Eden Land

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Eden Land
Laurajeanedenlandcover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1, 2008
Genre Folk, Classical
Length31:59
Label Scotland Yard/Shock
Producer Laura Jean, Chris Townend
Laura Jean chronology
Our Swan Song
(2006)
Eden Land
(2008)
A Fool Who'll
(2011)

Eden Land is the second album from Australian artist Laura Jean.

Australia Country in Oceania

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. The population of 25 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.

Laura Jean Englert is an Australian musician from Melbourne, Victoria who performs as Laura Jean. She is known for her classically inspired folk songs, often using a range of orchestral instruments. She garnered much critical acclaim for her debut album, Our Swan Song, receiving high rotational support from community and alternative radio stations such as Triple J. She received high exposure when Snow Patrol, fans of her, asked her to sing Martha Wainwright's part in the song Set the Fire to the Third Bar during their two Australian tours in 2007. Her second album, Eden Land, was released on 1 March 2008 in Australia. In August, Laura Jean was invited by Deborah Conway to take part in the Broad Festival project, which toured major Australian cities including performing at the Sydney Opera House. With Laura Jean and Conway were Elana Stone, Liz Stringer and Dianna Corcoran – they performed their own and each other's songs.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks by Laura Jean

  1. "Magic Unnamed / Eden Land" – 4:59
  2. "November" – 2:14
  3. "Lady Of The Lake" – 1:51
  4. "Yellow Moon" – 3:40
  5. "Mikhael" – 2:45
  6. "Love Is Going To Lead Us" – 4:31
  7. "Anniversary" – 4:22
  8. "Eve" – 3:44
  9. "Adam" – 3:50

Personnel

Additional personnel

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