Noita | ||||
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Released | May 5, 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2014-2015 at Petrax-Studios, Hollola, Finland | |||
Genre | Folk metal | |||
Length | 50:31 | |||
Language | Finnish | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Aksu Hanttu | |||
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Noita is the ninth studio album by the Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani. [2] The title is the Finnish word for "witch", but is closer in meaning to "shaman," "witch-doctor," or "medicine man." [3] [4]
The track "Jouni Jouni" is a cover version of the song "Mony Mony" by Tommy James and the Shondells. [5]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Viinamäen mies" (Vineyard Man) | 2:58 |
2. | "Pilli on pajusta tehty" (The Flute is Made of Willow) | 2:42 |
3. | "Lempo" (Lempo) | 5:35 |
4. | "Sahti" (Moonshine) | 3:28 |
5. | "Luontoni" (My Nature) | 3:01 |
6. | "Minä näin vedessä neidon" (I Saw a Maiden in the Water) | 6:08 |
7. | "Jouni Jouni" | 4:51 |
8. | "Kylästä keväinen kehto" (A Springlike Cradle from the Village) | 4:41 |
9. | "Ämmänhauta" (Witch's Tomb) | 5:17 |
10. | "Sen verran minäkin noita" (There's Some Witch in Me Too) | 6:37 |
11. | "Antaja" (Giver) (bonus track) | 5:13 |
Total length: | 50:31 |
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [6] | 70 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] | 171 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [8] | 186 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [9] | 16 |
French Albums (SNEP) [10] | 158 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] | 46 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] | 61 |
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