Escapade (Tim Finn album)

Escapade is the debut studio album by New Zealand musician and founder of Split Enz, Tim Finn. Released in June 1983, the album peaked at number 1 in New Zealand and number 8 in Australia.

Escapade
Studio album by Tim Finn
Released	15 June 1983
Recorded	1983
Studio	Festival Studios, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genre	Pop
Length	36:53
Label	Mushroom
Producer	Ricky Fataar, Mark Moffatt
Tim Finn chronology
Escapade (1983) Big Canoe (1986)
Singles from Escapade
"Fraction Too Much Friction" Released: May 1983 "Made My Day" Released: August 1983 "Through the Years" Released: August 1983 (US and Canada) "Staring At the Embers" Released: October 1983 "In a Minor Key" Released: February 1984

Professional ratings

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Allmusic

At the 1983 Countdown Australian Music Awards the album won Best Australian Album and "Fraction Too Much Friction" won Best Video.

Track listing

Australia and New Zealand

All tracks are written by Tim Finn

Side 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fraction Too Much Friction"	4:14
2.	"Made My Day"	3:25
3.	"Not for Nothing"	3:28
4.	"In a Minor Key"	3:46
5.	"Grand Adventure"	3:52

Side 2

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Staring at the Embers"	3:05
7.	"Wait and See"	4:01
8.	"I Only Want to Know"	4:05
9.	"Growing Pains"	3:02
10.	"Through the Years"	3:50

United States Resequenced track listing with "Below the Belt" replacing "Grand Adventure"

All tracks are written by Tim Finn

Side 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fraction Too Much Friction"	4:14
2.	"Staring at the Embers"	3:05
3.	"Through the Years"	3:50
4.	"Not for Nothing"	3:28
5.	"In a Minor Key"	3:46

Side 2

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Made My Day"	3:25
7.	"Wait and See"	4:01
8.	"Below the Belt"	4:20
9.	"I Only Want to Know"	4:05
10.	"Growing Pains"	3:02

Personnel

• Tim Finn - vocals, piano

Additional musicians

• Ricky Fataar - drums, percussion, keyboard, backing vocals
• Chris Haig - bass
• Sam McNally - synthesizer
• Mark Moffatt - guitar
• Venetta Fields - backing vocals
• Richard Tee - piano on "Fraction Too Much Friction", Rhodes on "In a Minor Key" and "Wait and See"
• Amanda Villepastour - synthesizer
• Wilbur Wilde - saxophone
• Joe Camilleri - saxophone
• Peter Cross - trumpet
• Vince Gill - mandolin on "Not For Nothing"
• Doug Lacey - steel drums on "Grand Adventure"
• Phil Scorgie - bass on "Grand Adventure"

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1983–84) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 8 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[1] 90 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[2] 17 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[3] 1 US Billboard 200^[4] 161

Year-end charts Chart (1983) Position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 22

References

1. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4335b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
2. "Dutchcharts.nl – Tim Finn – Escapade" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
3. "Charts.nz – Tim Finn – Escapade". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
4. "Tim Finn Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 February 2022.