1999 Savage Garden – Affirmation
Affirmation is the second and final studio album by Australian pop duo Savage Garden. The album was released on 9 November 1999 by Columbia Records. It won the 2000 ARIA Music Award for Highest Selling Album. Alongside this it was nominated for Best Group and Best Pop Release but lost.
Tracks
1 Affirmation (Daniel Jones; Darren Hayes) 04:56
2 Hold Me (Daniel Jones; Darren Hayes) 04:50
3 I Knew I Loved You (Daniel Jones; Darren Hayes) 04:10
4 The Best Thing (Daniel Jones; Darren Hayes) 04:19
5 Crash And Burn (Daniel Jones; Darren Hayes) 04:41
6 Chained To You (Daniel Jones; Darren Hayes) 04:08
7 The Animal Song (Daniel Jones; Darren Hayes) 04:39
8 The Lover After Me (Daniel Jones; Darren Hayes) 04:50
9 Two Beds And A Coffee Machine (Daniel Jones; Darren Hayes) 03:27
10 You Can Still Be Free (Daniel Jones; Darren Hayes) 04:18
11 Gunning Down Romance (Daniel Jones; Darren Hayes) 05:34
12 I Don’t Know You Anymore (Daniel Jones; Darren Hayes) 03:50
Musicians
1 Affirmation
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums (programming) | Daniel Jones |
| Drums (programming) | Walter Afanasieff |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Acoustic Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | Daniel Jones |
| Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
| Synthesizer | Daniel Jones |
| Synthesizer | Walter Afanasieff |
| Programming | Greg Bieck |
| Vocals | Darren Hayes |
2 Hold Me
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums (programming) | Daniel Jones |
| Drums (programming) | Walter Afanasieff |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Acoustic Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | Daniel Jones |
| Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
| Synthesizer | Daniel Jones |
| Synthesizer | Walter Afanasieff |
| Programming | Greg Bieck |
| Vocals | Darren Hayes |
3 I Knew I Loved You
| Drums (programming) | Daniel Jones |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Daniel Jones |
| Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
| Keyboards | Greg Bieck |
| Synthesizer | Walter Afanasieff |
| Synthesizer | Daniel Jones |
| Synthesizer | Greg Bieck |
| Programming | Walter Afanasieff |
| Programming | Greg Bieck |
| Vocals | Darren Hayes |
4 The Best Thing
| Drums (programming) | Daniel Jones |
| Drums (programming) | Walter Afanasieff |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Acoustic Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | Daniel Jones |
| Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
| Synthesizer | Daniel Jones |
| Synthesizer | Walter Afanasieff |
| Programming | Greg Bieck |
| Vocals | Darren Hayes |
5 Crash And Burn
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums (programming) | Walter Afanasieff |
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Guitar | Daniel Jones |
| Acoustic Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | Daniel Jones |
| Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
| Synthesizer | Daniel Jones |
| Synthesizer | Walter Afanasieff |
| Programming | Daniel Jones |
| Vocals | Darren Hayes |
6 Chained To You
| Drums (programming) | Daniel Jones |
| Drums (programming) | Walter Afanasieff |
| Guitar (solo) | Michael Thompson |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Acoustic Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | Daniel Jones |
| Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
| Synthesizer | Daniel Jones |
| Synthesizer | Walter Afanasieff |
| Programming | Greg Bieck |
| Vocals | Darren Hayes |
7 The Animal Song
| Drums (programming) | Daniel Jones |
| Drums (programming) | Walter Afanasieff |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Daniel Jones |
| Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
| Synthesizer | Daniel Jones |
| Synthesizer | Walter Afanasieff |
| Programming | Adam Rossi |
| Vocals | Darren Hayes |
8 The Lover After Me
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Steve B Smith |
| Drums (programming) | Daniel Jones |
| Drums (programming) | Walter Afanasieff |
| Keyboards | Daniel Jones |
| Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
| Synthesizer | Daniel Jones |
| Synthesizer | Walter Afanasieff |
| Programming | Greg Bieck |
| Vocals | Darren Hayes |
9 Two Beds And A Coffee Machine
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
| Piano | Walter Afanasieff |
| Programming | Walter Afanasieff |
| Programming | Greg Bieck |
| Vocals | Darren Hayes |
10 You Can Still Be Free
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Steve B Smith |
| Drums (programming) | Daniel Jones |
| Drums (programming) | Walter Afanasieff |
| Drums (programming) | Greg Bieck |
| Keyboards | Daniel Jones |
| Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
| Keyboards | Greg Bieck |
| Synthesizer | Daniel Jones |
| Synthesizer | Walter Afanasieff |
| Synthesizer | Greg Bieck |
| Programming | Greg Bieck |
| Vocals | Darren Hayes |
11 Gunning Down Romance
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Steve B Smith |
| Drums (programming) | Walter Afanasieff |
| Drums (programming) | Greg Bieck |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Daniel Jones |
| Keyboards | Daniel Jones |
| Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
| Keyboards | Greg Bieck |
| Synthesizer | Daniel Jones |
| Synthesizer | Walter Afanasieff |
| Synthesizer | Greg Bieck |
| Programming | Daniel Jones |
| Programming | Greg Bieck |
| Vocals | Darren Hayes |
12 I Don’t Know You Anymore
| Piano | Walter Afanasieff |
| Programming | Greg Bieck |
| Vocals | Darren Hayes |
Strings
Cello – Ernie Ehrhardt, Larry Corbett, Miguel Martinez (Track 9)
Viola – Marilyn Baker, Mihail Zinovyev (Track 9)
Violin – Anatoly Rosinsky, Armen Garabedian, Bob Sanov, Brian Leonard, Mari Tsumura, Rebecca Bunnell (Track 9)
Liner Notes
Producer – Walter Afanasieff
Co-producer – Daniel Jones, Darren Hayes
Arranged By – Walter Afanasieff, Daniel Jones, Darren Hayes
Arranged By (Strings) – Jeremy Lubbock (Track 9)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Walter Afanasieff, Darren Hayes
Conductor – Jeremy Lubbock (Track 9)
Engineer – Kent Matcke (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Engineer – David Gleeson (Track 7)
Engineer (Assistant) – Pete Krawiec
Engineer (Assistant) – Tony Rambo (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Engineer (Assistant) – Brian Vibberts, Dave Ashton (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8)
Engineer (Assistant) – Ethan Schofer (Track 2)
Engineer (Assistant) – Luis Quine (Tracks 5, 6)
Engineer (Assistant) – Mark Gregory (Track 5)
Engineer (Assistant) – Ethan Schofer (Tracks 6, 10)
Engineer (Assistant) – Ryan Hewitt (Track 8)
Engineer (Drums) – David Gleeson (Tracks 8, 10)
Engineer (Drums) – Jay Healy (Track 11)
Engineer (Fairlight, Piano, Vocals) – David Gleeson (Track 9)
Engineer (Guitar) – David Frazer (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Engineer (Guitar) – David Reitzas (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8)
Engineer (Strings) – David Frazer (Track 9)
Engineer (Vocals) – Jay Healy (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11)
Mastered By – Vlado Meller
Mixed By – Dave Way (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Mixed By – Chris Lord-Alge (Track 7)
Recorded By – David Frazer (Track 12)
Design – Aimée Macauley
Photography – Stephane Sednaoui
Mastered At Sony Music Studios, New York City
Mixed At WallyWorld Studios
Recorded At Sony Music Studios, New York City
Recorded At Andora Studios
Recorded At Record Plant, N.Y.C.
Recorded At WallyWorld Studios
Phonographic Copyright Roadshow Entertainment Pty Ltd
Copyright Roadshow Entertainment Pty Ltd