Bewitched (Luna album)

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Bewitched
Bewitched (Luna).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1, 1994
StudioRPM Studios and Right Track Studios, New York City
Genre Indie rock, indie pop
Length45:22
Label Elektra
Producer Luna and Victor Van Vugt
Luna chronology
Slide
(1993)
Bewitched
(1994)
Penthouse
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly A− [4]
The Philadelphia Inquirer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Sassy 4/5 [7]
Select 3/5 [8]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 4/10 [9]

Bewitched is the second album by American alternative rock band Luna.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are by Luna with lyrics by Dean Wareham

  1. "California (All the Way)" – 4:15
  2. "Tiger Lily" – 4:46
  3. "Friendly Advice" – 6:33
  4. "Bewitched" – 4:45
  5. "This Time Around" – 3:29
  6. "Great Jones Street" – 3:36
  7. "Going Home" – 5:26
  8. "Into the Fold" – 3:12
  9. "I Know You Tried" – 3:18
  10. "Sleeping Pill" – 5:52

Personnel

Luna

with:

Technical

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