Treble & Reverb

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Treble & Reverb
Studio album by
Aaradhna
Released9 November 2012
GenreR&B
Length96:01
LabelDawn Raid Entertainment
ProducerAaradhna, Brotha D, Nate D, Mareko, P-Money, Evan Short, Sol Messiah
Aaradhna chronology
Sweet Soul Music
(2008)		 Treble & Reverb
(2012)		 Brown Girl
(2016)
Singles from Treble & Reverb
  1. "Wake Up"
    Released: August 2012[1]

Treble & Reverb is the third studio album by New Zealand recording artist Aaradhna, released on 9 November 2012.[1] A deluxe edition was released on 22 October 2013 with an extra disc of songs.[2]

Composition

The album contains doo-wop and 1960s pop music influences.[3][4]

Release and reception

Treble & Reverb was released in New Zealand by Dawn Raid Entertainment on 9 November 2012.[5] Lydia Jenken of The New Zealand Herald gave the album three and a half stars out of five, and wrote that it is too long and repetitive.[4] Treble & Reverb entered the New Zealand Albums Chart at its peak position of number fourteen, and spent a total of eighteen weeks on the chart.[6]

Accolades

The album received several nominations at the 2013 New Zealand Music Awards and won Album of the Year, Best Urban/Hip Hop Album, Best Pacific Music Album and Best Female Solo Artist.[7]

Treble & Reverb was also a finalist for the 2013 Taite Music Prize.[8]

Track listing

Track credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Except where noted, all tracks are written by Aaradhna Patel, Peter Wadams, and Evan Short.[9]

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Treble & Reverb" (Intro) 0:56
2."Wake Up" 3:51
3."Keep My Cool" 3:54
4."Lorena Bobbitt" 3:03
5."Great Man"
  • Patel
  • Wadams
  • Short
  • Aayushya Patel
3:07
6."Bob's Your Uncle"
  • Aar. Patel
  • Chris Scholar
4:11
7."Can We Go Back"
  • Aar. Patel
  • Wadams
  • Short
  • Aay. Patel
3:19
8."Fire Burning Love" 4:13
9."Back of My Mind" 2:40
10."I'm Not the Same" 3:21
11."Burned It Up"
  • Aar. Patel
  • Chris John Heintz
4:40
12."Miss Lovely"
  • Aar. Patel
  • George Archie
4:42
13."Cool Shoes" 4:02
14."Sit With a Slouch" 3:39
15."Crying Like a Wolf" 3:11
16."You Don't Love Me Anymore"
  • Aar. Patel
  • N. Audino
  • L. Hughes
4:53
17."Treble & Reverb" (Outro) 0:35
Deluxe edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wake Up" (US Remix) (featuring Common)  
2."Celebration Flow" (featuring Talib Kweli and P-Money)
 
3."Let's Stay Together"
 
4."Back of My Mind" (US Remix) (featuring Calvin Richardson)  
5."I Love You Too"
  • Aar. Patel
  • N. Holmes
  • T. Leaoasavaii
 
6."Sunshine of My Life"Stevie Wonder 
7."Down Time"
  • Aar. Patel
  • Holmes
  • Leaoasavaii
  • L. Tupa'i
 
8."Getting Stronger" (featuring Adeaze)
  • F. Tupa'i
  • L. Tupa'i
 
9."Soul Food (The Island Way)" (featuring Mareko and Baby Downn)
 
10."Like You" (featuring Monsta)
  • Audino
  • Hughes
  • D. Lino
  • Aar. Patel
 
11."They Don't Know" (featuring Savage)
 

Personnel

Personnel credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[9]

  • Aaradhna – co-production, vocals
  • Chris (Toma) Amosa – Clavinet, Fender Rhodes, organ, piano
  • Kylie Cooke – styling
  • Brotha D – executive production
  • Troy Goodall – photography
  • Jess Hindin – violin (8, 11, 14, 15)
  • Andy Hurnane – executive production
  • Joel Kefali – art direction, design
  • Richard Singleton – horns (5)
  • Evan Short – executive production, mastering, mixing, bass guitar, guitars
  • Jono Tan – horns (5)

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6]14

Certifications

Certifications for Treble & Reverb
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[10] Platinum 15,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "AARADHNA". SOUNZ. SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  2. "Treble & Reverb (Deluxe Edition)". 22 October 2013. iTunes. 2013. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  3. Alexander, Mike (18 November 2012). "CD review: Treble & Reverb – Aaradhna". New Zealand: Stuff. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
  4. Jenkin, Lydia (15 December 2012). "Album review: Aaradhna, Treble & Reverb". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. "Treble & Reverb". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. "Charts.nz – Aaradhna – Treble And Reverb". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  7. "VNZMA 2013 Winners". 21 November 2013. nzmusicawards. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  8. "Taite Music Prize 2013 Finalists Announced". Under the Radar. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  9. Treble & Reverb [Deluxe Edition] (liner notes). Aaradhna. Dawn Raid Entertainment/Dirty Records. 2013. 82022.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. "New Zealand album certifications – Aaradhna – Treble & Reverb". Radioscope. Retrieved 23 July 2025. Type Treble & Reverb in the "Search:" field and press Enter.