Go and Ask Peggy for the Principal Thing

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Go and Ask Peggy for the Principal Thing
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Studio album by
Released1997
RecordedJanuary–June 1997
Genre Britpop, alternative rock, pop rock
Label Intercord
Producer Volker Hinkel and Fool's Garden
Fool's Garden chronology
Dish of the Day
(1995)
Go and Ask Peggy for the Principal Thing
(1997)
For Sale
(2000)
Singles from Go and Ask Peggy for the Principal Thing
  1. "Why Did She Go?"
    Released: 1997
  2. "Probably"
    Released: 1997
  3. "Rainy Day"
    Released: 1998

Go and Ask Peggy for the Principal Thing is the fourth album by German rock band Fool's Garden, released in 1997. [1]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Volker Hinkel and Peter Freudenthaler except where noted

  1. "The Principal Thing"
  2. "Emily"
  3. "Why Did She Go?"
  4. "Why Am I Sad Today"
  5. "Martha My Dear" (Lennon–McCartney)
  6. "And You Say"
  7. "Probably"
  8. "Nothing"
  9. "When The Moon Kisses Town" (Hinkel, Freudenthaler, Roland Röhl)
  10. "Rainy Day"
  11. "Northern Town"
  12. "Good Night"
  13. "Probably" (reprise) – hidden track

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995–1996)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [2] 44
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [3] 50

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