Crowded House (album)

Crowded House
Studio album by
Crowded House
ReleasedAugust 1, 1986[1]
Studio
GenrePop rock, alternative rock, new wave[2]
Length38:40
LabelCapitol/EMI
ProducerMitchell Froom
Crowded House chronology
Crowded House
(1986) 		Temple of Low Men
(1988)
Singles from Crowded House
  1. "Mean to Me"
    Released: June 1986
  2. "World Where You Live"
    Released: July 1986
  3. "Now We're Getting Somewhere"
    Released: September 1986
  4. "Don't Dream It's Over"
    Released: 20 October 1986
  5. "Something So Strong"
    Released: 1 April 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]
The Village VoiceC+[6]

Crowded House is the debut album by New Zealand-Australian band Crowded House. Produced by Mitchell Froom, it was released in August 1986 and was certified platinum in four countries. The album includes the hit singles "Don't Dream It's Over", "Something So Strong", "Mean to Me", "World Where You Live" and "Now We're Getting Somewhere".

At the 1986 Countdown Australian Music Awards the album won Best Debut Album.[7][8] In December of 2021, the album was listed at no. 7 in Rolling Stone Australia's '200 Greatest Albums of All Time' countdown.[9]

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  2. ^ "The 50 Best New Wave Albums". Paste Magazine. 30 August 2016.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Crowded House – Crowded House". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  5. ^ DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly, eds. (1992). "Crowded House". The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. ISBN 0-679-73729-4.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (24 February 1987). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  8. ^ "Final episode of Countdown". 1970scountdown. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  9. ^ Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Australian Albums of All Time. Rolling Stone Australia, Rolling Stone Australia, 06 December 2021. Retrieved 06 December 2021.