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Tim Finn & Phil Manzanera / Caught by the Heart

New collaborative studio album

By Paul Sinclair

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Tim Finn and Phil Manzanera / Caught by the Heart

CDs signed by Phil Manzanera only available via the SDE shop

Singer-songwriter Tim Finn – best known for founding Split Enz and being part of Crowded House during the Woodface era – and Roxy Music guitar legend Phil Manzanera have collaborated on a new album called Caught by the Heart.

The 10-track album features mature, sophisticated pop covering a wide range of styles and genres including rock, pop, prog, Latin (Mambo! Salsa!, Luz Distinta), reggae (The Cry of the Earth), classical (La Ruleta De La Fortuna), chamber orchestra type pieces. According to Phil, “no genre was off-limits”.

Manzanera’s extensive musical palette coupled with Tim’s literate and well observed lyrics – as well as the phenomenal range of international guest musicians – has resulted in what is described as “a shapeshifting album and a remarkable collaboration”. I can tell you that SDE has been lucky enough to have a sneaky preview of the whole record and has been enjoying it immensely! It’s sophisticated, emotional and wonderfully varied.

The album was recorded in lockdown. 45 years after they first worked together (Phil produced the 1976 Split Enz album Second Thoughts) the pair have each been busy in their respective home studios some 12,000 thousand miles apart. It has sparked an real artistic creativity and they have jointly written 23 new songs!

Other musicians on the album include Yaron Stavi, Guy Pratt, Frank Portaoundo (bass), Steve DiStanislao, Javier Weyler (drums), Anna Phoebe (Violin), Matteo Saggese (piano), Yazz Ahmed (Flugel Horn), João Mello (saxophone) and there’s additional vocals by Elliot Finn and Ann Masina.

Caught By The Heart was produced by Phil Manzanera and Tim Finn and recorded by all the musicians in the UK, US, South Africa, Germany and New Zealand and was mastered at Abbey Road.

The album will be released on 27 August 2021. There is no vinyl release at present but there will be an initial run of CDs and SDE is proud to support this physical release by exclusively offering CDs of Caught by the Heart signed by Phil Manzanera! These are limited to just 250 copies and will also come with a Caught by the Heart postcard (note the CDs themselves will be signed, not the postcard).

Don’t miss out on this – you can place your order via this link or using the button(s) below.

Tracklisting

Tim Finn and Phil Manzanera / Caught by the Heart

Caught by the Heart Tim Finn & Phil Manzanera / signed CD

      1. Mambo! Salsa!…
      2. The  Cry Of The Earth
      3. Caught By The Heart
      4. La Ruleta De La Fortuna
      5. All That’s Human
      6. Malecón
      7. Bajo Luz Distinta
      8. Galleon Of Stars
      9. Vamos Despacio
      10. La Musica Del Tiempo

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11 thoughts on “Tim Finn & Phil Manzanera / Caught by the Heart”

  1. 23 new songs! Where’s the Super Deluxe edition? LOL.

    Not what I expected from Tim, as he has recorded an, as yet unreleased, album as Forenzics with Phil, Eddie and Noel, but this is welcome nonetheless.

    On Phil’s YouTube channel there are a series of recent “chats” between Phil and Tim, about their connected past as well as this new collaboration.

    1. I also forgot to mention that as a solo artist Tim is very prolific, and underrated – I prefer his solo work to Neil’s. He has 9 solo albums (not counting his multiple stage soundtracks, and collaborative work with Split Enz, Crowded House, Finn Brothers, Alt, Forenzics, and other collaborations like this one with Phil). In comparison, Neil has 4 solo albums (not counting some original soundtrack contributions, and collaborative work with Split Enz, Crowded House, Finn Brothers, Pajama Club, and other collaborations like the one with Liam).

      1. Tim, is certainly prolific, but Neil’s two “7 Worlds Collide” albums (with folks from Radiohead, Pearl Jam, Wilco, Tim and more) is up there as far as artist collaboration albums go IMHO.

    2. If you are unaware, Tim and Phil released a follow-up album entitled Ghost of Satiango, which contains 10 more of the 23 collaborative songs they wrote during these sessions. I’m wondering where those last 3 songs are – probably held back for a future deluxe edition release.

  2. Paul they also worked together on Listen Now (recorded as 801) and K-Scope two of Manzanera’s albums released in 1977 and 1079 respectively.

  5. Thanks Paul, very nearly ordered this from Burning Shed at the weekend but wondered if you would be stocking this and signed. So glad I waited.

  6. What an odd song ‘Caught By the Heart’ is. I was enjoying the beginning, then disappointed when the more upbeat section started and then very disappointed that the song faded out way too soon. All of which suggests that I find it enjoyable and frustrating in equal measures.

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