Better Never Than Late

Last updated

Better Never Than Late
Better Never Than Late Thumb.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1997
Recorded1996/97
Genre Pop
Label Sony Music New Zealand
Producer Eddie Rayner & The Exponents
The Exponents chronology
Bitten, Twice Bitten The Singles 1981 - 1995
(1995)
Better Never Than Late
(1997)
Hello, Love You, Goodbye
(1999)
Singles from Better Never Than Late
  1. "One in a Lifetime"
    Released: April 1997
  2. "Close"
    Released: 1997
  3. "Change Your Mind"
    Released: 1997

Better Never Than Late is the sixth studio album by the New Zealand band The Exponents, released in May 1997. [1] The album reached #3 on the New Zealand music charts [2] and initial copies were released with a bonus live CD. The album was made available digitally in May 2013. [3]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "One In A Lifetime" (Luck/Barraclough)
  2. "Change Your Mind" (Luck)
  3. "Shouldn't Be Allowed" (Barraclough)
  4. "Close" (Luck)
  5. "Come And Go" (Luck)
  6. "Only You Are" (Luck)
  7. "You Started Me Thinking" (Luck)
  8. "Happy Today" (Luck/Barraclough)
  9. "Help Me" (Luck/Rawlinson)
  10. "Smiths Getting Through" (Luck)
  11. "Infinity" (Luck/Barraclough)
  12. "Everything at All" (Luck)

Bonus live CD

  1. "Erotic"
  2. "Do You Feel In Love"
  3. "Nameless Girl"
  4. "Sink Like A Stone"
  5. "Rocks"
  6. "You Started Me Thinking"
  7. "Sometimes"
  8. "Victoria"

Members

Credits

Charts

Chart (1997)Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [4] 3

Related Research Articles

<i>Forgiven, Not Forgotten</i> 1995 studio album by the Corrs

Forgiven, Not Forgotten is the debut studio album by Irish pop rock group the Corrs. It was released by Atlantic Records on 26 September 1995 across the world. The album was primarily produced by David Foster, with additional production by Jim Corr. In January 1997, a special tour edition of the album was released in Australia and New Zealand and featured a bonus disc containing live and rare tracks which were recorded from their Forgiven, Not Forgotten World Tour.

<i>ABBA</i> (album) 1975 studio album by ABBA

ABBA is the third studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally released on 21 April 1975 through Polar Music and featured the hits "Mamma Mia" and "SOS".

<i>Melissa Etheridge</i> (album) Album by Melissa Etheridge

Melissa Etheridge is the self-titled debut album by American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released in 1988.

Sonia Dada was an American rock, soul, and rhythm and blues band, formed in Chicago in 1990. Founding member Daniel Pritzker enlisted Michael Scott, Paris Delane, and Sam Hogan after hearing the latter three sing in a subway station. Sonia Dada has become a mainstay of the Chicago musical scene in the years since, incorporating elements of rock, soul, gospel, and funk.

<i>True Colours</i> (Split Enz album) 1980 studio album by Split Enz

True Colours, the fifth studio album released by New Zealand band Split Enz, was their first major commercial success. Released in 1980, the album featured more mature songwriting from Neil Finn. Credited to him is the album's New Zealand and Australian #1 single, "I Got You", which also broke them internationally. The US release of the album featured "Shark Attack" and "I Got You" in reversed positions due to the latter's success on the single charts.

<i>Alive II</i> 1977 live album by Kiss

Alive II is the second live album by American hard rock band Kiss, released on October 24, 1977, by Casablanca Records. The band had released three albums since the previous live outing, the 1975 release Alive!, so they drew upon the variety of new tracks, with Eddie Kramer producing.

<i>The Riddle</i> (album) 1984 studio album by Nik Kershaw

The Riddle is the second studio album by the English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw. It was originally released in November 1984, on the label MCA Records.

The Exponents, formerly The Dance Exponents, was a New Zealand rock group led by vocalist and songwriter Jordan Luck.

<i>Amplifier</i> (Dance Exponents album) 1986 studio album by Dance Exponents

Amplifier is the third studio album by the New Zealand band Dance Exponents, released in November 1986. The album peaked at #18 and spent four weeks on the New Zealand Album Chart. The CD version was released in 1992 with an alternative cover and two additional tracks but has since been deleted. In May 2013, Universal Music re-released the album digitally for the first time in New Zealand in a remastered extended edition. The extended edition has the original LP cover and running order and adds three additional tracks, two from the CD release and one additional B-side. It also restores "Worldwide Wireless" to its full length after it was edited for the CD release.

Why Does Love Do This to Me 1991 single by the Exponents

"Why Does Love Do This to Me" is a song by New Zealand pop band the Exponents. It was released in 1991 and is among the Exponents' most successful and best known songs.

<i>Lisa Stansfield</i> (album) 1997 studio album by Lisa Stansfield

Lisa Stansfield is the fourth album by British singer Lisa Stansfield, released by Arista Records on 21 March 1997. It was her first new studio album since 1993's So Natural. Stansfield co-wrote most songs for the album with her husband Ian Devaney. The tracks were produced by Devaney and Peter Mokran. Lisa Stansfield garnered favourable reviews from music critics and was commercially successful, reaching number two in the United Kingdom and receiving Gold certification. In the United States, it spawned four number-one singles on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs. Lisa Stansfield was rereleased as a deluxe 2CD + DVD set in Europe in November 2014.

<i>The Game</i> (Queen album) 1980 studio album by Queen

The Game is the eighth studio album by the British rock band Queen. It was released on 30 June 1980 by EMI Records in the UK and by Elektra Records in the US. The Game features a different sound from its predecessor, Jazz (1978). The Game was the first Queen album to use a synthesizer.

<i>Something Beginning with C</i> 1992 studio album by The Exponents

Something Beginning With C is an album by the New Zealand band The Exponents, released in 1992. It reached number 1 and spent 19 weeks on the New Zealand Album Chart and went three times platinum.

<i>Bite</i> (album) 1983 studio album by Altered Images

Bite is the third and final studio album by the Scottish band Altered Images. It was released in 1983 and was produced by Mike Chapman and Tony Visconti. It features the UK top ten single "Don't Talk to Me About Love" as well as other singles: "Bring Me Closer", "Love to Stay" and "Change of Heart".

<i>Grassy Knoll</i> (album) 1994 studio album by The Exponents

Grassy Knoll is the fifth studio album by the New Zealand band The Exponents, released in September 1994. The album reached number 9 in the New Zealand Album charts and went gold. In May 2013, Universal Music re-released the album digitally in New Zealand in remastered standard and deluxe editions. The deluxe edition has six additional tracks of a single B-side and live recordings.

<i>Expectations</i> (Dance Exponents album) 1985 studio album by The Dance Exponents

Expectations is the second studio album by the New Zealand band the Dance Exponents, released in 1985. The album peaked at #7 and spent eight weeks on the New Zealand Album chart. The album was released on CD in 1999 with three extra tracks but has since been deleted. In May 2013, Universal Music re-released the album digitally in New Zealand in remastered standard and deluxe editions. The deluxe edition has six additional tracks of singles, B-sides, rarities and demos.

<i>Prayers Be Answered</i> 1983 studio album by The Dance Exponents

Prayers Be Answered is the second album release and the first studio album by the New Zealand band The Dance Exponents, released in December 1983. The album peaked at #4 and spent 45 weeks on the New Zealand Album charts.

<i>Sex and Agriculture: The Very Best of The Exponents</i> 2005 greatest hits album by The Exponents

Sex & Agriculture: The Very Best of The Exponents is a greatest hits collection by the New Zealand band The Exponents, released in November 2005. This two CD set has their hit singles on CD1 and a collection of B-sides and rarities on CD2. The album reached #7 and spent 15 weeks on the New Zealand Album chart. It included two new recordings, "Geraldine" and "Or A Girl I Knew", which were produced by Neil Finn at Roundhead Studios in Auckland.

<i>Live at Mainstreet</i> 1983 live album by The Dance Exponents

Live At Mainstreet is the 1983 album by the New Zealand band The Dance Exponents, recorded live at a May performance at the Mainstreet Cabaret for the Radio with Pictures TV show. The B side of the album has songs by The Legionnaires. The album charted at #3 and spent nine weeks on the New Zealand Album Chart. In May 2013, Universal Music re-released the six Dance Exponents tracks as a digital only Live At Mainstreet EP.

<i>Why Does Love Do This to Me: The Exponents Greatest Hits</i> 2011 greatest hits album by The Exponents

Why Does Love Do This To Me: The Exponents Greatest Hits is a greatest hits collection by the New Zealand band The Exponents, released in November 2011 to mark the group's 30th anniversary. It includes the track "It's Rugby", which was recorded specifically for the album. The album reached number 31 on the New Zealand music charts. In May 2013, Universal Music released a deluxe edition of the album with a new cover and bundled with The Exponents' Eight Days at Roundhead album on both digital and CD formats.

References

  1. "Album discography". The Exponents. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  2. "Charts: The Exponents: Better Late Than Never". charts.nz. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  3. "Exponents news". The Exponents. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  4. "Charts.nz – The Exponents – Better Never Than Late". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 August 2021.