Onka's Big Moka
| Onka's Big Moka | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 11 November 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998-1999 | |||
| Studio | RAK Studios, London, Ocean Way Recording, Los Angeles | |||
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| Length | 48:02 | |||
| Label | S2 | |||
| Producer | Dave Eringa | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   link |
| BBC | Favourable link |
Onka's Big Moka is the debut studio album by English band Toploader. It was released on 11 November 1999, through S2 Records. And produced by long time collaborator of the Manic Street Preachers, Dave Eringa. The album reached the Top 5 of the UK Albums Chart at number 4, where it stayed for six months.
The song, "Dancing in the Moonlight", a cover of the King Harvest song, was later featured in television commercials for the supermarket chain Sainsbury's. And on the soundtrack of the 2002 American coming-of-age teen romantic drama A Walk to Remember, and the 2010 comedy film Four Lions.
The album cover was taken at Lancaster Gate, located in the Bayswater district of Central London.
The title is a reference to a 1974 anthropological documentary Ongka's Big Moka: The Kawelka of Papua New Guinea.
Track listing
All tracks written by Joseph Washbourn except tracks 2 & 7.
- "Let the People Know" – 3:54
- "Dancing in the Moonlight" (Sherman Kelly) – 3:52
- "Achilles Heel" – 4:18
- "Breathe" – 3:56
- "Do You Know What Your Future Will Be?" – 4:24
- "Only for a While" – 3:51
- "Just Hold On" (Dave Smith, Tim Woodcock, Mike Terry) – 4:01
- "Higher State" – 3:11
- "High Flying Bird" – 4:10
- "Summer Cycle" – 4:38
- "Just About Living" – 4:01
- "Floating Away (In a Bath Tub)" – 3:22
Charts
| Chart (1999–2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[1] | 99 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[2] | 36 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] | 86 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 43 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[5] | 6 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] | 85 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 4 |
References
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Toploader – Onka's Big Moka". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Toploader – Onka's Big Moka" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Toploader – Onka's Big Moka" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Toploader". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Toploader – Onka's Big Moka". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
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