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Crowded House Crowded House are an Australian-New Zealand rock band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia, in 1985. Its founding members were Neil Finn (vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter) and Paul Hester (drums), who were both for ...

. As of 2024 Crowded House have sold over 15 million albums worldwide.

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

:Notes: *A ^ ''Live On Earth'' was recorded and released in five cities across the United Kingdom. The five albums received a limited release in the United Kingdom *B ^ ''North America Travelogue 2010'' received a limited release in April 2011 for Record Store Day. *C ^ ''Intriguer Live – Start to Finish'' received a limited release in November 2011 for Black Friday Record Store Day. In addition the above, KUFALA Recordings released numerous limited edition Crowded House recordings on CDr, recorded across USA and Canada in 2007 and 2010.

Compilation albums

Limited live / self-released albums

Between 1996 and 2002, Crowded House self-released limited number of live albums.

Video albums

:Notes: *# ^ ''Farewell to the World'' was released on VHS and re-released on DVD in 2006.

Singles

:Notes: *D ^ "Now We're Getting Somewhere" was released in New Zealand after "Don't Dream It's Over" and "Something So Strong" in 1987. *E ^ "Never Be the Same" charted on US Mainstream Rock Tracks due to radio airplay; it was not released as a proper single in the US. *F ^ "To the Island" (

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Remix) did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 36 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. *G ^ "The Howl" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 32 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.

Other charted songs

Other appearances

Crowded House song covers

* In 1991,

Antonello Venditti Antonio "Antonello" Venditti (born 8 March 1949) is an Italian singer-songwriter and pianist who became popular in the 1970s for the social themes addressed in his songs. Biography Antonello Venditti was born in Rome, the son of Vincenzino Ita ...

re-arranged the song "

Don't Dream It's Over "Don't Dream It's Over" is a song by rock band Crowded House, recorded for their 1986 self-titled debut studio album. The song was composed and written by New Zealand frontman Neil Finn and released in October 1986 as the fourth single from ...

", writing new lyrics instead of translating the original song, and naming it "Alta Marea", on the album ''Benvenuti in Paradiso''. * In 1991, British performer

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covered "

" as a duet with

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. * In 1996,

Belinda Carlisle Belinda Jo Carlisle ( ; born August 17, 1958) is an American singer and songwriter. She gained fame as the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female rock bands of all time, and went on to have a prolific career as a sol ...

covered "She Goes On" as "He Goes On" on her album ''

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''. * In 1997, British punk band China Drum covered "

Fall at Your Feet "Fall at Your Feet" is a 1991 song by Crowded House, from their 1991 album, ''Woodface''. It is the only single from ''Woodface'' to be written solely by the group's leader Neil Finn, who co-wrote all other singles from the album with his brothe ...

" on their album ''Fiction of Life 2''. * In 1999,

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singer

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recorded a cover version of " Into Temptation" for a rock-indie covers album entitled ''Messenger''. * In 2000,

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musician

Jesse Cook Jesse Arnaud Cook (born November 28, 1964) is a Canadian guitarist. He is a Juno Award winner, ''Acoustic Guitar'' Player's Choice Award silver winner in the Flamenco Category, and a three-time winner of the Canadian Smooth Jazz award for Guita ...

closed the album ''

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'' with a cover of "

". * In 2000, Belgian band

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released a single of their cover of "

Weather with You "Weather with You" is a song by Australian-New Zealand rock band Crowded House. It was the third and most successful single released from the group's third studio album, '' Woodface'' (1991), reaching top 50 in 10 countries, including the United ...

". * In 2002,

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covered "

" for their 2002 album '' Divine Discontent.'' * In 2004, Busted performed a cover version of "

" as a B-side to the single " Who's David?" * In 2005, ''

She Will Have Her Way ''She Will Have Her Way'' is a compilation album featuring female Australian and New Zealand musicians performing songs written by Neil Finn and Tim Finn ( The Finn Brothers), members of Split Enz and Crowded House. A follow-up album, '' He Wil ...

'', a cover album by a variety of female artists, was released featuring versions of Neil and Tim Finn songs from Crowded House, Split Enz, and the brothers' solo careers. A limited edition has a second disc which contains the original versions of the tracks. The Crowded House tracks included are: ** "

Better Be Home Soon "Better Be Home Soon" is a song written by Neil Finn and performed by rock band Crowded House. It appears on their second studio album, ''Temple of Low Men'', which was later released in July 1988. The song was issued as a single in June 1988 by ...

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Kasey Chambers Kasey Chambers (born 4 June 1976) is an Australian country music, Australian country singer-songwriter and musician born in Mount Gambier, South Australia, Mount Gambier to musicians Diane and Bill Chambers (musician), Bill Chambers. Her older ...

** "

Distant Sun "Distant Sun" is a song by Australian band Crowded House, released in September 1993 by Capitol Records as the first single from their fourth studio album, '' Together Alone'' (1993). The song gave the band another top-20 hit in the United King ...

" by

Brooke Fraser Brooke Gabrielle Ligertwood (née Fraser; born 15 December 1983) is a New Zealand singer and songwriter. She uses both her maiden and married names professionally. After signing with Sony BMG in 2002, she gained recognition for her debut album, ...

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Sarah Blasko Sarah Elizabeth Blaskow (born 23 September 1976), known professionally as Sarah Blasko, is an Australian singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. From April 2002, Blasko developed her solo career after fronting Sydney-based band Acquie ...

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Clare Bowditch Clare Bowditch (born 1975) is an Australian musician, author, and occasional actress. At the 2020 ABIA (Australian Book Industry Awards) she won ‘Best New Australian Author’ for her best-selling 2019 memoir ''Your Own Kind of Girl''. At ...

** " Four Seasons" by New Buffalo ''(originally "Four Seasons in One Day")'' ** " Into Temptation" by

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Not the Girl You Think You Are "Not the Girl You Think You Are" is a 1996 song by rock group Crowded House. It was the third and final single released from the group's greatest hits compilation ''Recurring Dream'' (1996). According to the songwriter Neil Finn, the song was wr ...

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Pineapple Head "Pineapple Head" is a song by Australian-New Zealand rock band Crowded House from their fourth studio album, ''Together Alone'' (1993). It was released as a single in September 1994 by Capitol Records. The song was later included on the group's ...

" by

Natalie Imbruglia Natalie Jane Imbruglia ( , ; born 4 February 1975) is an Australian and British singer and actress. Born and raised in New South Wales, Imbruglia became widely known in the early 1990s playing Beth Brennan in the soap opera ''Neighbours''. A ...

* In 2005,

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performed a cover version of "

" as a B-side to the single "

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". * In 2005,

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performed a cover of "Don't Dream It's Over" for his live album ''Live From...''. * In 2005,

Patrizio Buanne Patrizio Franco Buanne (born 20 September 1978) is an Italian-Austrian baritone singer, songwriter, and producer. Biography Early life Patrizio Buanne was born in Vienna, Austria to Franco and Alina Buanne; he spent his childhood living and t ...

covered the song "Alta Marea" by Antonello Venditti, which is a re-arrangement of the song "

" with different lyrics, for his debut album ''The Italian''. * In 2006, Jimmy Buffett covered "

" for his album, '' Take the Weather with You''. * In 2006,

Teddy Thompson Teddy Thompson (born 19 February 1976) is an English folk and rock musician. He is the son of folk rock musicians Richard and Linda Thompson and brother of singer Kamila Thompson. He released his first album in 2000. Biography Teddy Thompso ...

covered "Don't Dream it's Over" for the compilation album, ''Q Covered: The Eighties''. * In 2008, Melbourne band The Resignators covered "

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" on their album ''Time Decays''.

Covers performed by Crowded House

Crowded House themselves frequently perform a version of the

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" and Paul Kelly's " Leaps and Bounds" during their live sets (including at the

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ceremony, inducting Kelly into the Hall of Fame). Their version of

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" was used on the soundtrack of ''The Crossing'', a 1990 film starring

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. In addition to these, the group often would perform

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", among many other Beatles songs. The group would also often perform Irish folk traditional piece "

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". As the group rose from the ashes of

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, they often performed various Split Enz songs, in particular "This Is Massive" because it was written by Paul Hester for Split Enz's last album, the only studio album he performed on.

References

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