Thinking Room | ||||
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Released | 28 September 2001 | |||
Studio | Sear Sound, New York City | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 48:49 | |||
Label | Warner Music | |||
Producer | Victor Van Vugt | |||
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Singles from Thinking Room | ||||
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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.
The album debuted at number one on the New Zealand charts in October,2001,and stayed in the top spot for two weeks. [2] The album has gone double platinum, [3] having sold over 30,000 copies, [4] and yielding four hit singles,two of which ("Youthful" and "Falling in Love Again") peaked at number five on the New Zealand Singles Chart. [5]
"Falling in Love Again" featured in the film America's Sweethearts in 2001. [6]
All songs written and composed by Anika Moa,along with others credited for specific tracks below. [7]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Good in My Head" | 4:34 | |
2. | "Flowers For You" | 4:14 | |
3. | "Falling in Love Again" | James Reid | 3:48 |
4. | "I Talked to You" | Adam Peters | 3:22 |
5. | "My Son" | 5:01 | |
6. | "Holding Me High" | Tim Groenendaal | 4:23 |
7. | "Mother" | 4:04 | |
8. | "Youthful" | 4:16 | |
9. | "God in His Culture" | 5:08 | |
10. | "Everything's the Same" | Peters | 4:51 |
11. | "Harry & Leena's Song" | 5:09 |
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