Thinking Room

Thinking Room is the debut album by New Zealand Pop recording artist Anika Moa, released on 28 September 2001, by Warner, Atlantic Records. It reached the number one spot on the New Zealand Albums Chart and was certified as double platinum, selling over 30,000 copies in New Zealand.

Thinking Room
Studio album by Anika Moa
Released	28 September 2001
Studio	Sear Sound, New York City
Genre	Pop
Length	48:49
Label	Warner Music
Producer	Victor Van Vugt
Anika Moa chronology
Thinking Room (2001) Stolen Hill (2005)
Alternative Cover
Singles from Thinking Room
"Youthful" Released: 4 February 2002[1] "Good in My Head" Released: 2002 "Falling in Love Again" Released: 2002 "Mother" Released: 2002

Chart performance

The album debuted at number one on the New Zealand charts in October, 2001, and stayed in the top spot for two weeks.^[2] The album has gone double platinum,^[3] having sold over 30,000 copies,^[4] and yielding four hit singles, two of which ("Youthful" and "Falling in Love Again") peaked at number five on the New Zealand Singles Chart.^[5]

"Falling in Love Again" featured in the film America's Sweethearts in 2001.^[6]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Anika Moa, along with others credited for specific tracks below.^[7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Good in My Head"		4:34
2.	"Flowers For You"		4:14
3.	"Falling in Love Again"	James Reid	3:48
4.	"I Talked to You"	Adam Peters	3:22
5.	"My Son"		5:01
6.	"Holding Me High"	Tim Groenendaal	4:23
7.	"Mother"		4:04
8.	"Youthful"		4:16
9.	"God in His Culture"		5:08
10.	"Everything's the Same"	Peters	4:51
11.	"Harry & Leena's Song"		5:09

Personnel

Musicians

• Anika Moa – vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4–7, 10, 11), electric guitar (10), keyboards (10)
• Des Broadbery – additional programming (9)
• Matt Chamberlain – drums (1, 2, 5–8, 10, 11), percussion (1, 2, 5, 7, 10)
• Knox Chandler – bass (5, 11), electric guitar (1, 3, 5, 8), mandolin (5, 8)
• Sean Eden – electric guitar (6, 7)
• Chris Feinstein – bass (1, 2, 6–8, 10)
• Adam Peters – backing vocals (10, 11), cello (1, 2, 6, 7, 9), acoustic guitar (2, 8), electric guitar (1, 3, 5–7, 10), keyboards (3–6, 9–11), programming (4–6, 9, 11)
• Britta Phillips – backing vocals (8)
• Chad Royce – percussion (5, 8, 11)
• Eric Schermerhorn – acoustic guitar (1–3, 6, 8, 10, 11), 12-string acoustic guitar (2, 5, 6), electric guitar (3, 8)
• Bruce Smith – drum programming (3)
• Victor Van Vugt – programming (5)

Technical Victor Van Vugt – production (all tracks), recording (all tracks), mixing (1, 2, 4–11) Chris Lord-Alge – mixing (3) Kaori Kinoshita – engineering assistance Stephen Marcussen – mastering (all tracks) Steve Mazur – engineering assistance Matt Silva – engineering assistance Stewart Whitmore – digital editing

Design & management Richard Bates – art direction, design Christina Dittmar – art direction, design Tracy Magan / Tim Groenendaal – management Craig Owen – photography Skye Peyton – photography John Rubeli – artists and repertoire

Source: CD liner^[7]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001) Peak position New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] 18