Expectations is the second studio album by the New Zealand band the Dance Exponents, released in 1985.[1] The album peaked at #7 and spent eight weeks on the New Zealand Album chart.[2] The album was released on CD in 1999 with three extra tracks but has since been deleted. In May 2013, Universal Music re-released the album digitally in New Zealand in remastered standard and deluxe editions. The deluxe edition has six additional tracks of singles, B-sides, rarities and demos.[3]
Expectations | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 1985 | |||
Recorded | 1984/85 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | Mushroom Records | |||
Producer | Ian Taylor | |||
The Dance Exponents chronology | ||||
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Singles from Expectations | ||||
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Track listing
edit- "These Oceans Wave & Tide Us In" (Jones/Luck)
- "Christchurch (In Cashel St. I Wait)" (Gent/Jones/Luck)
- "Running, Running Through The Rainforest" (Luck)
- "Prayers Be Answered" (Luck)
- "Ashend Ashend Autumn Leaves" (Luck/Sheehan)
- "Only I Could Die (And Love You Still)" (Luck/Sheehan)
- "Weeping Soul" (Luck)
- "Losing The Sun, the Moon and You" (Luck)
- "My Love For You" (Jones/Luck)
- "Skies Of Sunset" (Luck)
- "Greater Hopes, Greater Expectations" (Luck)
Additional tracks on 2013 digital deluxe edition:
- "Sex & Agriculture" (Jones/Luck)
- "Christchurch (In Cashel St. I Wait)" (extended 12" mix) (Gent/Jones/Luck)
- "Sex & Agriculture (extended 12" mix)" (Jones/Luck)
- "There's Only One Love For This Love" (demo) (Luck)
- "My Love For You" (Jones/Luck)
- "Sex & Agriculture" (instrumental) (Jones/Luck)
Personnel
edit- Jordan Luck (vocals)
- Brian Jones (guitar/vocals)
- David Gent (bass guitar)
- Chris Sheehan (guitars/piano/bass guitar)
Additional musician
edit- Vince Ely (drums)
Production credits
edit- Produced and engineered by Ian (Fab) Taylor
- Engineered by Tim Field and Guy Gray
- Recorded at Mandrill Studios, Auckland, New Zealand
- Mixed at 301 Studios, Sydney, Australia
- Cover Painting: Nikko Chunn
- Photography: Phillip Peacock
- Layout: 20/20
Charts
editChart (1985) | Peak position |
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New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] | 7 |
References
edit- ^ "Albums". Album discography. The Exponents. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Charts: The Exponents: Expectations". Archive. charts.nz. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Exponents news". The Exponents. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Dance Exponents – Expectations". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 August 2021.