Obsessions (album)

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Obsessions
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Studio album by
Released1995, Re-released in 1997
Genre Gothic rock
Length47:54
Label Cemetery records, Nightbreed recordings
Corpus Delicti chronology
Sylphes
(1994)
Obsessions
(1995)
Sarabands
(1996)

Obsessions is the third album by gothic rock band Corpus Delicti. The album contains a cover of the song "Atmosphere" by Joy Division. It was remastered and re-released in 1997 with bonus tracks.

Track listing

  1. "An Obsession" – 2:08
  2. "Broken" – 4:30
  3. "Atmosphere" (Joy Division Cover) – 3:24
  4. "The Drift" – 4:47
  5. "Treasures" – 4:22
  6. "Motherland" – 6:11
  7. "Dragon Song (Phantom Song)" – 3:46
  8. "Dancing Ghost" – 3:14
  9. "Appealing Skies" – 3:57
  10. "Lies Spoken" – 11:34

Lyrics by Sebastien
Music by Corpus Delicti
Except Track 3, by Ian Curtis and Joy Division



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