Thinking Room Explained

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.^[1] The album has gone double platinum,^[2] having sold over 30,000 copies,^[3] and yielding four hit singles, two of which ("Youthful" and "Falling in Love Again") peaked at number five on the New Zealand Singles Chart.^[4]

"Falling in Love Again" featured in the film America's Sweethearts in 2001.^[5]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Anika Moa, along with others credited for specific tracks below.^[6]

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^[6]

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. Web site: Anika Moa - Thinking Room. Hung Medien. charts.nz. 16 April 2010.
2. Web site: Anika Moa Announces "Love in Motion" Tour. Voxy.co.nz. 13 April 2010. 16 April 2010.
3. Web site: Chart Facts. RIANZ. 16 April 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100704175800/http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart_facts.asp. 4 July 2010.
4. Web site: Anika Moa in New Zealand charts. Hung Medien. charts.nz. 5 June 2010.
5. Web site: Soundtracks for America's Sweethearts. IMDb. 5 June 2010.
6. Thinking Room . . 2001 . CD liner . . 7567-83515-2 . outside USA.
7. Web site: Top Selling Albums of 2002. Recorded Music NZ. 27 January 2022.