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Waretini

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Waretini
Studio album by
Released1981
StudioMandrill Studios[1]
GenrePop
LabelCBS[2][3]
Deane Waretini chronology
Waretini
(1981)
Now is the Hour
(2012)
Singles from Waretini
  1. "The Bridge" / "Luckenbach, Texas"
    Released: 1980
  2. "Growing Old" / "All Those Nights"
    Released: 1980
  3. "Ethos" / "Po Ata Rau"
    Released: 1981

Waretini is an album by Deane Waretini which features his hit single "The Bridge".

Background

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The Album was released by CBS in 1981.[4] The single, "The Bridge" which is on track 1, side 1 of the album[5] was the biggest New Zealand single of the year and the first for a song in Maori language to be at the top of the charts.[6] It also charted in Australia.[7] By July 26, 1981, the album was at no 13 in the New Zealand album charts.[8]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Bridge"Nini Rosso, George Tait3:30
2."The Wonder Of You"Baker Knight2:29
3."Ethos"S. Myers / Tait3:12
4."Growing Old"Brian Holiday4:15
5."Po Ata Rau"Traditional2:27
6."Little Darlin'"Maurice Williams1:52
7."Rags To Riches"Richard Adler / Jerry Ross1:59
8."Concern"G. Last / Tait2:51
9."All Those Nights"S. O'Neill2:35
10."Circumstances"Julio Iglesias / G. Belfiore / M. Balducci / Arcusa / Tait3:54
11."Luchenbach Texas"Bobby Emmons / Chips Moman3:00
12."Gentleness"Banov, Cook / Tait3:07

Additional personnel

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References

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  1. ^ mercadolibre.cl Deane Waretini
  2. ^ Rate Your Music Waretini , Artist Deane Waretini
  3. ^ National Library of New Zealand Waretini, Deane Waretini
  4. ^ Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Object: Waretini
  5. ^ Discogs Deane Waretini (2) – Waretini
  6. ^ New Zealand Herald, Saturday Jul 11, 2015 What's the best NZ song of the year ... in 1981?
  7. ^ Stuff 05/09/2012 Is this Daene Waretini's hour? - James Croot
  8. ^ Official NZ Music Charts 26 July 1981, CHART #2, Top 40 Albums
  9. ^ New Zealand Herald, Monday Mar 30, 2009 You must remember this - By Alan Perrott
  10. ^ Discogs Deane Waretini (2) – Waretini
  11. ^ National Library of New Zealand Waretini, Deane Waretini