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A Thousand Leaves
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Studio album by
Sonic Youth
ReleasedMay 12, 1998 [CD], April 21, 1998 [vinyl]
StudioEcho Canyon (New York City)
Genre
Length73:36
Label DGC
Producer
Sonic Youth chronology
SYR3: Invito al ĉielo
(1998)		A Thousand Leaves
(1998)		 Silver Session for Jason Knuth
(1998)
Sonic Youth studio album chronology
Washing Machine
(1995)		A Thousand Leaves
(1998)		 NYC Ghosts & Flowers
(2000)
No.TitleLyricsVocalsLength
1."Contre le sexisme"GordonGordon3:55
2."Sunday"MooreMoore4:52
3."Female Mechanic Now on Duty"GordonGordon7:43
4."Wildflower Soul"MooreMoore, Gordon (background vocals)9:04
5."Hoarfrost"RanaldoRanaldo5:01
6."French Tickler"GordonGordon4:52
7."Hits of Sunshine (For Allen Ginsberg)"MooreMoore11:05
8."Karen Koltrane"RanaldoRanaldo, Moore (background vocals)9:20
9."The Ineffable Me"MooreGordon5:21
10."Snare, Girl"MooreMoore6:38
11."Heather Angel"GordonGordon6:09
Total length:73:36

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [5]

Sonic Youth

Technical

Charts

Album

Chart performance for A Thousand Leaves
Chart (1998)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [40] 66
Belgian Albums Chart [18] 28
French Albums Chart [17] 32
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [41] 84
Norwegian Albums Chart [20] 37
Swedish Albums Chart [19] 43
UK Albums Chart [16] 38
US Billboard 200 [15] 85

Singles

SongChart (1998)Peak
"Sunday" UK Singles Chart 72 [16]

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