Charcoal (album)

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Charcoal
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Released1996
Genre indie rock
Label Mud Records, Parasol Records [1]
Sarge chronology
Charcoal
(1996)
The Glass Intact
(1998)
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Charcoal is the debut album by Champaign, Illinois, indie rock band Sarge. [2] It was released in 1996 on Mud Records, and featured the single "Dear Josie, Love Robyn". [3]

Track listing

  1. "Smoke"
  2. "Backlash"
  3. "Dear Josie, Love Robyn"
  4. "Chicago"
  5. "Crush"
  6. "Bedroom"
  7. "I Don't"
  8. "Another Gear Uncaught"
  9. "The Last Boy"

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References

  1. Inc, CMJ Network (January 24, 2000). "Sarge Calls It Quits". CMJ Network, Inc. via Google Books.
  2. "Charcoal - Sarge | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. "Sarge – Charcoal (1996, CD)". Discogs.com.