Haynes
additional arranger:
Niall Macken and Nick Seymour (Nicholas More Seymour)
arranger:
Bic Runga
recording of:
Sway (Bic Runga)
writer:
Bic Runga
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 6)
Bic Runga4.554:24
7Slice of Heaven
producer:
Dave Dobbyn and Bruce Lynch
bass:
Ian Belton (Australian bassist)
guest performer:
Dave Dobbyn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dobbynesq Holdings Ltd., On the Ball Productions Ltd. & Co. and Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1987)
recording of:
Slice of Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Dave Dobbyn
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Native Tongue Music Publishing
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 7)
Dave Dobbyn & Herbs3.54:39
8Victoria
The Exponents3:30
9She Speeds
engineer and producer:
Terry Moore
recording of:
She Speeds
lyricist and composer:
Shayne Carter
publisher:
Flying Nun Music
Straitjacket Fits4:11
10April Sun in Cuba
electric bass guitar:
Todd Hunter (Todd Stuart Hunter of Dragon)
guitar:
Robert Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
keyboard:
Paul Hewson (New Zealand keyboardist; not to be confused with the Irish rock star better known as Bono)
lead vocals:
Marc Hunter
vocals:
Paul Hewson (New Zealand keyboardist; not to be confused with the Irish rock star better known as Bono), Todd Hunter (Todd Stuart Hunter of Dragon) and Robert Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1977), Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 1995/02–2004/02) (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 1977)
recording of:
April Sun in Cuba
composer:
Paul Hewson (New Zealand keyboardist; not to be confused with the Irish rock star better known as Bono)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd.
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 10)
Dragon3:30
11I Got You
engineer and producer:
David Tickle
bass:
Nigel Griggs
drums (drum set):
Malcolm Green (UK/Australian drummer)
guitar:
Neil Finn
keyboard:
Tim Finn and Eddie Rayner (New Zealand keyboardist, singer, songwriter & producer)
percussion:
Noel Crombie
vocals:
Neil Finn and Tim Finn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records Pty Ltd (in 1980) and Mushroom Records (in 2006)
recording of:
I Got You
lyricist and composer:
Neil Finn
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company)
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 11)
Split Enz3.53:30
12Whaling
recording of:
Whaling
writer:
Dave Dobbyn
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 12)
DD Smash3:46
13Not Given Lightly
recording of:
Not Given Lightly
lyricist and composer:
Chris Knox
Chris Knox55:08
14Pink Frost
The Chills4:01
15Jesus I Was Evil
Darcy Clay2:53
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16Weather With You
producer:
Neil Finn and Mitchell Froom
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ricky Fataar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1991) and Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1991)
music videos:
Weather With You by Crowded House (Australian rock group)
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 69)
recording of:
Weather With You
writer:
Neil Finn and Tim Finn
publisher:
Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Rebel Larynx Music and Roundhead Music (Neil Finn)
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 16)
Crowded House3.83:43
17Blue Smoke
Pixie Williams3:00
18Dance All Around the World
Blerta3:43
19Lydia
Fur Patrol4:16
20Blue Lady
Hello Sailor4:06
21Drive
guitar:
Bic Runga
arranger:
Bic Runga
recording of:
Drive
writer:
Bic Runga
part of:
APRA Silver Scroll Awards Winners (number: 1996)
Bic Runga3:00
22Chains
performer:
Che Fu (New Zealand hip hop, R&B and reggae)
DLT feat. Che Fu3:36
23Dominion Road
recording of:
Dominion Road (The Mutton Birds)
writer:
Don McGlashan (New Zealand composer/singer/multi-instrumentalist)
The Mutton Birds3:57
24(Glad I’m) Not a Kennedy
recording of:
(Glad I’m Not) A Kennedy
lyricist and composer:
Shona Laing
Shona Laing3:16
25I Hope I NeverSplit Enz34:35
26Tears
The Crocodiles3:59
27Be Mine Tonight
Th' Dudes6:04
28I See Red
producer:
Split Enz and David Tickle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988) (in 2006)
recording of:
I See Red
lyricist and composer:
Tim Finn
publisher:
Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd.
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 28)
Split Enz43:18
29Beside You
Dave Dobbyn3:43
30Home Again
mixer:
Adam Kasper
recording of:
Home Again
Shihad53:36

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part of:Nature’s Best (New Zealand compilation series) (number: 1) (order: 1)
Wikidata:Q6980847 [info]