"Persuasion" is a song written by Richard Thompson, Peter Filleul and Tim Finn. It was originally composed by Thompson and Filleul as an instrumental for the film Sweet Talker; Capitol Records stablemate Finn added the lyrics and released it in June 1993 as the lead single from his fourth studio album, Before & After. The song reached number 6 on the New Zealand charts, number 62 in Australia and number 76 in Germany.
| "Persuasion" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australasian CD single | ||||
| Single by Tim Finn | ||||
| from the album Before & After | ||||
| Released | June 1993 | |||
| Studio | Festival Studios, Sydney | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:14 | |||
| Label | Capitol Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tim Finn, Richard Thompson, Peter Filleu | |||
| Producer(s) | Tim Finn, Mark Hart | |||
| Tim Finn singles chronology | ||||
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Thompson admired Finn's lyrics and frequently played the song live himself, with versions appearing on his live albums Celtschmerz (1998) and Live From Austin, TX (2005). A studio version with his son Teddy Thompson was released on Action Packed (2001), the retrospective of Thompson's time with Capitol Records, and a solo acoustic version was included on his 2014 release Acoustic Classics.
Track listing
edit- Australian/New Zealand CD single (8807012)
- "Persuasion" (LP version) - 3:53
- "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (Live) - 3:15
- "Secret Heart" - 4:30
- "Not Even Close" (Live) - 4:59
- "Protected" (Live) - 6:02
- UK CD single 1 (CDCLS 692)
- "Persuasion" (LP version) - 3:53
- "Parihaka" (featuring Herbs) - 3:20
- "Secret Heart" 5:02
- "Persuasion" (acoustic) (featuring Richard Thompson) - 6:03
- UK CD single 2 (CDCL 692)
- "Persuasion" (LP version) - 3:53
- "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (Live) - 3:15
- "Not Even Close" (Live) - 4:59
- "Protected" (Live) - 6:02
Charts
edit| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA Chart)[1] | 62 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[2] | 6 |
| United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)[3] | 43 |
References
edit- ^ "Response from ARIA re: Tim Finn ARIA singles chart history, received 21 November 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 28 November 2017. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the single's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "TIM FINN – Persuasion". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Tim Finn Full Chart History". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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