Try Whistling This

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Try Whistling This
Studio album by Neil Finn
Released	15 June 1998
Recorded	1997–1998
Length	54:44
Label	Parlophone Work (US/Canada)
Producer	Neil Finn Tchad Blake Marius De Vries Jim Moginie
Neil Finn chronology
Try Whistling This (1998) Sessions at West 54th (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Try Whistling This is the debut solo album released in 1998 by New Zealand singer/songwriter Neil Finn. The Japanese version of the album has a bonus track called "Tokyo", which also appears on the UK release of the single "Sinner".^[2] Special editions of the Australian CD contained a bonus CD with six extra tracks which were used as the B-sides for the singles released from the album. The album topped the charts in Australia and New Zealand,^[3][4] and also reached the top five of the UK Albums Chart.^[5]

Awards[]

In 1999, Try Whistling This won the New Zealand Music Award for Best Cover Art. The cover was drawn by Neil's young son, Elroy.^[6]

Track listing[]

All songs were written by Neil Finn, except where noted.

1. "Last One Standing" – 3:04
2. "Souvenir" – 3:42
3. "King Tide" (Finn, Robert Moore) – 4:33
4. "Try Whistling This" (Finn, Jim Moginie) – 4:13
5. "She Will Have Her Way" – 3:56
6. "Sinner" (Finn, Marius De Vries) – 4:25
7. "Twisty Bass" – 5:09
8. "Loose Tongue" (Finn, Moginie) – 4:12
9. "Truth" (Finn, Moginie) – 4:03
10. "Astro" – 3:46
11. "Dream Date" – 4:51
12. "Faster Than Light" – 4:23
13. "Addicted" – 4:22

Australian edition bonus disc

1. "Tokyo" – 2:56
2. "Family Ties" – 3:11
3. "She Comes Scattered" – 3:36
4. "Identical Twin" – 3:30
5. "808 Song" – 3:30
6. "Log Drums" – 3:49

Personnel[]

• Tony Allen – drums (track 11)
• Michael Barker – drums (tracks 3, 5, 6, 10), percussion (tracks 5, 6, 7, 8, 11)
• Lyn Buchannan – additional drums (track 1)
• Marius De Vries – programming (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13), keyboards (tracks 6 and 13)
• Liam Finn – drums (tracks 2, 8), guitar (track 5)
• Paddy Free – programming (track 7)
• Mitchell Froom – Hammond (tracks 10, 11, 12)
• Jim Moginie – guitars (tracks 4, 8, 10, 13), bass guitar (track 13), omnichord (track 13), percussion (track 13)
• Robert Moore – bass (track 8)
• Sebastian Steinberg – bass (tracks 1 to 6, 8, 9, 11)
• Pete Thomas – drums (tracks 1, 4, 9)
• Neil Finn – all other instruments

Charts[]

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