Shona (album)

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Shona
Shona by Shona Laing.png
Studio album by
Released1993
Genre Pop rock
Label TriStar, Epic
Shona Laing chronology
New on Earth
(1992)
Shona
(1993)
Roadworks
(1997)

Shona is a 1994 album by Shona Laing released on the TriStar label. [1] It reached No. 35 on the New Zealand album chart. The single "Kick Back" failed to chart.

Track listing

  1. "Rome"
  2. "Kick Back"
  3. "Heat and Smoke"
  4. "Man with the Wild Name"
  5. "Hard World"
  6. "Heartless Bones"
  7. "American Friends"
  8. "Cold Country"
  9. "It's True"
  10. "Decent Thing"
  11. "Hard and Fast"
  12. "Andrew Said"
  13. "Harmlessness"

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References

  1. Billboard - Feb 25, 1995 - Page 47 TriStar — the label that released Kiwi singer/ songwriter Shona Laing's recent album, "Shona"