Thinking Room

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 number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart and was certified double platinum selling over 30,000 copies in New Zealand.

Thinking Room
Studio album by Anika Moa
Released	28 September 2001
Recorded	Sear Sound, New York
Genre	Pop
Length	48:49
Label	Atlantic (USA) Warner Music (outside USA)
Producer	Victor Van Vugt
Anika Moa chronology
Thinking Room (2001) Stolen Hill (2005)
Alternative Cover
Singles from Thinking Room
"Youthful" Released: 2001[1] "Good in My Head" Released: 2002[2] "Falling in Love Again" Released: 2002 "Mother" Released: 2002[3]

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.[4] The album has gone double platinum,[5] having sold over 30,000 copies,[6] and yielding four hit singles, two of which ("Youthful" and "Falling In Love Again") peaked at number five on the New Zealand Singles Chart.[7]

"Falling In Love Again" featured in the film America's Sweethearts in 2001.[8]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Anika Moa, along with others credited for specific tracks below.[9]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Good in My Head"		4:34
2.	"Flowers For You"		4:14
3.	"Falling in Love Again"	James Reid	3:48
4.	"I Talked to You"	Adam Peters	3:22
5.	"My Son"		5:01
6.	"Holding Me High"	Tim Groenendaal	4:23
7.	"Mother"		4:04
8.	"Youthful"		4:16
9.	"God in His Culture"		5:08
10.	"Everything's the Same"	A. Peters	4:51
11.	"Harry & Leena's Song"		5:09

Personnel

• Richard Bates – art direction and design
• Des Bradbery – additional programming (on "God in His Culture")
• Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion
• Knox Chandler – electric guitar, mandolin, bass
• Christina Dittmar – art direction and design
• Sean Eden – electric guitar
• Chris Feinstein – bass
• Tim Groenendaal – management
• Kaori Kinoshita – assistant engineering
• Chris Lord-Alge – mixing (on "Falling in Love Again")
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Steve Mazur – assistant engineering
• Anika Moa – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboard
• Craig Owen – photography
• Adam Peters – cellos, electric guitar, keyboard, programming, backing vocals
• Sue Peyton – photography
• Britta Phillips – backing vocals
• Chad Royce – percussion
• John Rubeli – artists and repertoire
• Matt Silva – assistant engineering
• Eric Schermerhorn – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Victor Van Vugt – programming, production, recording, mixing
• Stewart Whitmore – digital editing

Source: CD liner[9]

References

1. "Anika Moa - Youthful". Hung Medien. charts.nz. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
2. "Anika Moa - Good In My Head". Hung Medien. charts.nz. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
3. "Anika Moa - Mother". Hung Medien. charts.nz. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
4. "Anika Moa - Thinking Room". Hung Medien. charts.nz. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
5. "Anika Moa Announces "Love In Motion" Tour". Voxy.co.nz. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
6. "Chart Facts". RIANZ. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
7. "Anika Moa in New Zealand charts". Hung Medien. charts.nz. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
8. "Soundtracks for America's Sweethearts". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
9. Thinking Room (CD liner). Anika Moa. outside USA: Warner Music. 2001. 7567-83515-2.CS1 maint: others (link)