Many’s the Time (In Dublin) (T. Finn/ O’Maonlai/ White) [4:27]
Funny Way [2:53]
Can’t Do Both [4:52]
In Your Sway [4:49]
Strangeness and Charm (N. Finn/ T. Finn) [3:24]
Always Never Now [3:56]
Walk You Home [3:37]
I Found It [4:12]
All songs written by Tim Finn unless otherwise noted.
Sales:
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Peak:
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29
Singles/Hit Songs:
Persuasion (6/26/93) #43 UK
Hit the Ground Running (9/18/93) #50 UK
Before and After
Tim Finn
Review:
“On his fourth solo album, Finn dabbles in dance-pop, pseudo-reggae, and folky ballads, with a different set of producers on nearly every track. While this leads to a certain lack of consistency, Finn's songwriting has never been stronger. He has the most success on the self-produced, stripped-down tracks where his strong sense of melody and knack for catchy pop hooks are allowed to be in the forefront. Persuasion, co-written by Richard Thompson and In Love With It All, written with his brother Neil Finn (Crowded House) are highlights” (Woodstra).
Interestingly, this album hinted at Finn’s next two projects. In early ’95, Finn collaborated with Irish singer Andy White and Hothouse Flowers’ Liam O’Maonlai for a one-time project. The seeds were sown on this album with Many’s the Time, a song written by the trio.
Tim and Neil Finn’s writing efforts on the aforementioned “In Love with It All” and Strangeness and Charm were neither their first nor last times working together. The pair had worked previously in Split Enz, which Tim founded, and then, after an aborted attempt at their first official Finn Brothers album, Tim joined Neil’s band Crowded House for one album. A full-fledged album of their joint efforts finally emerged at the end of 1995.
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