The CD launches with a great track, Affirmation, that I anticipate will be heard on radio stations everywhere, and deservedly so. It’s a really nice track.
The nice thing about a CD like this is with this level of talent even if Pop isn’t your favorite genre you still can’t help but appreciate the greatness of the musicians.
Listen to Affirmation and I believe you’ll find there's not much to dis-like about it. The songs are inspired, the production is simply outstanding, and this is clearly the work of a group of musicians in top form. So much so that if you're even mildly into Pop music you'll enjoy this album.
While the entire album is really very good some of my favorites are track 3 - I Knew I Loved You, track 9 - Two Beds And A Coffee Machine, and track 12 - I Don't Know You Anymore
My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Affirmation. It’s a great track!
Affirmation Release Notes:
Savage Garden originally released Affirmation on November 9, 1999 on the Columbia label.
CD Track List Follows:
1. Affirmation 2. Hold Me 3. I Knew I Loved You 4. Best Thing, The 5. Crash And Burn 6. Chained To You 7. Animal Song, The 8. Lover After Me, The 9. Two Beds And A Coffee Machine 10. You Can Still Be Free 11. Gunning Down Romance 12. I Don't Know You Anymore
Savage Garden: Darren Haynes (vocals); Daniel Jones (electric guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, programming).
Additional personnel includes: Jeremy Lubbock (conductor); Dean Parks (acoustic guitar); Michael Thompson (electric & baritone guitars); Michael Landau (electric guitar); Walter Afanasieff (piano, keyboards, synthesizer, programming); Greg Bieck (keyboards, synthesizer, programming); Nathan East (bass); Steve Smith (drums); Adam Rossi, Dan Shea (programming). Engineers include: Kent Matcke, Jay Healy, David Reitzas.