Riverhead (album) explained
| Riverhead |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Goldenhorse |
| Cover: | Goldenhorse-Riverhead2002.jpg |
| Released: | October 2002 |
| Studio: |
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| Genre: | Pop, folk |
| Length: | 46:39 |
| Label: | Siren Records |
| Producer: | Geoff Maddock |
| Next Title: | Out of the Moon |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
Riverhead is the debut studio album of New Zealand band Goldenhorse, released in October 2002.[1] Three versions were released of this album; the original in 2002, a limited edition 2-CD version in 2003,[2] and a new edition released in 2004. The 2004 version was released to celebrate a year on the album chart and achieving double platinum sales.
Riverhead reached #1 on New Zealand's RIANZ charts and has sold over 49,000 copies, being certified Platinum three times.
Background and development
Riverhead was largely recorded at a home studio in the rural settlement of Waiatarua, located in the Waitākere Ranges. Band member and producer Geoff Maddock noted in 2012 that the unique recording location and its tendency to be "enveloped in mist" notably influenced the album's sound. Other influences included drummer Joel Wilton's desire to experiment with various metrical rhythms as well as Maddock's parents, whose interest in classical music inspired him to incorporate instruments such as the cello on the album.
Track listing
Track listing adapted from Spotify.[3] All tracks are written by Goldenhorse.[4]
Personnel
Credits adapted from CD liner notes.
- Goldenhorse
- Andrew Clark – guitar
- Ben King – bass
- Geoff Maddock – guitar
- Kirsten Morrell – vocals
- Joel Wilton – drums
- Additional musicians
- Miranda Adams – violin
- Dominic Blaazer – organ
- Julia Broom – viola
- Simeon Broom – violin
- Georgina Cooper – cello
- Julia Dibley – violin
- Kirk Havelock – clarinet
- Angela Hay – clarinet
- Rebecca Hendl – cello
- Kingsley Melhuish – trumpet
- Catherine Petoe – viola
- Warwick Robinson – clarinet
- Simone Ruggen – violin
- Duncan Taylor – trombone
- Isaac Tucker – percussion
- Technical & design
- Geoff Maddock – production
- Nick Abbott – mixing, recording
- Damian Alexander – album cover design
- Martyn Alexander – mastering
- Mark Smith – additional photography
- Andrew B. White – design assembly
Charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Goldenhorse . Audioculture . Gary Steel . 3 August 2019 . 15 December 2022.
- Riverhead . . 2003 . CD liner notes . Siren Records . 5846520 . New Zealand. Retrieved 15 December 2022 from Discogs.
- https://open.spotify.com/album/6Fr5umLPjyAvSQmCY4AelG Riverhead by Goldenhorse
- Riverhead . . 2002 . CD liner notes . Siren Records . CDSRN9001/543302 2 . New Zealand. Retrieved 15 December 2022 from Discogs.
- Web site: Top Selling Albums of 2003. RIANZ. 15 December 2002.
- Web site: Top Selling Albums of 2004. RIANZ. 15 December 2002.
