Le Fol

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Le Fol
Le Fol Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released2007
Recorded2007
Genre Hard rock, post-grunge, indie
Length52:25
Label Indie Recordings
Producer Ice Dale & Herbrand Larsen
Audrey Horne chronology
No Hay Banda
(2005)
Le Fol
(2007)
Audrey Horne
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
ABC Nyheter  [ no ]7/10 [1]
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BA Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [3]
Laut.de Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Rock Hard 8/10 [5]
Stavanger Aftenblad Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [6]
VG 5/6 [7]
Visions  [ de ]6/12 [8]

Le Fol is the second album by Norwegian rock band Audrey Horne. [9] [10] [4] Produced by the band's guitarist Ice Dale and former keyboardist Herbrand Larsen, it was released in 2007. [11] The album received positive reviews from both Norwegian and international critics.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Toschie; all music is composed by Ice Dale, except where noted.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Last Chance for a Serenade"Ice Dale, Thomas Tofthagen 4:28
2."Jaws" 3:14
3."Last Call" 3:33
4."Threshold" 5:05
5."Monster" 3:52
6."Afterglow" 3:56
7."In the End"Tofthagen, Ice Dale4:58
8."Pretty Girls Make Graves"Tofthagen, Ice Dale4:00
9."Bright Lights" 4:51
10."Hell Hath no Fury" 3:07
11."I Wish you Hell" 4:54
12."So Long, Euphoria"Tofthagen6:20
Total length:52:25

Personnel

Audrey Horne

Additional Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [12] 22

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