Stranger Things (Edie Brickell & New Bohemians album)

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Stranger Things
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 25, 2006
StudioTomcast Studios, Dallas, Texas; Trout Recording, Brooklyn, New York
Genre Alternative rock, folk rock, jam rock, [1] Southern rock
Label Fantasy/Brick Elephant
Producer Bryce Goggin, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians chronology
Ghost of a Dog
(1990)
Stranger Things
(2006)
Rocket
(2018)
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Stranger Things is the third album by American jam band Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, their first studio album in sixteen years. It was released on July 25, 2006, via Fantasy Records.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Stranger Things" (Edie Brickell, Kenny Withrow, New Bohemians) - 3:20
  2. "Oh My Soul" (Brickell, Withrow) - 2:52
  3. "Buffalo Ghost" (Brickell, New Bohemians) - 4:36
  4. "No Dinero" (Brickell, New Bohemians) - 5:30
  5. "Early Morning" (Brickell, Withrow, New Bohemians) - 5:00
  6. "Lover Take Me" (Brickell, Brad Houser, New Bohemians) - 4:23
  7. "A Funny Thing" (Brickell, Withrow, New Bohemians) - 3:05
  8. "Mainline Cherry" (Brandon Aly, Brickell, New Bohemians) - 4:14
  9. "Long Lost Friend" (Brickell, Withrow, New Bohemians) - 3:13
  10. "Wear You Down" (Brickell) - 4:12
  11. "One Last Time" (Brickell, Withrow) - 4:00
  12. "Spanish Style Guitar" (Brickell, Withrow, New Bohemians) - 5:28
  13. "Elephants and Ants" (Brickell, Withrow) - 6:41

Personnel

The New Bohemians

Additional personnel

Production

Studios

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  2. Stranger Things at AllMusic
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