Karma Cleansing

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Karma Cleansing / Believe
Harem Scarem Karma Cleansing.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1997
RecordedPhase One Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Hope Sound, 1997
Genre Hard rock
Length43:24 [1]
Label WEA
Producer Harry Hess and Pete Lesperance
Harem Scarem chronology
Live in Japan
(1996)
Karma Cleansing / Believe
(1997)
Big Bang Theory
(1998)
Believe CD cover
Harem Scarem believe.jpg
Singles from Karma Cleansing
  1. "Die Off Hard"
    Released: 1997
  2. "Rain"
    Released: 1997

Karma Cleansing is a 1997 album by the Canadian hard rock band Harem Scarem. The album was released as Believe in Japan with the songs "Cages" and "The Mirror" being replaced with "Staying Away" and "Baby with a Nail Gun". Believe was also released as a "Special Edition" featuring different versions of a few songs.

Contents

Track listings

Canadian version

All tracks are written by Harry Hess and Pete Lesperance, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Karma Cleansing" 4:32
2."Cages" 3:44
3."Hail, Hail"Hess4:43
4."Morning Grey" 4:49
5."Die Off Hard" 4:43
6."Rain" 4:33
7."I Won't Be There" 3:49
8."Victim of Fate" 3:52
9."Believe" 4:08
10."The Mirror"Hess4:28

Japanese version

Released as Believe
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Believe" 4:06
2."Die Off Hard" 4:44
3."Hail, Hail"Hess4:42
4."Staying Away"Hess3:03
5."Baby with a Nail Gun"Lesperance3:23
6."Morning Grey" 4:47
7."Victim of Fate" 3:49
8."Rain" 4:31
9."I Won't Be There" 3:48
10."Karma Cleansing" 4:22
Believe Special Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Believe" (remix) 4:06
2."Die Off Hard" 4:44
3."Hail, Hail" (remix)Hess4:42
4."Staying Away" (remix)Hess3:07
5."Baby with a Nail Gun"Lesperance3:23
6."Morning Grey" (remix) 4:47
7."Victim of Fate" (remix) 3:49
8."Rain" (full band version) 4:19
9."I Won't Be There" 3:48
10."Karma Cleansing" 4:22
11."Cages" 3:36
12."The Mirror"Hess4:26
13."Surrender" (Cheap Trick cover) Rick Nielsen 4:02

Personnel

Band members

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