Disconnect (Iris album)

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Disconnect
Iris disconnect.jpeg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 11, 2000
Recorded1994–1999
Genre Synthpop
Length49:10
Label A Different Drum (U.S.)
October (Sweden)
Infacted Recordings (Germany)
Q-Code Records (Russia)
Producer Iris
Iris chronology
Disconnect Awakening
(2003)
Singles from Disconnect
  1. "Annie, Would I Lie to You?"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic (2.3/5) [1]

Disconnect is the debut album by electropop group Iris, released in 2000. This album helped Iris win "Best Band" and "Best Album" awards at the American Synthpop Awards in 2000. Its single, "Annie, Would I Lie to You?" was one of the best-selling records in label A Different Drum's history.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Reagan Jones and Matthew Morris, except track #10.

No.TitleLength
1."Lose in Wanting" (Jones/Morris)6:01
2."Saving Time" (Jones/Morris)6:13
3."Endless" (Jones/Morris)4:00
4."Twilight" (Jones/Morris/Marsalis/Mason)4:51
5."The Way I Live My Life" (Jones/Morris)5:13
6."Annie, Would I Lie To You?" (Jones/Morris)4:21
7."Danger is the Shame" (Jones/Morris)4:16
8."Waves Crash In" (Jones/Morris)5:04
9."Loom" (Jones/Morris)4:12
10."The Picture" (Hirschburger, K./Kemmler, H./Killer, M./Lohr, M.)5:39
Total length:49:10

Personnel

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