Somersault (Eggstone album)

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Somersault
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1994
RecordedTambourine Studios, Malmö and MNW Studio, Waxholm, Sweden
Genre Indie Pop
Length35:33
Label Soap
Producer Michael Blair and Eggstone
Eggstone chronology
Eggstone in San Diego
(1992)
Somersault
(1994)
Vive La Différence!
(1997)
Professional ratings
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Somersault is the second album by Swedish indie pop band Eggstone, first released in Sweden in March 1994. A US release appeared later that year on BMG label Critique Records. [2] The song "The Dog" was issued as a promotional single and became a hit on various college radio stations. [3] The album was re-issued on vinyl in 1997 by Vibrafon Records, and again by Crunchy Frog Records in 2017. [4]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Against the Sun" – 2:41
  2. "It's Not the Rain" – 3:19
  3. "Hang On to Your Eco" – 2:45
  4. "Good Morning" – 3:38
  5. "Desdemona" – 3:03
  6. "The Dog" – 3:42
  7. "Water" – 3:09
  8. "Luck" – 3:50
  9. "Cornflake Crown" – 3:15
  10. "Split" – 2:41
  11. "Happiest Fool" – 3:24

Personnel

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References

  1. Raggett, Ned. Somersault at AllMusic
  2. "e g g s t o n e". Eggstone – The Nearly Official Website. Archived from the original on 7 May 2006. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. "Fozzie fanzine: Tambourine Studios och Eggstone". Fozzie Fanzine. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  4. "Eggstone - Somersault | Releases, Reviews, Credits". Discogs. 1994. Retrieved 27 January 2021.