10 October 2014 - 0 Comments
Happy Hour is a compilation album of the best music tracks from the TV ONE series of the same name, featuring iconic entertainer Temuera Morrison, the Modern Maori Quartet (James Tito, Matariki Whatarau, Fran Kora, Maaka Pohatu) and special guest performances from Jason Kerrison (OpShop), Scribe, Annie Crummer and Savage.
A mixture of studio and live tracks, the album is a musical journey down a retro cool lane harking back to the great era of the Maori Showbands. "I grew up watching the greats like my uncle Howard” says Temuera Morrison “so to get an opportunity like this is amazing”. From reworked Kiwi classics such as One Day, Not Many, Swing and For Today through to covers of some of the world’s biggest hits like Pharrel’s Happy and Sam Smith’s Stay With Me, not to forget a number of heartland classics such as the seminal Slipping Away, Whakaaria Mai and Here is My Heart; Happy Hour is the ultimate summertime, feel good album.
Produced by Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper with the assistance of Franklin Rd studios and Dixon Nacey, Happy Hour puts an old school twist on the songs that will have you singing along and tapping your toe at the same time.
So, it’s time to make every hour a Happy Hour, in stores from October 24th
Track listing for Happy Hour:
1. Happy Hour Theme Song
2. Not Many
3. Trippin
4. Maori Medley: Hoki Mai e Tama Ma, E te Hokowhitu, Pa Mai, Whakaaria Mai (Live)
5. Superstar (Live)
6. One Day (Live)
7. Slippin’ Away
8. Swing
9. For Today
10. Happy
11. Counting Stars
12. Waiting In Vain
13. Royals
14. All Of Me (Live)
15. Stay With Me (Live)
16. Here Is My Heart (Live)
17. Whakaaria Mai (Live)
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