Crest (album)

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All tracks are written by Benjamin Reichwald, Zak Arogundade and Ludwig Rosenberg.

Crest
Crest by Bladee and Ecco2K.jpg
Studio album by
Bladee and Ecco2K
Released17 March 2022 (2022-03-17)
Genre
Length30:56
Label Year0001
Producer Whitearmor
Bladee chronology
The Fool
(2021)		Crest
(2022)		 Spiderr
(2022)
No.TitleLength
1."The Flag Is Raised"2:59
2."5 Star Crest (4 Vattenrum)"8:50
3."White Meadow"3:30
4."Faust"2:06
5."Yeses (Red Cross)"3:02
6."Desire Is a Trap"2:51
7."Chaos Follows"2:31
8."Girls Just Want to Have Fun"2:15
9."Heaven Sings"2:52
Total length:30:56

Notes

  1. ↑ Attributed to multiple references: [7] [9] [11] [12] [13]
  2. ↑ Fantano gave it a "strong 7 to a light 8". [25]

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