And She Closed Her Eyes

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And She Closed Her Eyes
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Studio album by
Released18 April 1994 (1994-04-18)
Genre Alternative rock
Length49:14
Label Telegram Records Stockholm
Producer
Stina Nordenstam chronology
Memories of a Color
(1991)
And She Closed Her Eyes
(1994)
Dynamite
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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And She Closed Her Eyes is the second studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter Stina Nordenstam. It was released on Telegram Records Stockholm in 1994.

Contents

In 2013, And She Closed Her Eyes was named the best Swedish album ever by the Swedish music magazine Sonic.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Stina Nordenstam

No.TitleLength
1."When Debbie's Back from Texas"4:08
2."Viewed from the Spire"3:49
3."Crime"5:40
4."Fireworks"5:46
5."Proposal"1:56
6."Little Star"3:42
7."Hopefully Yours"4:44
8."Murder in Mairyland Park"4:12
9."I See You Again"3:26
10."So This Is Goodbye"4:35
11."Something Nice"4:42
12."And She Closed Her Eyes"2:34
Total length:49:14
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."First Day in Spring"2:53
Total length:52:07
Cassette edition hidden track
No.TitleLength
13."Remember That Rainy Day"4:08
Total length:53:22

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Charts

Chart (1994)Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [2] 5

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References

  1. Hayes, Kelvin. "And She Closed Her Eyes – Stina Nordenstam". AllMusic . Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. "Swedishcharts.com – Stina Nordenstam – And She Closed Her Eyes". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 April 2020.