Woodface

Woodface
Studio album by
Crowded House
Released1 July 1991 (1991-07-01) (UK)[1]
8 July 1991 (1991-07-08) (Australia)[2]
Recorded1989–1991
Studio
  • A&M (Los Angeles)
  • Periscope (Melbourne)
  • Ocean Way (Hollywood)
  • Platinum (Melbourne)
Genre
Length48:11
LabelCapitol
Producer
Crowded House chronology
Temple of Low Men
(1988) 		Woodface
(1991) 		Together Alone
(1993)
Singles from Woodface
  1. "Chocolate Cake"
    Released: June 1991
  2. "Fall at Your Feet"
    Released: August 1991
  3. "It's Only Natural"
    Released: December 1991
  4. "Weather with You"
    Released: February 1992
  5. "Four Seasons in One Day"
    Released: June 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Chicago Tribune[4]
Classic Rock8/10[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
NME6/10[8]
Q[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Select3/5[11]
Uncut7/10[12]

Woodface is the third studio album by Crowded House. The album was produced by Mitchell Froom and Neil Finn and was released by Capitol Records in July 1991.[1][2] It features five singles: "Chocolate Cake", "Fall at Your Feet", "It's Only Natural", "Weather with You", and "Four Seasons in One Day".[13] Woodface was a major hit in Australia[14] and New Zealand[15] as well as giving the band their first top ten hit album in the UK.[16] It was listed at No. 3 in the book 100 Best Australian Albums in October 2010.[17] It was voted number 80 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).[18]

  1. ^ a b "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for 'Woodface' (from bpi.co.uk)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b "New Release Summary – Product Available from: 8/07/91 (from The ARIA Report Issue 76)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  3. ^ Woodstra, Chris. "Woodface – Crowded House". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  4. ^ Kot, Greg (4 July 1991). "Crowded House: Woodface (Capitol)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  5. ^ Staunton, Terry (25 October 2016). "Crowded House – 30th Anniversary Reissues album review". Classic Rock. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. ^ Gardner, Elysa (12 July 1991). "Woodface". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  7. ^ Cromelin, Richard (7 July 1991). "The House Needs a Deeper Setting". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  8. ^ Fyfe, Andy (13 July 1991). "Crowded House: Woodface". NME. p. 30.
  9. ^ Du Noyer, Paul (July 1991). "Crowded House: Woodface". Q. No. 58. Archived from the original on 15 December 2000. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  10. ^ McKenna, Kristine (11–25 July 1991). "Crowded House: Woodface". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 8 May 2006. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  11. ^ Kirsch, Michele (August 1991). "Crowded House: Woodface". Select. No. 14. p. 57.
  12. ^ Pinnock, Tom (December 2016). "Crowded House". Uncut. No. 235. p. 52.
  13. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  14. ^ "Crowded House Discography" australian-charts.com
  15. ^ "Crowded House Discography" charts.org.nz
  16. ^ "Crowded House" Chart Stats
  17. ^ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
  18. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (2006). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 68. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.