Afterglow (Crowded House album)

Afterglow
Compilation album by
Crowded House
ReleasedMay 1999
Recorded1985–1994
GenrePop rock, alternative rock
Length47:10
LabelCapitol
ProducerCrowded House, Youth, Mitchell Froom
Crowded House chronology
Recurring Dream
(1996) 		Afterglow
(1999) 		Classic Masters
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
CNN Entertainmentpositive[2]
Canoe--Jam!positive[3]

Afterglow is a compilation album released by Australian-New Zealand rock band Crowded House in 1999. It consists of outtakes, b-sides and other rarities recorded between 1985 and 1995. Seven of the songs were originally recorded for the Woodface album before Tim Finn became involved.

The song "Left Hand" appears on Crowded House's live album Special Edition Live Album. "Help Is Coming" was the first released studio recording to feature drummer and co-writer Peter Jones, and was re-released in 2015 as a charity single for Syrian refugees.[4] "You Can Touch" was a bonus track for the Japanese edition of Together Alone.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Neil Finn, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."I Am in Love"4:38
2."Sacred Cow"3:37
3."You Can Touch"3:46
4."Help Is Coming" (Finn, Mark Hart, Nick Seymour, Peter Jones)4:49
5."I Love You Dawn"2:34
6."Dr. Livingstone"3:57
7."My Telly's Gone Bung" (Paul Hester)3:13
8."Private Universe (Zen Mix)"4:08
9."Lester (Home Demo)"2:18
10."Anyone Can Tell"3:36
11."Recurring Dream" (Finn, Hester, Craig Hooper, Seymour)3:24
12."Left Hand"2:57
13."Time Immemorial"4:07
  • *On all releases of Afterglow Mark Hart's name is missing from the writer's credits for the song "Help Is Coming". His name is correctly mentioned on the label of the "Help Is Coming" charity single from 2015.

2016 Deluxe Edition

Includes the original album plus disc two.

All tracks are written by Neil Finn, except where noted

Disc 2 (Unreleased and rare material)
No.TitleLength
1."I Am in Love (Home Demo)"2:08
2."Instinct (Home Demo)"2:04
3."Spirit of the Stairs (Home Demo)"3:41
4."I'm So Scared of Losing I Can't Compete (Home Demo)"2:11
5."Everything Is Good For You (Home Demo)"3:15
6."Not The Girl You Think You Are (Home Demo)"3:01
7."Anthem *"3:31
8."I Don't Know You (Studio Demo)" (Mark Hart)3:40
9."Taste of Something Divine (Studio Demo)" (Finn, Hart, Nick Seymour, Peter Jones, Paddy Free)4:14
10."Spirit Of The Stairs (Studio Demo) *"4:57
11."Loose Tongue (Rough Mix)" (Finn, Jim Moginie)3:51
12."Instinct *"3:06
13."Everything Is Good For You *"3:52
14."Not The Girl You Think You Are *"4:10

Note

  • * Previously released

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[8] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r447093
  2. ^ "Entertainment Review Afterglow offers more Crowded House - CNN". Archives.cnn.com. 22 May 2000. Archived from the original on 10 September 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  3. ^ "CANOE - JAM! Music - Artists - Album Review: AFTERGLOW". Jam.canoe.ca. 6 February 2000. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ William, Helen "Charity single Help Is Coming for Syrian refugees to have VAT waived as celebrities rally for help" Mirror 11 September 2015
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Crowded House – Afterglow". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Crowded House – Afterglow". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  7. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1999". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  8. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.