Counting Down

Counting Down
Counting Down
Studio album by Human Nature
Released	14 May 1999
Recorded	1997–1999
Genre	Pop
Label	Sony/Columbia
Producers	Paul Begaud; Andrew Klippel; Human Nature; Ross Fraser; John Farnham;
Human Nature chronology
Singles from Counting Down
	"Cruel"; Released: August 1998; "Last to Know"; Released: March 1999; "Don't Cry"; Released: June 1999; "Eternal Flame"; Released: October 1999; "Be There with You"; Released: March 2000;

Counting Down is the second studio album by Australian boy band and pop vocal group Human Nature, released on 14 May 1999.

Track listing

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

Bonus disc tracks

"Everytime You Cry"
"Eternal Flame"
"Last to Know" (Radio Remix)
"Last to Know" (VV Club Remix)
"Cruel" (Radio Remix)

Personnel

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

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Counting Down*
Chart (1999–2000)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	1
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	74

Year-end chart

Weekly chart performance for *Counting Down*
Chart (1999)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	29

Certifications

Certifications for *Counting Down*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)	Platinum x 2	0^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

↑ "Australiancharts.com – Human Nature – Counting Down". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
↑ "ヒューマン・ネイチャーのアルバム売上ランキング".
↑ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 1999". Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

[ac_Australia_Human_Nature-1] "Australiancharts.com – Human Nature – Counting Down". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2022.

[2] "ヒューマン・ネイチャーのアルバム売上ランキング".

[3] "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 1999". Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2011.

[AustraliaHuman_NatureCounting_DownalbumCertRef-4] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

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Studio albums	Telling Everybody Counting Down Human Nature Walk the Tightrope Reach Out: The Motown Record Dancing in the Street: The Songs of Motown II Get Ready A Symphony of Hits Vegas: Songs from Sin City The Christmas Album Jukebox Gimme Some Lovin': Jukebox Vol II Romance of the Jukebox
Compilations	Here & Now: The Best of Human Nature The Motor City Collection Still Telling Everybody: 30 Years of Hits
Singles	"Got It Goin' On" "Tellin' Everybody" "Wishes" "Don't Say Goodbye" "Whisper Your Name" "Everytime You Cry" "People Get Ready" "Cruel" "Last to Know" "Don't Cry" "Eternal Flame" "Be There with You" "He Don't Love You" "When We Were Young" "Don't Come Back" "Always Be with You" "When You Say You Love Me" "Guilty (One in a Million)" "Uptight (Everything's Alright)"
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