Florida (Sofia Talvik album)

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Florida
Sofia Talvik - Florida cover art.jpg
Studio album by
Released12 May 2010
Genre
Length33:13
Label Makaki Music
Producer Sofia Talvik
Sofia Talvik chronology
Jonestown
(2008)
Florida
(2010)
Florida - Acoustic
(2010)

Florida is the fourth studio album by Swedish folk musician Sofia Talvik. It was released in 2010. [1] [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."King of the Willow Tree"3:10
2."Florida"2:45
3."As We Catch on Fire"4:07
4."In the Eye of the Storm"3:28
5."You Plate Your Heart with Gold"3:53
6."More Than I Should Have"2:32
7."Paperhouse"3:11
8."The Light"3:23
9."You Bring Me Back"3:01
10."Maybe Then Will Be When"3:43
Total length:33:13

Critical reception

A reviewer for CD Baby wrote: "It's not often that an album takes your breath away, and I hate to sound hyperbolic, but Florida actually has several 'Oh my god!' moments of sheer beauty." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Gillespie, Loretta (21 September 2015). "Swedish folk music star Sofia Talvik to perform in Cullman Tuesday". The Cullman Times . Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  2. Schardl, Kati (31 October 2018). "Music brings hope to those who need healing this week - Music Roundup". Tallahassee Democrat . Retrieved 24 December 2019.