Happy Ending (Dogstar album)

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Happy Ending
Dogstar Happy Ending Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 7, 2000
Genre Alternative rock, grunge
Length38:51
Label Ultimatum Music [1]
Producer Michael Vail Blum, Richie Zito
Dogstar chronology
Our Little Visionary
(1996)
Happy Ending
(2000)
Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees
(2023)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Happy Ending is the second album by rock trio Dogstar. [3] [4] It was recorded at Titan Recorders in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Halo" – 2:53
  2. "Slipping Down" – 3:03
  3. "Enemies" – 3:11
  4. "Superstar" – 4:22 (Delaney & Bonnie)
  5. "Cornerstore" – 4:15
  6. "A Dreamtime" – 3:21
  7. "Stagger" – 3:48
  8. "Washington" – 4:11
  9. "Alarming" – 3:51
  10. "Swim" – 2:14
  11. "Blown Away" – 4:12

Personnel

Dogstar

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Technical

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