Mirador (Tarnation album)

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Mirador
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Studio album by
Released7 April 1997
Length50:03
Language English
Label 4AD, Reprise
Producer David Katznelson and Tarnation
Tarnation chronology
Gentle Creatures
(1995)
Mirador
(1997)
Singles from Mirador
  1. "There's Someone"
    Released: 20 January 1997
  2. "Your Thoughts and Mine"
    Released: 24 February 1997
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Mirador is a 1997 album by the band Tarnation, which was led by Paula Frazer. It was released on 4AD in the UK and Europe, and on Reprise/Warner Bros. Records in the US. The American edition features a different album cover from the European version.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Paula Frazer, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."An Awful Shade of Blue" 2:54
2."Wait" 3:26
3."A Place Where I Know" 3:42
4."Is She Lonesome Now?" 1:58
5."Your Thoughts and Mine" 3:58
6."Christine" 5:44
7."Destiny" 3:50
8."There's Someone" 2:58
9."Like a Ghost" 5:06
10."Idly" 3:46
11."Little Black Egg"Michael S. Stone3:03
12."You'll Understand" 2:49
13."The Well Sequel" (hidden track) 5:35
14."Sailor's Lament" (hidden track) 1:31

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References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Mirador - Tarnation". Allmusic . Retrieved 23 May 2015.