Nature’s Best 2: More of New Zealand's Top Songs of All-Time

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1▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Outlook for Thursday recording of: Outlook for Thursday part of: APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 31)	DD Smash		4:05
2	Down in Splendour engineer, producer and mixer: Gavin MacKillop recording of: Down in Splendour lyricist and composer: Andrew Brough (guitarist) publisher: Flying Nun Music	Straitjacket Fits	3	3:39
3	Better Be Home Soon recording engineer: Tchad Blake producer: Mitchell Froom mixer: Bob Clearmountain drums (drum set): Paul Hester (Australian drummer for Crowded House/Split Enz) electric bass guitar [bass]: Nick Seymour (Nicholas More Seymour) guitar and lead vocals: Neil Finn phonographic copyright (℗) by: Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1988) mixed for: Fast Forward Productions, Ltd. part of: triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 38) recording of: Better Be Home Soon lyricist and composer: Neil Finn publisher: Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L, Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Mushroom Music Publishing and Roundhead Music (BMI) (Neil Finn)	Crowded House	3.5	3:09
4	How Bizarre additional engineer and additional mixer: Rick Huntington engineer and producer: Alan Jansson accordion: Hershal Herscher guitar: Lee Baker (NZ guitarist) trumpet: George Chisholm (jazz trombonist (1915-1997)) background vocals: Sina Saipaia phonographic copyright (℗) by: Universal Music NZ Ltd. (Universal’s subsidiary in New Zealand; DO NOT USE as an imprint) (in 1995) recording of: How Bizarre writer: Pauly Fuemana and Alan Jansson publisher: Lamont Music part of: APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 34)	OMC	3.95	3:48
5	Language recording engineer and mixer: Tchad Blake assistant engineer: Sam Gibson (audio engineer) producer: Neil Finn recorded at: Revolver Studios (New Zealand) in Auckland (Auckland Region), North Island, New Zealand (from 1994-08-01 until 1994-09-14) recording of: Language (from 1994-08-01 until 1994-09-14) writer: Dave Dobbyn part of: APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 35)	Dave Dobbyn		3:29
6	Message to My Girl producer: Hugh Padgham and Eddie Rayner (New Zealand keyboardist, singer, songwriter & producer) phonographic copyright (℗) by: A&M Records (in 1983) and A&M Records, Inc. (in 1983) recording of: Message to My Girl lyricist and composer: Neil Finn publisher: Enz Music part of: APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 36)	Split Enz	3.65	4:02
7	Poi E recording of: Poi E writer: Ngoi Pēwhairangi part of: APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 37)	Pātea Māori Club		3:52
8	Stuff and Nonsense	Split Enz		4:20
9	Venus recording of: Venus Feelers writer: James Reid (New Zealand singer of “The Feelers”)	The Feelers		4:51
10	System Virtue	Emma Paki		4:42
11	Fraction Too Much Friction	Tim Finn		4:14
12	French Letter recording of: French Letter writer: Toni Fonoti part of: APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 42)	Herbs		3:41
13	Maxine phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1983) and Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1983) recording of: Maxine writer: Sharon O’Neill publisher: EMI Songs and EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd.	Sharon O’Neill		4:35
14	Out on the Street recording of: Out on the Street writer: Alastair Riddell publisher: Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)	Space Waltz		3:17
15	Slippin’ Away bass: Howard Deniz drums (drum set): Stewart Spears guitar: John Gourd and Max Merritt piano: John Gourd saxophone: Lance Dixon vocals: Max Merritt phonographic copyright (℗) by: Arista Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) and BMG Australia Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1976) recording of: Slipping Away writer: Max Merritt publisher: Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)	Max Merritt & the Meteors		5:29
16	Violent	Stellar*		3:31
17	Why Does Love Do This to Me recording of: Why Does Love Do This to Me? (The Exponents)	The Exponents		3:26
18	1905 recording of: 1905 lyricist and composer: Shona Laing publisher: Intersong (publisher)	Shona Laing		2:56

2▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Anchor Me	The Mutton Birds		4:30
2	Bliss recording of: Bliss (Th' Dudes) writer: Dave Dobbyn and Ian Morris (New Zealand musician) part of: APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 50)	Th' Dudes		5:00
3	For Today	Netherworld Dancing Toys		5:31
4	Screems From tha Old Plantation	King Kapisi		4:45
5	Cheryl Moana Marie	John Rowles		3:02
6	Blue Day	Mi‐Sex		4:15
7	Glorafilia producer: David Nicholas (Australian recording engineer and producer) recording of: Glorafilia writer: Ben Campbell (Zed member), Nathan King (New Zealand pop/rock singer-songwriter, member of Zed) and Adrian Palmer part of: APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 55)	Zed		3:22
8	Good Morning Mr Rock ’n’ Roll phonographic copyright (℗) by: EMI Music (NZ) Ltd. (in 1971) recording of: Good Morning Mr Rock 'n' Roll writer: Tommy Adderley	Headband		2:46
9	History Never Repeats producer: David Tickle recording of: History Never Repeats lyricist and composer: Neil Finn part of: APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 57)	Split Enz	3	2:59
10	In the Neighbourhood	Sisters Underground		3:36
11	Julia	Citizen Band		5:38
12	Pacifier recording of: Pacifier writer: Karl Kippenberger, Phil Knight (New Zealand guitarist for Shihad), Tom Larkin and Jon Toogood part of: APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 60)	Shihad	3	4:04
13	Let’s Think of Something	Larry's Rebels		3:32
14	Bursting Through recording of: Bursting Through writer: Bic Runga	Bic Runga		3:44
15	Liberty	Greg Johnson		3:30
16	Sweet Disorder	Strawpeople		4:11
17	Asian Paradise	Sharon O’Neill		5:04

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/3020896 [info]
ASIN:	US: B0015FWGPG [info]
other databases:	https://www.musik-sammler.de/release/1015449/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0001516057 [info]

Release group

part of:	Nature’s Best (New Zealand compilation series) (number: 2) (order: 2)

Wikidata:	Q6980849 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 9416333881024
Format:: 2×CD
Length:: 2:20:35

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Epic
5088102000

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New Zealand
2004-05-07

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