Waiata, released as Corroboree in Australia, is the sixth studio album by New Zealand new wave band Split Enz, released in March 1981. Waiata is the Māori term for song and singing, while corroboree is an Aboriginal term. According to Noel Crombie the intention was to name the album using a word from the natives of every country it was released in. This did not go ahead and the only country to adopt this change was Australia. The rest of the world kept the New Zealand title Waiata.
The songs "History Never Repeats" and "One Step Ahead" were among the first music videos aired on MTV when the cable television channel launched in the United States in 1981.
Track listings
2006 remaster
The 2006 remaster featured an alternate track listing and the bonus track "In the Wars", the B-side of the single release of "One Step Ahead".
Personnel Personnel as listed in the album's liner notes are:
Split Enz Tim Finn – vocals Neil Finn – vocals, guitar Noel Crombie – percussion Malcolm Green – drums Nigel Griggs – bass Edward Rayner – vocals, keyboards
Production David Tickle — engineer, producer Scott Hemming — assistant engineer
Charts Weekly charts Chart (1981) Peakposition Australia (Kent Music Report) NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. 1Canada (RPM)17scope="row"US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)45
Year-end charts Chart (1981) Peakposition Australia (Kent Music Report) 10 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 3 Canadian Albums (RPM) 67
See also List of Top 25 albums for 1981 in Australia
Certifications and sales
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