Goodbye (Ulrich Schnauss album)

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Goodbye
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 10, 2007
Genre Shoegaze, new-age
Length55:55
Label Independiente / ISOM68CD (Europe)
Domino (US)
Producer Ulrich Schnauss
Ulrich Schnauss chronology
Quicksand Memory EP
(2007)
Goodbye
(2007)
Underrated Silence
(2012)
Professional ratings
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Metacritic 64/100 [1]
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Stylus Magazine B− [4]
Pitchfork Media 5.4/10 [5]
Billboard favorable [6]
Village Voice favorable [7]
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Goodbye is the third album by German musician and producer Ulrich Schnauss.

Contents

It was originally released as a ten track album, then re-released on Independiente on 20 Jul 2008 in a revised form with a wider dynamic range and two additional tracks. For the album's 2019 boxset remaster, the tracklist was reordered again.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ulrich Schnauss, except where noted

2007 release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Never Be The Same" 5:31
2."Shine" (featuring Longview )Schnauss, McVey5:50
3."Stars" 6:21
4."Einfeld" 5:16
5."In Between the Years" (featuring Judith Beck) 3:53
6."Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" 5:04
7."A Song About Hope" 5:55
8."Medusa" 6:27
9."Goodbye" 7:55
10."For Good" (featuring Judith Beck)Judith Beck3:43
Total length:55:56
2008 revised release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Never Be The Same" 5:31
2."Shine" (featuring Longview)Schnauss, Rob McVey5:50
3."Stars" 6:21
4."Einfeld" 5:16
5."Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" 5:04
6."A Song About Hope" 5:55
7."Medusa" 6:27
8."Goodbye" 7:55
9."For Good" (featuring Judith Beck)Judith Beck3:43
10."Love Forever" (featuring Chapterhouse )Simon Rowe5:58
11."Look At The Sky" (featuring Rob McVey and Below the Sea)Schnauss, McVey, Below the Sea4:29
12."In Between the Years" (featuring Judith Beck) 3:53
Total length:66:23

Tracks 10, 11, and 12 are listed separately on the packaging as bonus tracks.

2019 remastered release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Never Be The Same" 5:31
2."Shine" (featuring Longview)Schnauss, Rob McVey5:50
3."Stars" 6:21
4."Einfeld" 5:16
5."Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" 5:04
6."A Song About Hope" 5:55
7."Medusa" 6:27
8."Goodbye" 7:55
9."In Between the Years" (featuring Judith Beck) 3:53
10."Love Forever" (featuring Chapterhouse)Simon Rowe5:58
11."Look At The Sky" (featuring Rob McVey and Below the Sea)Schnauss, McVey, Below the Sea4:29
12."For Good" (featuring Judith Beck)Judith Beck3:43
Total length:66:23

Singles

  1. "Quicksand Memory EP" (28 May 2007)
  2. "Stars EP" (19 Aug 2008)

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