Neon Mirage

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Neon Mirage
Stan Ridgway Neon Mirage .jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 24, 2010
Genre Rock
Label A440 Records
Stan Ridgway chronology
Snakebite
(2004)
Neon Mirage
(2010)
Mr. Trouble
(2012)
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Neon Mirage is an album by Stan Ridgway. It was released on August 24, 2010 through A440 Records. It has been called his most emotionally revealing and mature work to date. [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Big Green Tree"
  2. "This Town Called Fate"
  3. "Desert of Dreams"
  4. "Halfway There"
  5. "Turn a Blind Eye"
  6. "Wandering Star"
  7. "Flag Up on a Pole"
  8. "Lenny Bruce" (Bob Dylan cover)
  9. "Scavenger Hunt"
  10. "Behind the Mask"
  11. "Neon Mirage"
  12. "Day Up in the Sun"

Personnel

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References

  1. Allen, James. "allmusic ((( Neon Mirage > Review )))". Allmusic . Retrieved January 2, 2011.
  2. Baker, Cary. Stan Ridgway's 'Neon Mirage' Album, Emotionally Revealing, Musically Far-ranging. Album Review. Retrieved on August 26, 2010.