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Dreamers Are Waiting
Studio album by
Released4 June 2021 (2021-06-04)
Recorded2020
Studio
  • Valentine
  • United Recording
  • Roundhead[1]
  • various home studios in Los Angeles and Ireland
  • GenreJangle pop[2]
    Length41:53
    LabelEMI Australia
    ProducerCrowded House
    Crowded House chronology
    The Very Very Best of Crowded House
    (2010)
    Dreamers Are Waiting
    (2021)
    Gravity Stairs
    (2024)
    Singles from Dreamers Are Waiting

    1. "Whatever You Want"
      Released: 29 October 2020
    2. "To the Island"
      Released: 17 February 2021
    3. "Playing with Fire"
      Released: 13 May 2021
    4. "Sweet Tooth"
      Released: 28 January 2022[3]

    Professional ratings
    Aggregate scores
    SourceRating
    Metacritic75/100[4]
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[5]
    American Songwriter[6]
    Clash7/10[7]
    Evening Standard[8]
    The Guardian[9]
    The Irish Times[10]
    Sputnikmusic3.6/5[11]
    The Sydney Morning Herald[12]

    Dreamers Are Waiting is the seventh studio album by Australian rock band Crowded House, released on 4 June 2021 through EMI Music Australia. It is their first studio album since 2010's Intriguer, with the band reuniting with producer Mitchell Froom, who is now also the band's keyboardist, for the first time since Recurring Dream (1996). It is also Crowded House's first album with Neil Finn's sons Liam and Elroy as members of the group.[13]

    The album was preceded by the singles "Whatever You Want", released in October 2020, "To the Island" in February 2021, and "Playing with Fire" in May 2021.[13][14]

    Crowded House embarked on the To the Island tour of New Zealand in March 2021.[13] The group have announced plans to tour the UK and Europe in support of the album in 2022.[15]

    At the 2021 ARIA Music Awards, the album won Best Adult Contemporary Album.[16][17]

    Background and recording[edit]

    Neil Finn stated that he wanted to wait until there was a "fresh and authentic way to re-approach" recording as Crowded House, as he was "afraid of just repeating the same formulas".[14] The album was primarily recorded in Los Angeles before the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns,[18] but was finished remotely.[19]

    Track listing[edit]

    All tracks are written by Neil Finn except where stated. Track 6 is mistakenly attributed to Liam in the liner notes.

    Dreamers Are Waiting track listing
    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    1."Bad Times Good"
  • Liam Finn
  • Elroy Finn
  • Nick Seymour
  • 3:41
    2."Playing with Fire"
    • N. Finn
  • L. Finn
  • E. Finn
  • Seymour
  • Mitchell Froom
  • 3:27
    3."To the Island" 3:59
    4."Sweet Tooth" 3:12
    5."Whatever You Want" 3:22
    6."Show Me the Way" 3:43
    7."Goodnight Everyone"L. Finn3:30
    8."Too Good for This World"
    • N. Finn
  • Tim Finn
  • 3:39
    9."Start of Something"
    • L. Finn
  • N. Finn
  • 3:20
    10."Real Life Woman" 3:48
    11."Love Isn't Hard at All"
    • E. Finn
  • N. Finn
  • 3:02
    12."Deeper Down" 3:10
    Total length:41:53

    Personnel[edit]

    Charts[edit]

    Weekly charts[edit]

    Weekly chart performance for Dreamers Are Waiting
    Chart (2021) Peak
    position
    Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] 2
    Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21] 12
    Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[22] 12
    German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] 16
    Irish Albums (OCC)[24] 23
    New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[25] 2
    Scottish Albums (OCC)[26] 4
    Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 27
    UK Albums (OCC)[28] 6

    Year-end charts[edit]

    Year-end chart performance for Dreamers Are Waiting
    Chart (2021) Position
    Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)[29] 44

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Roundhead Studios – Homepage". roundheadstudios.com. Roundhead Studios. Archived from the original on 20 April 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  • ^ Moore, John. "Crowded House Deliver Solid Collection of Jangle Pop with Dreamers Are Waiting (Album Review)". Glide Magazine. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  • ^ Paul Cashmere (28 January 2022). "Crowded House Premiere "Sweet Tooth" Video". Noise11. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  • ^ "Dreamers Are Waiting by Crowded House Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  • ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Dreamers Are Waiting – Crowded House | Songs, Reeviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  • ^ Horowitz, Hal (7 June 2021). "Review: Dreamers Wait No Longer—An Expanded Crowded House Returns After A Decade Away". American Songwriter. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  • ^ Murray, Robin (3 June 2021). "Crowded House – Dreamers Are Waiting | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  • ^ Smyth, David (4 June 2021). "Crowded House – Dreamers Are Waiting review: The greatest hits can wait - this band have plenty left to offer". Evening Standard. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  • ^ Stafford, Andrew (4 June 2021). "Crowded House: Dreamers Are Waiting review – record of understated hope is a Finn family affair". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  • ^ Murphy, Lauren (4 June 2021). "Crowded House: Dreamers Are Waiting – Neil Finn & sons reopen for pop business". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  • ^ Rowan5215 (5 June 2021). "Review: Crowded House – Dreamers Are Waiting". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 8 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • ^ Dwyer, Michael (3 June 2021). "The dream isn't over: no duds on Crowded House's 'perfectly formed' new album". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  • ^ a b c Jenke, Tyler (18 February 2021). "Crowded House Announce First Album Since 2010, 'Dreamers Are Waiting'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  • ^ a b Langford, Jackson (18 February 2021). "Crowded House Announce First Album In Over A Decade, Dreamers Are Waiting". Music Feeds. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  • ^ Brandle, Lars (3 June 2021). "Neil Finn Talks 'Master' Kevin Parker, Touring Post-COVID and New Crowded House Album 'Dreamers Are Waiting'". Billboard. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  • ^ Kelly, Vivienne (20 October 2021). "ARIA Awards nominees revealed: Amy Shark & Genesis Owusu lead the charge". The Music Network. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  • ^ "Genesis Owusu, The Kid Laroi, Spacey Jane, RÜFÜS DU SOL big winners at the 2021 ARIA Awards in partnership with YouTube Music". Australian Recording Industry Association. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  • ^ Sinclair, Paul (18 February 2021). "Crowded House / Dreamers are Waiting". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  • ^ Schulz, Chris (28 February 2021). "Inside Crowded House's comeback: 'This is actually delusional'". Stuff. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  • ^ "Australiancharts.com – Crowded House – Dreamers Are Waiting". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  • ^ "Ultratop.be – Crowded House – Dreamers Are Waiting" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  • ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Crowded House – Dreamers Are Waiting" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  • ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Crowded House – Dreamers Are Waiting" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  • ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  • ^ "Charts.nz – Crowded House – Dreamers Are Waiting". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  • ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  • ^ "Swisscharts.com – Crowded House – Dreamers Are Waiting". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  • ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  • ^ "ARIA Artists Top 50 Albums for 2021". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

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