People Are Strange (album)

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People Are Strange
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Studio album by
Released23 April 1998 (1998-04-23)
StudioSweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen
Genre Alternative rock
Length36:47
Label EastWest
Producer
Stina Nordenstam chronology
Dynamite
(1996)
People Are Strange
(1998)
This Is Stina Nordenstam
(2001)
Professional ratings
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People Are Strange is a studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter Stina Nordenstam. It was originally released on EastWest Records in 1998.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
1."Sailing" Gavin Sutherland The Sutherland Bros. Band 3:15
2."I Dream of Jeannie (with Light Brown Hair)" Stephen Foster  3:56
3."Love Hurts" Boudleaux Bryant The Everly Brothers 0:33
4."Lonesome Road" 2:08
5."Bird on a Wire" Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen3:42
6."Purple Rain" Prince Prince3:52
7."Swallow Strings"Stina Nordenstam 1:10
8."Like a Swallow"Traditional 2:46
9."Reason to Believe" Tim Hardin Rod Stewart 4:11
10."I Came So Far for Beauty"
Leonard Cohen4:01
11."Come to Me"Stina Nordenstam 3:31
12."People Are Strange" The Doors 3:35
Total length:36:47
Japanese edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
1."People Are Strange (UNKLE Remix)"
  • Robby Krieger
  • Jim Morrison
 5:43
2."Treat Me Nice" Elvis Presley 3:47
Total length:9:30

In the booklet, "Lonesome Road" is credited to Traditional, "Bird on a Wire" to Charlotte Deaver, "Purple Rain" to Nelson, "People Are Strange" to Morrison/Manzarek/Densmore/Krieger, and "Swallow Strings" is uncredited.

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References

  1. Lovén, Lars. "People Are Strange - Stina Nordenstam". AllMusic . Retrieved 19 April 2020.