Counting Down

Counting Down
Studio album by Human Nature
Released	25 May 1999
Recorded	1997-99
Genre	Pop
Label	Sony/Columbia
Producer	Paul Begaud, Andrew Klippel, Human Nature, Ross Fraser & John Farnham
Human Nature chronology
Telling Everybody (1996) Counting Down (1999) Human Nature (2000)

Counting Down is the second album by Australian boy band and pop vocal group Human Nature, released on 25 May 1999.

Track listing

1. "Last to Know" (Steve Kipner, Sean Hosein, Dane DeViller) – 4:26
2. "Cruel" (Andrew Klippel, Shep Solomon) – 5:16
3. "Mary's Garden" (Andrew Tierney, Klippel, Michael Tierney) – 4:00
4. "Counting Down" (Tierney, Klippel, Tierney) – 3:24
5. "Don't Cry" (U.S. Radio Remix) (Klippel, Glass) – 3:59
6. "Depend on Me" (Tierney, Paul Begaud, Tierney) – 4:42
7. "Be There With You" (Tierney, Paul Begaud, Tierney) – 3:50
8. "Bring Her Back" (Klippel, Werfel, Reswick) – 4:45
9. "Send It in a Letter" (Klippel, Tierney, Toby Allen, Phil Burton, Tierney, Glass) – 3:58
10. "7 Lonely Days" (Tierney, George Merril, Tierney) – 3:54
11. "Now That I Found You" (Paul Begaud, Vanessa Corish, JD Martin) – 3:28
12. "Temperature Rising" (Klippel, Glass) – 4:29
13. "Everytime You Cry" (with John Farnham) (Peiken, Sutton) – 4:45
14. "Eternal Flame" (Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg) – 3:20 / "We Can Fly Away" (hidden track) (Burton, G. Cunningham) – 3:00

Bonus disc tracks

1. "Everytime You Cry"
2. "Eternal Flame"
3. "Last to Know" (Radio Remix)
4. "Last to Know" (VV Club Remix)
5. "Cruel" (Radio Remix)

Singles

• "Everytime You Cry" with John Farnham (1997)
• "Cruel" (14 August 1998)
• "Last to Know" (12 March 1999)
• "Don't Cry" (2 July 1999)
• "Eternal Flame"
• "Eternal Flame"/"Shake You Outta My Head"
• "Be There with You" (17 March 2000)

Credits

• Arrangement (additional) – Andrew Tierney (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 11), Michael Tierney (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 11), Rod Temperton (track 5)
• Arrangement (vocals) – Andrew Klippel (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 10, 12, 13), Human Nature (tracks: 1 to 13, 15), Phil Burton (tracks: 1 to 13, 15), Rod Temperton (track 3)
• Arrangement (strings) – Jamie Muhoberac, Larry Muhoberac (track 2)
• Design (booklet design) – Erica McIntyre
• Design (cover design) – New Moon
• Engineering (additional) – Andrew Scheps (tracks: 2, 3, 10, 12), John Paterno (tracks: 3, 5, 10, 12), Nick Brophy (track 2, 10)
• Engineering (mix) – Doug Brady (track 6)
• Guitar – Alan Kato (tracks: 3, 5, 9, 10), Peter Northcote (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 11), Shep Solomon (track 2), Christopher Bruce (track 4), Paul Begaud (track 11), Tim Pierce (track 12)
• Mastering – Vlado Meller
• Mixing – Dave Way (tracks: 1, 3, 14), David Sussman (tracks: 8 to 10, 12), Mick Guzauski (track 2, 7), Carmen Rizzo (track 4), David Hemming (track 11), Paul Begaud (track 11)
• Photography – Tony Duran
• Producer – Andrew Klippel (tracks: 2 to 5, 8 to 10, 12, 14), Paul Begaud (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 11)
• Producer (additional vocals) – Andrew Tierney, George Merrill, Michael Tierney (track 10)
• Programming – Andrew Klippel (tracks: 2 to 5, 8 to 10, 12), Paul Begaud (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 11)
• Programming (additional) – Dane DeViller, Sean Hosein, Steve Kipner (track 1)
• Recording – David Hemming (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 11, 14)
• Recording (vocals) – David Hemming (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 12), Arabella Rodriguez (track 4, 8)
• Synthesizer (additional) – Jamie Muhoberac (tracks: 2 to 5)
• Talkbox effects – Cameron Hanly
• Additional drums – Damien Wagner
• Additional drum programming and mixing – Angela Piva (track 5)
• "Everytime You Cry"
  • Assistant engineer – Aaron Humphries
  • Producer – John Farnham, Ross Fraser
  • Producer [Human Nature vocals] – Andrew Klippel
  • Mixing – Doug Brady
  • Vocals – John Farnham
  • Vocal engineer – Arabella Rodriguez
  • Assistant vocal engineer – Richard Woodcraft
• "We Can Fly Away"
  • Recording – Vince Pizzinga
  • Piano – Phil Burton
  • Mixing – Doug Brady
  • Producer – Human Nature

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[1]	1
Japanese Albums Chart[2]	74

Year-end chart

Chart (1999)	Position
Australian Albums Chart[3]	29

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[4]	Platinum	70,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Human+Nature&titel=Counting+Down&cat=a
2. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/131858/ranking/cd_album/
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
4. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

External links

• Human Nature web page
• Counting Down at Discogs