Waretini

1981 studio album by Deane Waretini

Waretini

Studio album by

Deane Waretini

Released| 1981
Studio| Mandrill Studios[1]
Genre| Pop
Label| CBS[2][3]
Deane Waretini chronology
|  | Waretini
(1981)  | Now is the Hour
(2012)

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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.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "The Bridge"| Nini Rosso, George Tait| 3:30
2.| "The Wonder Of You"| Baker Knight| 2:29
3.| "Ethos"| S. Myers / Tait| 3:12
4.| "Growing Old"| Brian Holiday| 4:15
5.| "Po Ata Rau"| Traditional| 2:27
6.| "Little Darlin'"| Maurice Williams| 1:52
7.| "Rags To Riches"| Richard Adler / Jerry Ross| 1:59
8.| "Concern"| G. Last / Tait| 2:51
9.| "All Those Nights"| S. O'Neill| 2:35
10.| "Circumstances"| Julio Iglesias / G. Belfiore / M. Balducci / Arcusa / Tait| 3:54
11.| "Luchenbach Texas"| Bobby Emmons / Chips Moman| 3:00
12.| "Gentleness"| Banov, Cook / Tait| 3:07

## Additional personnel

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* Trumpet on "The Bridge" - Kevin Furey[9]
* Background vocals - The Yandall Sisters[10][11]

## 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

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