| Challenger | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 29, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | Spring – Winter 2007 | |||
| Studio | Ashworth Tap Room, Cincinnati, OH | |||
| Genre | Drone | |||
| Length | 32:59 | |||
| Label | Hospital | |||
| Producer | Steve Lowenthal | |||
| Burning Star Core chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.9/10) [2] |
Challenger is the eighth studio album by Burning Star Core, released on April 29, 2008 by Hospital Productions.
All music is composed by C. Spencer Yeh.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Challenger" | 4:53 |
| 2. | "Beauty Hunter" | 5:25 |
| 3. | "Through the Bars of a Rhyme" | 2:10 |
| 4. | "Mezzo Forte" | 3:58 |
| 5. | "No Memories, No Plans" | 2:59 |
| 6. | "Hopelessly Devoted" | 3:24 |
| 7. | "Mysteries of the Organ" | 5:59 |
| 8. | "Un coeur en hiver" | 4:11 |
Adapted from the Operator Dead... Post Abandoned liner notes. [3]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2008 | Hospital | CD | HOS-216 |
| Plastic | LP | 007 |
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