Immigrants, Emigrants and Me

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Immigrants, Emigrants & Me
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Studio album by
Released1990
StudioMaster Rock Studios
Genre Pop, rock
Label Polydor
Producer Ray Shulman
Power of Dreams chronology
Immigrants, Emigrants & Me
(1990)
2 Hell with Common Sense
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Select 4/5 [1]

Immigrants, Emigrants & Me is the debut album by Irish pop/rock band Power of Dreams. [2] [3] It was released in 1990 and includes the singles "100 Ways to Kill a Love" and "Stay". The album was recorded over 40 days and produced by Ray Shulman. [4]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "The Joke's on Me"
  2. "Talk"
  3. "Does It Matter"
  4. "Much Too Much"
  5. "Had You Listened"
  6. "Stay"
  7. "Never Told You"
  8. "Bring You Down"
  9. "Never Been to Texas"
  10. "Where Is the Love?"
  11. "Maire, I Don't Love You"
  12. "100 Ways to Kill a Love"
  13. "Mother's Eyes"
  14. "Average Day"

Personnel

Power of Dreams

Additional Personnel

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References

  1. Cavanagh, David (August 1990). "The Kids Are Alright". Select . p. 105.
  2. "Immigrants, Emigrants & Me Power of Dreams". AllMusic .
  3. "Power of Dreams – Immigrants, Emigrants and Me". Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  4. McDermott, Paul (26 April 2023). "Ireland in 50 Albums, No 14: Immigrants, Emigrants and Me, by Power of Dreams". Artsfilmtv. Irish Examiner.