Paradise and Back Again

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Paradise and Back Again
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Studio album by
Released21 November 2014 (2014-11-21)
Genre Pop rock, soft rock, punk
Label Universal Music
Anouk chronology
Live at Symphonica in Rosso
(2014)
Paradise and Back Again
(2014)
Queen for a Day
(2016)

Paradise and Back Again is the ninth studio album by Dutch recording artist Anouk. [1] [2] It was released on 21 November 2014 by Universal Music.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Cold Blackhearted Golddiggers"
  2. "She Is Beautiful"
  3. "Daddy"
  4. "Don't Wipe Us Out"
  5. "Looking For Love"
  6. "Last Goodbye"
  7. "Some Of Us"
  8. "Wigger"
  9. "Breath"
  10. "Smile & Shine"
  11. "Wish He Could See It All"
  12. "Places To Go" (bonus track)
  13. "You & I" (bonus track)
  14. "Feet On The Ground" (bonus track)

Charts

Chart (2014–2015)Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart [3] 10
Dutch Albums Chart [3] 1

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References

  1. (in Dutch) Mirjam Remie, "Het negende album van Anouk verdeelt de recensenten", NRC Handelsblad , 2014. Retrieved on 29 November 2014.
  2. "Anouk - Paradise and Back Again". Discogs.com . Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 Anouk - Paradise and Back Again (album), Austriancharts.at. Retrieved on 15 February 2015.