Swansong for You

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Swansong for You
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Studio album by
Released6 November 2000 (2000-11-06) [1]
Recorded1999
Genre Twee pop
Length36:14
Label Jeepster
The Gentle Waves chronology
The Green Fields of Foreverland
(1999)
Swansong for You
(2000)
Singles from Swansong for You
  1. "Falling from Grace"
    Released: 23 October 2000 [2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly B [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Pitchfork 5.3/10 [6]

Swansong for You is the second studio album by Isobel Campbell's solo project, The Gentle Waves. It was released through Jeepster Records on 6 November 2000. [7] It peaked at number 13 on the CMJ Radio 200 chart. [8]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Isobel Campbell

No.TitleLength
1."Let the Good Times Begin"4:02
2."Partner in Crime"3:45
3."Falling from Grace"3:45
4."Loretta Young"3:03
5."Sisterwoman"3:00
6."Solace for Pain"2:49
7."Flood"3:35
8."Pretty Things"4:35
9."There Is No Greater Gold"4:04
10."There Was Magic, Then..."3:31

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

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References

  1. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 28 October 2000. p. 13. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  2. "Falling from Grace". Jeepster Records . Retrieved 6 March 2018.
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  8. "Radio 200 of 2001 (Covering 1/01 to 12/01)". CMJ New Music Report : 34. 31 December 2001.