Topanga (album)

1994 studio album by Colin Hay

Topanga

Studio album by

Colin Hay

Released| 7 December 1994
Genre| Pop rock
Length| 50:40
Label| Lazy Eye Records, Newmarket Records
Producer| Colin Hay
Colin Hay chronology
| Peaks & Valleys
(1992)  | Topanga
(1994)  | Transcendental Highway
(1998)

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Topanga is the fourth solo album by Scottish-Australian singer Colin Hay, released in 1994. It was the first released on his own label Lazy Eye Records.[1]

According to Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, it "sold well in Canada, Germany and Brazil. In July, Hay set off on his solo Man at Work Australian tour."[2]

## Track listing

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All songs written by Colin Hay, except where noted.

1. "I Haven't Seen You in a Long Time" – 3:19
2. "Into the Cornfields" – 4:09
3. "Waiting for My Real Life To Begin" (Hay, Mooney) – 4:57
4. "Can't Take This Town" – 4:51
5. "I Think I Know" – 3:59
6. "Against the Tide" (Clifforth, Hay) – 4:53
7. "I Don't Miss You Now" – 2:55
8. "She Put the Blame on You" – 3:48
9. "Woman's Face" – 5:14
10. "Lost Generation" (Capek, Hay) – 3:57
11. "Road to Mandalay" – 3:47
12. "Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh Baby" – 4:51

Bonus track on the 2003 German edition

1.   2. "Overkill (Acoustic version)" – 3:46

Bonus track on the 2009 re-mastered deluxe edition

1.   2. "Spencer The Rover" – 4:35

## Personnel

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* Colin Hay – acoustic guitar, guitar, bass, electric guitar, vocals, slide guitar
* Phil Butson – electric guitar
* John Clifforth – acoustic guitar, keyboards
* Joe Creighton – bass
* Chad Fischer – drums, tambourine
* Paul Gadsby – bass
* Gerry Hale – fiddle, mandolin
* Greg Ham – saxophone
* Bruce Haymes – organ, piano
* Martin Tillman – cello

## Production

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* Producer: Colin Hay
* Mixing: Phil Butson
* Engineer: Phil Butson
* Mastering: Stephen Marcussen
* Engineer: Micajah Ryan
* Photography: Isamu Sawa

## References

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1. ^ Sue Kiesewetter. "Singer Colin Hay comes to Fairfield Community Arts Center April 24 - Butler County News at Cincinnati.com". Rodeo.cincinnati.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
2. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Colin Hay'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 7 August 2004.

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Discography

Studio albums|

* Looking for Jack (1987)
* Wayfaring Sons (1990)
* Peaks & Valleys (1992)
* Topanga (1994)
* Transcendental Highway (1998)
* Going Somewhere (2001)
* Company of Strangers (2002)
* Man @ Work (2003)
* Are You Lookin' at Me? (2007)
* American Sunshine (2009)
* Gathering Mercury (2011)

Singles|

| As lead artist|

* "Down Under 2012"

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As featured artist|

* "Overkill"
* "Down Under"

Related articles|

* Men at Work
* Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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