Personnel includes: Tim Finn (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, percussion), Mark Hart (electric guitar, mandolin, keyboards, background vocals), Michael Denelzen (electric guitar, bass), Steve Dudas (electric guitar), Matthew Taylor (violin), Dror Erez (piano, piano accordion), Steve Nieve, Eddie Rayner (keyboards), Peter O'Toole (bass, bouzouki), Steve Lewinson, Cliff Hugo (bass), Tom Walsh (drums, percussion), Nicky Bomba (drums, background vocals), Pete Lewinson, Ricky Fataar (drums), Thomas Dyani, Geoffrey Hales, Noel Eccles (percussion), Bette Bright, Chris Ballin, Claudia Fontaine, Tina Copa, Tony Copa (background vocals).
Producers: Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley, Tim Finn, Mark Hart, Dave Bascombe, Paul Kosky, Nicky Bomba, Ricky Fataar.
Engineers: Danton Supple, Pat McCarthy, Dave Leonard, John Scott, Paul Kosky.
All songs written or co-written by Tim Finn.
On his fourth solo album, Finn dabbles in dance-pop, pseudo-reggae, and folky ballads, with a different set of producers on nearly every track. While this leads to a certain lack of consistency, Finn's songwriting has never been stronger. He has the most success on the self-produced, stripped-down tracks where his strong sense of melody and knack for catchy pop hooks are allowed to be in the forefront. "Persuasion," co-written by Richard Thompson, and "In Love with It All," written with his brother Neil Finn (Crowded House) are highlights. ~ Chris Woodstra
Professional Reviews
Entertainment Weekly (8/13/93, p.74) - "...nearly every song here catches you....Fans of smart pop can't go wrong..." - Rating: B+
Q (8/93, p.92) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...[augments] the kind of tuneful, pert, intelligent pop that Crowded House have patented with [Finn's] own gift for quirky storytelling...gambols gently through a subtle range of styles and arrangements..."
Musician (8/93, p.90) - "...exquisitely crafted guitar pop, full of effortlessly arching melodies and wondrous minor-key modalities..."
Stereo Review (1/94, p.126) - Performance: Sublime / Recording: Excellent - "...Finn is a no-gimmicks purveyor of mature, ingenuous, and undeniably adult pop....Finn has created a disc that flows from ecstatic peaks to melancholy chasms...."
