Try Whistling This
# Try Whistling This

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Try Whistling This is the debut solo album released in 1998 by New Zealand singer/songwriter Neil Finn. The Japanese version of the album has a bonus track called "Tokyo", which also appears on the UK release of the single "Sinner". Special editions of the Australian CD contained a bonus CD with six extra tracks which were used as the B-sides for the singles released from the album. The album topped the charts in Australia and New Zealand, and also reached the top five of the UK Albums Chart.

## Awards

In 1999, Try Whistling This won the New Zealand Music Award for Best Cover Art. The cover was drawn by Neil's young son, Elroy.

## Track listing

All songs were written by Neil Finn, except where noted.

* "Last One Standing" – 3:04
* "Souvenir" – 3:42
* "King Tide" (Finn, Robert Moore) – 4:33
* "Try Whistling This" (Finn, Jim Moginie) – 4:13
* "She Will Have Her Way" – 3:56
* "Sinner" (Finn, Marius De Vries) – 4:25
* "Twisty Bass" – 5:09
* "Loose Tongue" (Finn, Moginie) – 4:12
* "Truth" (Finn, Moginie) – 4:03
* "Astro" – 3:46
* "Dream Date" – 4:51
* "Faster Than Light" – 4:23
* "Addicted" – 4:22

Australian edition bonus disc

* "Tokyo" – 2:56
* "Family Ties" – 3:11
* "She Comes Scattered" – 3:36
* "Identical Twin" – 3:30
* "808 Song" – 3:30
* "Log Drums" – 3:49

## Personnel

* Tony Allen – drums (track 11)
* Michael Barker – drums (tracks 3, 5, 6, 10), percussion (tracks 5, 6, 7, 8, 11)
* Lyn Buchannan – additional drums (track 1)
* Marius De Vries – programming (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13), keyboards (tracks 6 and 13)
* Liam Finn – drums (tracks 2, 8), guitar (track 5)
* Paddy Free – programming (track 7)
* Mitchell Froom – Hammond (tracks 10, 11, 12)
* Jim Moginie – guitars (tracks 4, 8, 10, 13), bass guitar (track 13), omnichord (track 13), percussion (track 13)
* Robert Moore – bass (track 8)
* Sebastian Steinberg – bass (tracks 1 to 6, 8, 9, 11)
* Pete Thomas – drums (tracks 1, 4, 9)
* Neil Finn – all other instruments

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| - | - | - |
| Australia (ARIA) | Platinum | $70,000^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||
