Savoy Songbook Vol. 1

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Savoy Songbook Vol. 1
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Compilation album by
ReleasedAugust 6, 2007 (Norway)
Recorded1996-2007
Genre Rock
Label Genepool (UK)/Universal
Producer Lauren & Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
Michael Ilbert
Savoy chronology
Savoy
(2004)
Savoy Songbook Vol. 1
(2007)
See the Beauty in Your Drab Hometown
(2018)

Savoy Songbook Vol. 1 is a compilation album from the Norwegian group of the same name, released Monday, August 6, 2007, in Norway. It was released in the UK by Genepool Records on May 12, 2008. Disc 1 contains three all-new tracks and re-recordings of earlier tracks. Disc 2 contains the original versions of past material, though there are two versions of "Star." "Karma Boomerang" was released as a single in April 2007 in Norway as a download and radio cut.

Contents

Track listing

Disc One

Disc Two

Credits

Savoy are:

Additional personnel:

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [1] 7

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