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Thinking Room

2001 studio album by Anika Moa

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Thinking Room is the debut album by New Zealand Pop recording artist Anika Moa, released on 28 September 2001, by Warner, Atlantic Records. It reached the number one spot on the New Zealand Albums Chart and was certified as double platinum, selling over 30,000 copies in New Zealand.

01Chart performance

The album debuted at number one on the New Zealand charts in October, 2001, and stayed in the top spot for two weeks. The album has gone double platinum, having sold over 30,000 copies, and yielding four hit singles, two of which ("Youthful" and "Falling in Love Again") peaked at number five on the New Zealand Singles Chart.

"Falling in Love Again" featured in the film America's Sweethearts in 2001.

02Track listing

All songs written and composed by Anika Moa, along with others credited for specific tracks below.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Good in My Head" 4:34
2."Flowers For You" 4:14
3."Falling in Love Again"James Reid3:48
4."I Talked to You"Adam Peters3:22
5."My Son" 5:01
6."Holding Me High"Tim Groenendaal4:23
7."Mother" 4:04
8."Youthful" 4:16
9."God in His Culture" 5:08
10."Everything's the Same"Peters4:51
11."Harry & Leena's Song" 5:09

03Personnel

Musicians

  • Anika Moa, vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4-7, 10, 11), electric guitar (10), keyboards (10)
  • Des Broadbery, additional programming (9)
  • Matt Chamberlain, drums (1, 2, 5-8, 10, 11), percussion (1, 2, 5, 7, 10)
  • Knox Chandler, bass (5, 11), electric guitar (1, 3, 5, 8), mandolin (5, 8)
  • Sean Eden, electric guitar (6, 7)
  • Chris Feinstein, bass (1, 2, 6-8, 10)
  • Adam Peters, backing vocals (10, 11), cello (1, 2, 6, 7, 9), acoustic guitar (2, 8), electric guitar (1, 3, 5-7, 10), keyboards (3-6, 9-11), programming (4-6, 9, 11)
  • Britta Phillips, backing vocals (8)
  • Chad Royce, percussion (5, 8, 11)
  • Eric Schermerhorn, acoustic guitar (1-3, 6, 8, 10, 11), 12-string acoustic guitar (2, 5, 6), electric guitar (3, 8)
  • Bruce Smith, drum programming (3)
  • Victor Van Vugt, programming (5)

Technical

  • Victor Van Vugt, production (all tracks), recording (all tracks), mixing (1, 2, 4-11)
  • Chris Lord-Alge, mixing (3)
  • Kaori Kinoshita, engineering assistance
  • Stephen Marcussen, mastering (all tracks)
  • Steve Mazur, engineering assistance
  • Matt Silva, engineering assistance
  • Stewart Whitmore, digital editing

Design & management

  • Richard Bates, art direction, design
  • Christina Dittmar, art direction, design
  • Tracy Magan / Tim Groenendaal, management
  • Craig Owen, photography
  • Skye Peyton, photography
  • John Rubeli, artists and repertoire
Source: CD liner

04Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2002) Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 18
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