''Time and Tide'' is the eighth album by the New Zealand new wave band

Split Enz Split Enz were a New Zealand band formed in 1972. Regarded as the first New Zealand band to gain significant recognition outside of Australasia, they were initially noted for their progressive rock, progressive/art rock sound, flamboyant visua ...

, released in April 1982. Recorded in

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starting the prior December, it topped the charts in New Zealand and Australia and won Best Australian Album at the Countdown Australian Music Awards. It was rereleased in 2006 along with every Split Enz studio album.

Track listing

# " Dirty Creature" (

Neil Finn Neil Mullane Finn (born 27 May 1958) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for being a principal member of Split Enz and for being the lead singer of Crowded House. He was also a member of Fleetwood Mac from 2018 ...

Tim Finn Brian Timothy Finn (born 25 June 1952) is a New Zealand singer, songwriter, musician, and composer. He is best known as a founding member of Split Enz. Finn founded the band in 1972 with Phil Judd and served as lead singer and principal songw ...

Nigel Griggs Nigel Griggs (born 18 August 1949) is an English musician. He is perhaps best known for having played bass guitar in the band Split Enz. He is the brother of Paul Griggs from the 1970s vocal group Guys 'n' Dolls. Biography A professional m ...

) – 4:02 # "Giant Heartbeat" (N. Finn & Griggs) – 3:57 # "Hello Sandy Allen" (N. Finn) – 3:51 # " Never Ceases to Amaze Me" (T. Finn) – 3:06 # "Lost for Words" (N. Finn, T. Finn & Griggs) – 3:02 # "Small World" (T. Finn) – 3:37 # "Take a Walk" (N. Finn) – 3:37 # "Pioneer" (

Eddie Rayner Anthony Edward Charles Rayner (born 19 November 1952) is a New Zealand musician who spent ten years as a keyboardist in the band Split Enz. He has also played in the groups Orb, Space Waltz, Crowded House, the Makers, The Angels in 1986-1987 ...

) – 1:32 # "

Six Months in a Leaky Boat "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" is a song by New Zealand art rock group Split Enz. It was released in May 1982 as the second single from the group's album, '' Time and Tide''. The song became a top-10 hit in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, going ...

" (T. Finn &

) – 4:21 # "Haul Away" (T. Finn) – 2:27 # "Log Cabin Fever" (N. Finn) – 4:36 # "Make Sense of It" (

Noel Crombie Geoffrey Noel Crombie (born 17 April 1953) is a New Zealand percussionist and former member of the band Split Enz. He fulfilled multiple roles including costume and hair designer, singer, album cover designer, and music video director. Prior ...

, T. Finn, N. Finn, Griggs & Rayner) – 3:40

Personnel

Split Enz

– vocals, piano *

– vocals, guitar *

– drums, percussion *

– bass guitar *

– keyboards, percussion

Technical and art

* Produced by

Hugh Padgham Hugh Charles Padgham (born 15 February 1955) is an English record producer and audio engineer. He has won four Grammy Awards, for Producer of the Year and Album of the Year for 1985, Record of the Year for 1990, and Engineer of the Year for 199 ...

and Split Enz * Recorded in Sydney, Australia, for Enz Productions * Engineered by Hugh Padgham, assisted by David Price * Mixed by Hugh Padgham and Split Enz * Mastered by Ian Cooper and Howard Grey at Townhouse Studios, UK * Art direction:

Jeff Ayeroff Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff (born January 20, 1947) is an American record executive who has worked for A&M, Warner Records, Virgin U.S., Work Group, Apple, and Shangri-La Music. He founded Rock the Vote in 1990 in response to a censorship campaign ...

* Cover design and photos by Noel Crombie

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

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