Midnight Choir (album)

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Midnight Choir
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Studio album by
Midnight Choir
Released1994
RecordedJune/July 1994
StudioLoma Ranch Studio, Fredericksburg, Texas
Label Fjording
Producer Andrew Hardin, Lars Ulseth (Executive producer), Tom Skjeklesæther (Executive producer)
Midnight Choir chronology
Midnight Choir
(1994)		 Olsen's Lot
(1996)
Singles from Midnight Choir
  1. "Mercy on the Street"
    Released: 1994
  2. "Gypsy Rider"
    Released: 1994
  3. "Talk to Me"
    Released: 1994
  4. "What Am I Worth to You?"
    Released: 1995

Midnight Choir is the debut album of the Norwegian band Midnight Choir, released 1994 on the Fjording label. The album stayed at the Norwegian VG-lista for five weeks in 1995, and reached #19 as peak position. [1] The album was recorded and mixed at Loma Ranch Studio, Fredericksburg, Texas, during June and July 1994. [2]

Contents

"Mercy on the Street", "Gypsy Rider", "Talk to Me" and "What Am I Worth to You?" were released as singles. [3]

Track listing

  1. "Talk to Me" (Atle Byström) – 4:01
  2. "Don't Turn Out the Light" (Byström/R.C. Finnigan) – 4:37
  3. "Gypsy Rider" (Gene Clark) – 4:43
  4. "What Am I Worth to You?" (Byström/Finnigan) – 3:59
  5. "Turning of the Tide" (Richard Thompson) – 3:38
  6. "Hearts Gone Wild" (Katy Moffatt/Tom Russel) – 3:22
  7. "Mercy on the Street" (Byström/Finnigan) – 4:55
  8. "Rock Bottom" (Byström/Ron Olsen/Finnigan) – 3:42
  9. "Lonesome Drifter" (Byström/Paal Flaata/Finnigan) – 3:30
  10. "Lift Me Up" (Byström) – 4:02

Chart positions

YearChartPeak positionWeeks
1995 VG-lista [1] 195

Personnel

Musicians

Production

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References

  1. 1 2 "VG-lista - Midnight Choir / Midnight Choir". Lista.vg.no. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Midnight Choir - Midnight Choir". Discogs.com. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "MIDNIGHT CHOIR - Unsung Street - a site dedicated to midnight choir". Home.broadpark.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  4. ↑ CD-hefte Selected Songs (2002)
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