Dreamers Are Waiting

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Dreamers Are Waiting
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Studio album by
Crowded House
Released4 June 2021 (2021-06-04)
Recorded2020
StudioValentine Recording Studios; United Recording; home studios in Los Angeles and Ireland
Length41:53
LabelEMI Australia
ProducerCrowded House
Crowded House chronology
The Very Very Best of Crowded House
(2010) 		Dreamers Are Waiting
(2021)
Singles from Dreamers Are Waiting
  1. "Whatever You Want"
    Released: 29 October 2020
  2. "To the Island"
    Released: 17 February 2021
  3. "Playing with Fire"
    Released: 13 May 2021
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
American Songwriter3.5/5 stars[3]
Clash7/10[4]
Evening Standard3/5 stars[5]
The Guardian4/5 stars[6]
The Irish Times3/5 stars[7]
Sputnikmusic3.6/5[8]
The Sydney Morning Herald4/5 stars[9]

Dreamers Are Waiting is the seventh studio album by Australian rock band Crowded House, released on 4 June 2021 through EMI Music Australia. It is their first studio album since 2010's Intriguer, with the band reuniting with producer Mitchell Froom, who is now also the band's keyboardist, for the first time since Woodface (1991). It is also Crowded House's first album with Neil Finn's sons Liam and Elroy as members of the group.[10]

The album was preceded by the singles "Whatever You Want", released in October 2020, "To the Island" in February 2021, and "Playing with Fire" in May 2021.[10][11]

Crowded House embarked on the To the Island tour of New Zealand in March 2021.[10] The group have announced plans to tour the UK and Europe in support of the album in 2022.[12]

Background and recording[]

Neil Finn stated that he wanted to wait until there was a "fresh and authentic way to re-approach" recording as Crowded House, as he was "afraid of just repeating the same formulas".[11] The album was primarily recorded in Los Angeles before the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns,[13] but was finished remotely.[14]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Neil Finn except where stated. Track 6 is mistakenly attributed to Liam in the liner notes.

Dreamers Are Waiting track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bad Times Good"
3:41
2."Playing with Fire"
3:27
3."To the Island" 3:59
4."Sweet Tooth" 3:12
5."Whatever You Want" 3:22
6."Show Me the Way" 3:43
7."Goodnight Everyone"L. Finn3:30
8."Too Good for This World"
3:39
9."Start of Something"
  • L. Finn
  • N. Finn
3:20
10."Real Life Woman" 3:48
11."Love Isn't Hard at All"
  • E. Finn
  • N. Finn
3:02
12."Deeper Down" 3:10
Total length:41:53

Personnel[]

Charts[]

Chart performance for Dreamers Are Waiting
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 12
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 16
Irish Albums (OCC)[19] 23
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20] 2
Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 27
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 6

References[]

  1. ^ "Dreamers Are Waiting by Crowded House Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Dreamers Are Waiting – Crowded House | Songs, Reeviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ^ Horowitz, Hal (7 June 2021). "Review: Dreamers Wait No Longer—An Expanded Crowded House Returns After A Decade Away". American Songwriter. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  4. ^ Murray, Robin (3 June 2021). "Crowded House – Dreamers Are Waiting | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  5. ^ Smyth, David (4 June 2021). "Crowded House – Dreamers Are Waiting review: The greatest hits can wait - this band have plenty left to offer". Evening Standard. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  6. ^ Stafford, Andrew (4 June 2021). "Crowded House: Dreamers Are Waiting review – record of understated hope is a Finn family affair". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  7. ^ Murphy, Lauren (4 June 2021). "Crowded House: Dreamers Are Waiting – Neil Finn & sons reopen for pop business". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  8. ^ Rowan5215 (5 June 2021). "Review: Crowded House – Dreamers Are Waiting". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  9. ^ Dwyer, Michael (3 June 2021). "The dream isn't over: no duds on Crowded House's 'perfectly formed' new album". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c Jenke, Tyler (18 February 2021). "Crowded House Announce First Album Since 2010, 'Dreamers Are Waiting'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Langford, Jackson (18 February 2021). "Crowded House Announce First Album In Over A Decade, Dreamers Are Waiting". Music Feeds. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  12. ^ Brandle, Lars (3 June 2021). "Neil Finn Talks 'Master' Kevin Parker, Touring Post-COVID and New Crowded House Album 'Dreamers Are Waiting'". Billboard. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  13. ^ Sinclair, Paul (18 February 2021). "Crowded House / Dreamers are Waiting". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  14. ^ Schulz, Chris (28 February 2021). "Inside Crowded House's comeback: 'This is actually delusional'". Stuff. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Crowded House – Dreamers Are Waiting". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Crowded House – Dreamers Are Waiting" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Crowded House – Dreamers Are Waiting" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Crowded House – Dreamers Are Waiting" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  20. ^ "Charts.nz – Crowded House – Dreamers Are Waiting". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Crowded House – Dreamers Are Waiting". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  23. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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