Desperado (High Rise album)

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Desperado
High Rise - Desperado.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 10, 1998
Recorded1998 at West Studio, Tokyo, Japan
Genre Noise rock, psychedelic rock
Length34:57
Label P.S.F.
Producer High Rise
High Rise chronology
Disallow
(1996)
Desperado
(1998)
Destination
(2002)
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Desperado is the fourth album by High Rise, released on July 10, 1998 through P.S.F. Records.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Asahito Nanjo; all music is composed by High Rise

No.TitleLength
1."Git"0:54
2."Desperado"2:42
3."Right On"12:04
4."Flam"6:15
5."Effing"5:04
6."Mind Bending"0:45
7."Skive"7:11

Personnel

High Rise
Production and additional personnel

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References

  1. McFarlane, Dean. "Desperado". Allmusic. Retrieved May 14, 2013.