Fruitcake (album)

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Fruitcake
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 6, 1996
Recorded1996
Studio
  • Tracks Studio
  • Cinema Audio
Genre
Length73:18
Label
Producer Robin Rivera
Eraserheads chronology
Fruitcake EP
(1996)
Fruitcake
(1996)
Bananatype
(1997)
Eraserheads studio album chronology
Cutterpillow
(1995)
Fruitcake
(1996)
Sticker Happy
(1997)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fruitcake" Ely Buendia 4:59
2."Shadow"Buendia2:38
3."Flat Tire"4:09
4."Shadow Boxes Accountants" Buddy Zabala 1:02
5."Gatekeeper"Marasigan2:43
6."Old Fashioned Christmas Carol"Buendia4:39
7."Styrosnow"Buendia2:15
8."Trip to Jerusalem"Buendia6:15
9."Shadow Reads the News Today, Oh Boy"Zabala0:27
10."Fruit Fairy"
  • Earnest Mangulabnan
  • Marasigan
  • Zabala
2:49
11."The Fabulous Baker Boy"Zabala5:00
12."Lord of the Rhum" Marcus Adoro 4:02
13."Lightyears"Buendia4:18
14."Christmas Ball"
  • Marasigan
  • Tan
3:19
15."Monovirus"Marasigan4:28
16."shadow@buttholesurfs.com"Zabala1:04
17."Rise and Shine"Buendia3:32
18."Santa Ain't Comin' No Mo'"Buendia2:53
19."Christmas Party"Buendia4:04
20."Hitchin' a Ride"
  • Marasigan
  • Tan
3:38
21."Christmas Morning"Buendia4:07
22."Merry Christmas Everybody Happy New Year Too"Buendia0:57
Total length:73:18

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes. [17]

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