Steel City (album)
Steel City or Dein Perry's Steel City is a soundtrack by New Zealand-born artist Tim Finn which was released in 1998 on Columbia Records/Sony Records.[1][2] Finn has been a member of Split Enz, Crowded House and Finn Brothers.[3]
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| Released | 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
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| Length | 60:42 | |||
| Label | Columbia/Sony | |||
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The soundtrack, was used for Steel City, Sydney Theatre Company's tap dance production, created by Australian choreographer, Dein Perry, with all tracks written or co-written by Finn.[4] Finn co-wrote "Drop Out" and "Road Trip" with Marie Azcona, his wife; he co-wrote "Where I Live" with Mike Chunn, a former Split Enz bandmate.[4][5] For the work Finn used the Steel City Band and additional musicians.[2]
The show's run premiered on 3 January 1998 at Sydney Casino's Star City Showroom with Finn as music director.[6] Mark Woods of Variety described Finn's score, "while live, thunderously loud rock music, composed by [Finn ...] gives the action some punch, it often threatens to overpower parts of the show and frequently necessitates straining to hear the tapping."[6]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tim Finn,[4] unless noted
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Steel City" | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Overture" | 2:20 |
| 3. | "Truss Dance" | 5:43 |
| 4. | "Spirit Level" | 2:54 |
| 5. | "Old Car" | 3:40 |
| 6. | "Drop Out" (Finn, Marie Azcona) | 4:57 |
| 7. | "Walking" | 3:57 |
| 8. | "Smoko Duet" | 3:14 |
| 9. | "Rock & Roll Girl" | 3:05 |
| 10. | "Absail" | 3:23 |
| 11. | "Forklifts" | 3:26 |
| 12. | "Where I Live" (Finn, Mike Chunn) | 3:50 |
| 13. | "New Car" | 4:53 |
| 14. | "Road Trip" (Finn, Azcona) | 2:53 |
| 15. | "Finale" | 5:46 |
| 16. | "Glide" | 3:18 |
Personnel
- Steel City Band
- Joe Acaria: – drums
- Dario Bortolin: – bass guitar (except tracks 4, 16)
- Tim Finn: – acoustic guitar (tracks 6, 14), guitar (4, 16), keyboards (4, 14, 16), piano (tracks 4, 16), vocals (4, 6, 14, 16)
- Greg Hitchcock: – guitar, bass guitar (tracks 4, 16)
- Laurence Maddy: – Hammond organ, trombone, guitar, sound effects
- Additional musicians
- Ben Ely: – bass guitar and dulcimer (track 6)
- Jodi Phillis: – backing vocals (track 14)
- Greg Wales: – drums (tracks 4, 16)
- Recording details
- Studio: – Sun Studios, Sydney (except tracks 6, 14), Sunshine Studios, Brisbane (tracks 6, 14)
- Producer: – Tim Finn; Greg Wales, Finn and Greg Hitchcock (tracks 4, 16); Finn, Peter Contini and Hitchcock (track 1); Finn and Contini (tracks 9, 12), Robert Moore (tracks 6, 14)
- Engineer, mixer: – Peter Contini (except tracks 6, 14); Joe Malone (tracks 6, 14); Greg Wales (tracks 4, 16)
- Additional engineering, mixer: – Peter Continin (tracks 6, 14)
- Mastering: – Tony Learmont
Notes
A reworked version of "Road Trip" appears on Tim Finn's 1999 solo album Say It Is So.
References
- Holmgren, Magnus; Holz, Bill; Warnqvist, Stefan. "Tim Finn". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- Finn, Tim; Perry, Dein; Steel City Band (1998), Dein Perry's Steel City, Columbia Records, retrieved 13 February 2018
- Kimball, Duncan (2002). "Split Enz". MilesAgo: Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964–1975. ICE Productions. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- "'Steel City' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 13 February 2018. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
- "Steel City – Original Soundtrack Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- Woods, Mark (18 January 1998). "Steel City". Variety. Retrieved 13 February 2018.