See Ya 'Round is the ninth and final studio album by Split Enz. It was released in 1984 following the departure of founding member Tim Finn, whose solo career had officially taken off the year before. Remaining songwriter Neil Finn, claiming to be a little daunted by the prospect of leading his older brother's band, subsequently announced that this would be the final Split Enz studio recording. Since he only had an EP's worth of material ready, the record was filled out by lightweight, experimental contributions from each of the other band members, as well as "Kia Kaha", which had been previously released as a non-album B-side to "Message to My Girl", the second single from their previous album Conflicting Emotions. In interviews, Neil has revealed that the original EP was to have been the first five tracks on the album ("Breakin' My Back" through "Years Go By").

Neil Finn's demos from this era included an early version of the future Crowded House hit, "Something So Strong" (at this point a ballad), as well as prototypes for "I Walk Away" (known as "Love and Success" and "Your Inspiration"), and "Can't Carry On". Tim Finn had also recorded a collection of demos at Sing Sing Studios for the next Enz album, but his departure ensured that they would remain unreleased.

The album's lead single, "I Walk Away", had a low-budget video clip which features the band protruding their faces through theatrical costume cut-outs, much like on the artwork of the album. The song was also released on a 12" single, featuring an of-its-era extended remix. Neither single nor album were released in the US, because after most copies of 1983's Conflicting Emotions ended up in bargain bins, the American label A&M would not risk another potential Split Enz failure and dropped them from the roster. "I Walk Away" was later re-recorded (with a different verse) and included on the US issue of the first Crowded House album, as it was new to US audiences. Originally intended as a goodbye to Split Enz, and supposedly reflecting Neil's uncertainty of venturing away from the security of the band, key parts of the song were rewritten for the Crowded House album.

See Ya 'Round was initially released only in Australia and New Zealand, charting at #29Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W. (1993). . and #5, respectively. A later release in Canada featured a grey border on the cover instead of an orange one.

After an appearance on Countdown and the release of "One Mouth Is Fed" as a follow-up single, the band decided to end with a proper goodbye and beckoned Tim Finn back for one final "Enz With a Bang!" tour. It was on this tour that Neil met future Crowded House bassist and collaborator, Nick Seymour. After the last date on the tour in December 1984, Split Enz officially broke up. A live album was released a year later featuring songs from the three Melbourne shows of this tour and the 1982 "Time and Tide" tour.

Track listing

The first edition of the 2006 re-release accidentally includes "Mr. Catalyst", a Tim Finn song, while the packaging is incorrectly labelled as "Next Exit", which does not appear on the album. "Mr. Catalyst" was first released on the 1992 rarities album Rear Enz, while "Next Exit" was released as a non-album single in 1983 prior to the release of Conflicting Emotions, and was originally recorded with extra verses during the Luton sessions. The standard edition of the 2006 re-release properly includes "Next Exit" as listed on the packaging.

Personnel Personnel as listed in the album's liner notes are:

Split Enz Neil Finn – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar Tim Finn — vocals, piano and guitar Eddie Rayner – keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals Noel Crombie – percussion, backing vocals, cover design, drums , lead vocals Nigel Griggs – bass, backing vocals; all instruments and vocals Paul Hester – drums, backing vocals, lead vocals

Additional musicians Wilbur Wilde – saxophone Bob Venier – flugelhorn

Production Jim Barton — producer, engineer Doug Brady — engineer Peter Thompson — assistant engineer Graeme Webber — cover photograph Dave Jeffries — cover artwork

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