Crowded House are a globally beloved group, having sold in excess of 15 million albums worldwide between 1986 and 2024. Launched in 1985 as the Mullanes, the group led by New Zealand-born singer\/songwriter\/guitarist Neil Finn rose from the ashes of Finn\u2019s previous band, Split Enz. While Crowded House earned success around the globe, the group\u2019s popularity in the U.S. has long been more modest. But Finn\u2019s keen melodic sense and winning personality has helped the group land more than 30 singles on charts around the world, including three Top 40 songs in the United States. In celebration of this year\u2019s 40th anniversary of the release of the band\u2019s self-titled debut album, here are five classic songs from Crowded House\u2019s early days.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan’t Carry On\u201d from Crowded House<\/em> (1986)<\/strong>
\nWhen Crowded House\u2019s debut album was first released on vinyl in 1986, \u201cCan\u2019t Carry On\u201d was left off the record. In its place was a re-recording of \u201cI Walk Away,\u201d a song that had first appeared on the final Split Enz album See Ya \u2018Round<\/em> in 1984. When Crowded House<\/em> was re-released on CD following the success of the band\u2019s second album Temple of Low Men<\/em>, the debut was reissued with both songs included. But for the 2016 and 2025 vinyl reissues of the album in the U.S., \u201cI Walk Away\u201d was dropped, with \u201cCan\u2019t Carry On\u201d in its place.<\/p>\n