Fortress (Sister Hazel album)

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Fortress
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 27, 2000 (2000-06-27)
RecordedFebruary–November 1999
Genre Southern rock, post-grunge
Length57:48
Label Universal
Producer Ralph Sall
Richie Zito
Sister Hazel chronology
...Somewhere More Familiar
(1997)
Fortress
(2000)
Chasing Daylight
(2003)
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Fortress, released in 2000, is Sister Hazel's third studio album. It produced three singles. "Change Your Mind" peaked at #59 on the US Hot 100 and at #5 on the US Adult 40, and was featured in the 2000 remake of Bedazzled starring Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley, and Frances O'Connor. "Champagne High" reached #22 on the US Adult 40, while "Beautiful Thing" failed to chart.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Ken Block, except where noted

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Change Your Mind" Ken Block4:20
2."Back Porch" Ryan Newell/Ken Block/Jett Beres0:38
3."Thank You" Ryan Newell3:21
4."Champagne High" Ken Block5:41
5."Beautiful Thing" Ken Block3:48
6."Surreal"Jett BeresJett Beres4:41
7."Shame on Me" Ryan Newell/Andrew Copeland3:48
8."Your Winter" Ken Block4:36
9."Strange Cup of Tea"Andrew CopelandAndrew Copeland5:00
10."Save Me" Ryan Newell4:02
11."Give In"Mark TrojanowskiMark Trojanowski/Paul Ebersold/Ken Block/Billy Smith3:58
12."Out There"Ken Block/Al BlockKen Block4:24
13."Elvis" Ken Block3:54
14."Fortress" Ken Block5:54

Personnel

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