Higher (Ezio album)

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Higher
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Higher
Studio album by
Ezio
Released2000
Recorded2000
Genre Folk
Length50:01
LanguageEnglish
Label Salami Records
Producer Ezio Lunedei
Ezio chronology
Live at the Shepherds Bush Empire
(1999)		Higher
(2000)		 The Making of Mr. Spoons
(2003)

Higher is the fifth album, and the fourth studio album, by Ezio, released in 2000. Produced by Peter Van Hooke, the record also features contributions from Paul Carrack and Rod Argent. [1]

Album collection of recorded music, words, sounds

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Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Ezio Lunedei except Sweet Thing, written by Van Morrison.

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  1. "Still ice cold" – 4:32
  2. "At that moment" – 7:00
  3. "You're strange" – 3:38
  4. "Perfect" – 4:00
  5. "Higher" - 4:50
  6. "Meet me in the Gods" – 6:17
  7. "Oranges" – 4:57
  8. "Anymore" – 4:41
  9. "Freedom" – 5:15
  10. "Sometimes silence" – 4:57

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References

  1. ↑ "Higher - Ezio | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
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