In the Maybe World

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In the Maybe World
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 18, 2006
Genre Folk
Label Young God Records
Lisa Germano chronology
Lullaby for Liquid Pig
(2003)
In the Maybe World
(2006)
Magic Neighbor
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork 7.5/10 [2]

In the Maybe World is an album by folk musician Lisa Germano. [3] It was released in 2006 through Young God Records. [4]

Contents

The album peaked at #3 on Billboard's Top New Age Albums in the summer of 2006, becoming her biggest chart hit in the US. "Red Thread" was a college radio hit.

Track listing

All songs written by Lisa Germano.

  1. "The Day"
  2. "Too Much Space"
  3. "Moon in Hell"
  4. "Golden Cities"
  5. "Into Oblivion"
  6. "In the Land of Fairies"
  7. "Wire"
  8. "In the Maybe World"
  9. "Red Thread"
  10. "A Seed"
  11. "Except for the Ghosts"
  12. "After Monday"

Personnel

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References

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  2. "Lisa Germano: In the Maybe World". Pitchfork.
  3. Michel, Sia (July 17, 2006). "Critic's Choice: New CD's" via NYTimes.com.
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