Pretty Scary Silver Fairy

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Pretty Scary Silver Fairy
Margaret Berger - Pretty Scary Silver Fairy.png
Studio album by Margaret Berger
Released 2 October 2006 (2006-10-02)
Recorded Fried Music Studios (Helsinki); Matrix Studio Complex (London)
Genre
Length37:27
Label RCA
Producer
Margaret Berger chronology
Chameleon
(2004)		Pretty Scary Silver Fairy
(2006)		New Religion
(2015)
Singles from Pretty Scary Silver Fairy
  1. "Samantha"
    Released: 19 June 2006
  2. "Will You Remember Me Tomorrow?"
    Released: 2006
  3. "Robot Song"
    Released: 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Stylus Magazine B+ [2]

Pretty Scary Silver Fairy is the second studio album by Norwegian recording artist Margaret Berger. It was released in Norway on 2 October 2006 by RCA Records. Its title comes from Berger's wish for the album to be "sweet but mean at the same time". [1] The lyrics were written by Berger and inspired by her adolescence. [1]

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Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Silver Fairy"
Martin3:58
2."Seek I'll Hide"
  • Berger
  • Martin
Martin4:19
3."Will You Remember Me Tomorrow?"
Immonen3:43
4."Samantha"
  • Berger
  • Sarin
  • Immonen
Immonen3:28
5."I'm Gonna Stay After Summer"
  • Berger
  • Hans Jørgen Støp
Immonen3:54
6."Get Physical"
  • Berger
  • Sarin
  • Immonen
Immonen2:54
7."Naive (16)"
  • Berger
  • Martin
Martin3:41
8."Robot Song"
  • Berger
  • Sarin
  • Immonen
Immonen3:30
9."Pretty Things in Life"
  • Berger
  • Støp
Martin4:01
10."Have You Never Ever?"
  • Berger
  • Støp
Immonen3:59
Notes
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Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Pretty Scary Silver Fairy. [3]

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Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
Norwegian Albums Chart [4] 8

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Hoffman, K. Ross. "Pretty Scary Silver Fairy – Margaret Berger". AllMusic . Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  2. ↑ Merwin, Charles (15 February 2007). "Margaret Berger – Pretty Scary Silver Fairy". Stylus Magazine . Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 Pretty Scary Silver Fairy (CD liner notes). Margaret Berger. RCA Records. 2006. 82876898442.
  4. ↑ "Margaret Berger – Pretty Scary Silver Fairy". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
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