Sweet 75 (album)

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Sweet 75
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 26, 1997
Recorded1997
Studio
Genre Alternative rock
Length47:18
Label DGC
Producer Paul Fox
Singles from Sweet 75
  1. "Lay Me Down"
    Released: 1997
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Sweet 75 is the only studio album by alternative rock band Sweet 75, released on August 26, 1997, through DGC. [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Track listing

All songs composed by Yva Las Vegass and Krist Novoselic, except where noted.

  1. "Fetch" (Yva Las Vegas) – 3:40
  2. "Lay Me Down" (Yva Las Vegas) – 3:28
  3. "Bite My Hand" – 2:25
  4. "Red Dress" (Yva Las Vegas) – 3:19
  5. "La Vida" (Yva Las Vegas) – 3:38
  6. "Six Years" – 3:43
  7. "Take Another Stab" – 5:13
  8. "Poor Kitty" – 2:41
  9. "Ode to Dolly" – 2:51
  10. "Dogs" (Krist Novoselic) – 3:34
  11. "Cantos de Pilon" (traditional) – 2:36
  12. "Nothing" – 5:33
  13. "Japan Trees" – 2:28
  14. "Oral Health" – 4:49

Personnel

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