Topanga (album)

Topanga is the fourth solo album by Scottish-Australian singer Colin Hay, released in December 1994. (See 1994 in music). 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."[1]

Topanga
Studio album by Colin Hay
Released	7 December 1994
Genre	Pop rock
Length	50:40
Label	FMA
Producer	Colin Hay
Colin Hay chronology
Peaks & Valleys (1992) Topanga (1994) Transcendental Highway (1998)

Track listing

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
13. "Spencer The Rover" – 4:35 [Bonus track on the re-mastered version of Topanga, Released in 2009]

Personnel

• 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

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

References

1. 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.