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2001 studio album by Anika Moa
Thinking Room
Studio album by Anika Moa
Released28 September 2001
StudioSear Sound, New York City
GenrePop
Length48:49
LabelWarner Music
ProducerVictor Van Vugt
Anika Moa chronology
Thinking Room
(2001) 		Stolen Hill
(2005)
Alternative Cover
Singles from Thinking Room
  1. "Youthful"
    Released: 4 February 2002
  2. "Good in My Head"
    Released: 2002
  3. "Falling in Love Again"
    Released: 2002
  4. "Mother"
    Released: 2002

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.

Chart performance

The album debuted at number one on the New Zealand charts in October, 2001, and stayed in the top spot for two weeks. The album has gone double platinum, having sold over 30,000 copies, and yielding four hit singles, two of which ("Youthful" and "Falling in Love Again") peaked at number five on the New Zealand Singles Chart.

"Falling in Love Again" featured in the film America's Sweethearts in 2001.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Anika Moa, along with others credited for specific tracks below.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Good in My Head" 4:34
2."Flowers For You" 4:14
3."Falling in Love Again"James Reid3:48
4."I Talked to You"Adam Peters3:22
5."My Son" 5:01
6."Holding Me High"Tim Groenendaal4:23
7."Mother" 4:04
8."Youthful" 4:16
9."God in His Culture" 5:08
10."Everything's the Same"Peters4:51
11."Harry & Leena's Song" 5:09

Personnel

Musicians

  • Anika Moa – vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4-7, 10, 11), electric guitar (10), keyboards (10)
  • Des Broadbery – additional programming (9)
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums (1, 2, 5-8, 10, 11), percussion (1, 2, 5, 7, 10)
  • Knox Chandler – bass (5, 11), electric guitar (1, 3, 5, 8), mandolin (5, 8)
  • Sean Eden – electric guitar (6, 7)
  • Chris Feinstein – bass (1, 2, 6-8, 10)
  • Adam Peters – backing vocals (10, 11), cello (1, 2, 6, 7, 9), acoustic guitar (2, 8), electric guitar (1, 3, 5-7, 10), keyboards (3-6, 9-11), programming (4-6, 9, 11)
  • Britta Phillips – backing vocals (8)
  • Chad Royce – percussion (5, 8, 11)
  • Eric Schermerhorn – acoustic guitar (1-3, 6, 8, 10, 11), 12-string acoustic guitar (2, 5, 6), electric guitar (3, 8)
  • Bruce Smith – drum programming (3)
  • Victor Van Vugt – programming (5)

Technical

  • Victor Van Vugt – production (all tracks), recording (all tracks), mixing (1, 2, 4-11)
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing (3)
  • Kaori Kinoshita – engineering assistance
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering (all tracks)
  • Steve Mazur – engineering assistance
  • Matt Silva – engineering assistance
  • Stewart Whitmore – digital editing

Design & management

  • Richard Bates – art direction, design
  • Christina Dittmar – art direction, design
  • Tracy Magan / Tim Groenendaal – management
  • Craig Owen – photography
  • Skye Peyton – photography
  • John Rubeli – artists and repertoire

Source: CD liner

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2002) Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 18

References

  1. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 04/02/2002" (PDF). ARIA. 4 February 2002. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  2. "Anika Moa - Thinking Room". Hung Medien. charts.nz. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  3. "Anika Moa Announces "Love in Motion" Tour". Voxy.co.nz. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  4. "Chart Facts". RIANZ. Archived from the original on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  5. "Anika Moa in New Zealand charts". Hung Medien. charts.nz. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  6. "Soundtracks for America's Sweethearts". IMDb. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  7. ^ Thinking Room (CD liner). Anika Moa. outside USA: Warner Music. 2001. 7567-83515-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. "Charts.nz – Ed Sheeran – Thinking Room". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  9. "Top Selling Albums of 2002". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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