Big Canoe

For the community in Georgia, USA, see Big Canoe, Georgia.

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Big Canoe is the 1986 solo album released by former Split Enz frontman Tim Finn. This album was the first time that Tim had worked with Split Enz co-founder Phil Judd since Judd left the band in 1978. In interviews Tim has said that the idea was that he and Phil were intending on writing again, trying to recapture the magic of early Split Enz. Instead a lot of drinking happened, but Phil was still commissioned to play guitar.

Track listing

LP Listing

• All tracks by Tim Finn & Jeremy Brock unless noted

1. "Spiritual Hunger"
2. "Don't Bury My Heart"
3. "Timmy"
4. "So Deep"
5. "No Thunder, No Fire, No Rain"
6. "Carve You In Marble" - T.Finn
7. "Water Into Wine"
8. "Hyacinth"
9. "Big Canoe"
10. "Are We One Or Are We Two" - T.Finn

CD Listing

All tracks by Tim Finn & Jeremy Brock unless noted

1. Spiritual Hunger
2. Don't Bury My Heart
3. Timmy
4. So Deep
5. No Thunder, No Fire, No Rain
6. Searching The Streets
7. Carve You In Marble - T.Finn
8. Water Into Wine
9. Hyacinth
10. Big Canoe
11. Hole In My Heart - T.Finn
12. Are We One Or Are We Two - T.Finn

The introduction track "Spiritual Hunger" began life as a Split Enz demo called "Mr Catalyst"

The epic track "No Thunder No Fire No Rain" is about the 1984 Bhopal chemical disaster.

Chart Performance

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Australia	#31
New Zealand	#3

Personnel

• Tim Finn - vocals, keyboards & Piano
• Geoff Dugmore - drums, percussion and the occasional scream
• Steve Greetham - Bass
• Jon McLoughlin - Guitars (One Red, One White)
• Phil Judd - Sitar/Guitar on Hyacinth, Extra Rhythm Guitar on Water Into Wine, Intro Composition, Solo & Guitar Synth on Spiritual Hunger, Brass arrangements in So Deep plus contributions to Nick's footwear
• Norma Lewis - Backing vocals
• Wendy Harris - Backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Mark McGann - Backing vocals on Hyacinth
• Paul Wickens - Keyboards
• Danny Schogger - Keyboards
• Anne Dudley - String Arrangements
• Skaila Kanga - Harp on Hyacinth
• Pandit Dinesh - Tabla & Indian Percussion on No Thunder, No Fire, No Rain
• Danny Cummings - Congas on Searching The Streets
• Gary Barnacle - Electric Sax & Solos
• Luke Tunney - Trumpet
• Simon Gardner - Trumpet
• Pete Toms - Trombone
• All songs arranged by Tim & Nick, with help from the band.