Anthology (Bic Runga album)

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Anthology
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Greatest hits album by
Bic Runga
Released1 December 2012 (New Zealand)
30 November 2012 (Republic of Ireland)
Genre Pop, alternative rock
Label Sony Music New Zealand
Bic Runga chronology
Belle
(2011)		Anthology
(2012)		 Close Your Eyes
(2016)

Anthology is a compilation album by New Zealand singer-song writer and multi-instrumentalist Bic Runga. [1] The album was initially set to be released on 23 November 2012, but ultimately released on 1 December 2012 in New Zealand. [2] The album cover was revealed on 29 October 2012. [3]

A compilation album comprises tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several performers. If by one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for release together as a single work, but may be collected together as a greatest hits album or box set. If from several performers, there may be a theme, topic, time period, or genre which links the tracks, or they may have been intended for release as a single work—such as a tribute album. When the tracks are by the same recording artist, the album may be referred to as a retrospective album or an anthology.

New Zealand Country in Oceania

New Zealand is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmasses—the North Island, and the South Island —and around 600 smaller islands. It has a total land area of 268,000 square kilometres (103,500 sq mi). New Zealand is situated some 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) south of the Pacific island areas of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. Because of its remoteness, it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans. During its long period of isolation, New Zealand developed a distinct biodiversity of animal, fungal, and plant life. The country's varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks, such as the Southern Alps, owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, while its most populous city is Auckland.

Bic Runga New Zealand singer-songwriter

Briolette Kah Bic Runga, recording as Bic Runga, is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist pop artist. Her first three studio albums debuted at number one on the New Zealand Top 40 Album charts. Runga has also found success internationally in Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom with her song "Sway".

Contents

Reception

Lydia Jenkin from The Herald NZ gave the album 3.5 out of 5 saying; "It's a curious 22-track collection - the inclusion of very early songs remind that Runga was once a youthful, idealistic young girl with a guitar sitting in her bedroom, but they don't showcase the best of her talents. The fact that tracks from her first two albums take up more than half the album, while her strongest releases - Birds and Belle - only get seven tracks between them, heightens the sense that though it's certainly reflective of Runga's whole career, Anthology is not truly a "best of"" [4]

<i>Birds</i> (Bic Runga album) 2005 studio album by Bic Runga

Birds is the third studio album by New Zealand artist Bic Runga. The album was released in New Zealand on 28 November 2005. The album was Bic's third no.1 album garnering platinum status in its first week. The album was certified 3x platinum. The album won the New Zealand Music Award for Album of the Year in 2006, her second award for Best Album, after 1997 release Drive won in 1998.

<i>Belle</i> (album) 2011 studio album by Bic Runga

Belle is the fourth studio album by New Zealand singer-song writer Bic Runga.

Track listing

CD/ DD (Sony Music – 88765418492)
  1. "Get Some Sleep" - 3:34
  2. "Sway" - 4:23
  3. "Listening for the Weather" - 3:29
  4. "Good Morning Baby" (with Dan Wilson) - 3:29
  5. "Something Good" - 3:18
  6. "Roll into One" - 3:19
  7. "Drive" - 2:46
  8. "Bursting Through" - 3:42
  9. "Say After Me" - 4:35
  10. "Winning Arrow" - 2:52
  11. "Hello Hello" - 3:04
  12. "Suddenly Strange" - 4:18
  13. "Tiny Little Piece of My Heart" - 2:15
  14. "Gravity" - 3:39
  15. "Ne me quitte pas" (live with Christchurch Symphony Orchestra) - 4:06
  16. "One More Cup of Coffee" (live with Christchurch Symphony Orchestra) - 3:50
  17. "Everything is Beautiful and New" - 2:57
  18. "Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart" - 3:45
  19. "Precious Things" (live) (with Tim Finn and Dave Dobbyn) - 4:24
  20. "If You Really Do" - 3:53
  21. "Birds" - 3:45
  22. "The Be All and End All" - 3:23

Weekly charts

Chart (2012/13)Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [5] 24

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References

  1. ↑ "News | Bic Runga | Official site with tour information, discography, music samples and biography". Bic Runga. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Bic Runga Official Fan Page". Facebook. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Cover-Final". Bic Runga. 29 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Album review: Bic Runga - Anthology". NZ Herald. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Bic Runga – Anthology". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 October 2016.


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