What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have

What The Sea Wants, The Sea Will Have
Studio album by Sarah Blasko
Released	21 October 2006
Recorded	Roundhead Studios, Auckland April 2006
Genre	Alternative
Length	48:19
Label	Dew Process
Producer	Sarah Blasko, Robert F Cranny, Jim Moginie
Sarah Blasko chronology
The Overture & the Underscore (2004) What The Sea Wants, The Sea Will Have (2006) As Day Follows Night (2009)
Singles from What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have
"Explain" Released: 2006 "Always on This Line" Released: 2006

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk.net	77% [1]
AllMusic	[2]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[3]

What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have is the second album by Australian songwriter Sarah Blasko. The whole album can be listened to on Blasko's website.

The first radio-only single from the album is entitled "{Explain}". The second single lifted from the album is "Always on this Line" and the third single is "Planet New Year". The single "Amazing Things" was the last single from the album. The album cover was photographed by Warwick Baker. The album was certified Gold, for 35,000 physical copies sold, in Australia in January 2007.

At the J Award of 2006, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[4] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2007, the album won the ARIA Award for Best Pop Release.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sarah Blasko & Robert F. Cranny

No.	Title	Length
1.	"For You"	5:02
2.	"The Garden's End"	3:54
3.	"{Explain}"	4:05
4.	"The Albatross"	3:24
5.	"Planet New Year"	3:41
6.	"Amazing Things"	4:17
7.	"Always on This Line"	4:10
8.	"The Woman by the Well"	3:53
9.	"Hammer"	4:27
10.	"Queen of Apology"	3:32
11.	"Showstopper"	3:32
12.	"I Could Never Belong to You"	4:21

Credits

• Sarah Blasko – vocals, drum programming, synth, vibraphone, organ, Wurlitzer, acoustic guitar.
• Robert F Cranny – acoustic & electric guitars, piano, Mellotron, organ, harmonium, SH-101, drum machine, bass guitar on "For You", synth bass on "The Garden's End".
• Jeff de Araujo – drums and percussion
• Jim Moginie – mellotron, piano, wurlitzer, toy piano, Omnichord, electric guitar on "Hammer"
• David Symes – bass guitar, synth bass
• Stéphanie Zarka – violin
• Michele O'Young – violin
• David Wicks – viola
• Andy Hines – cello
• Andy Meisel – double bass
• Melaine Vanden Broek – bassoon

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	7

References

1. Frances, Susan (8 February 2008). "Blasko, Sarah - What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have – Album Review". AbsolutePunk.net. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
2. Reges, Margaret. "What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have – Sarah Blasko". Retrieved 21 July 2016.
3. Ranta, Alan. "Sarah Blasko – What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on 31 July 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
4. "The J Award 2006". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2006. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
5. "Australiancharts.com – Sarah Blasko – What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 December 2018.

External links

• Sarah Blasko's official site
• Sarah Blasko fan site
• Sarah Blasko Forum
• Dew Process Records (Australia)
• Low Altitude Records (United States)