The Opposite Side of the Sea

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The Opposite Side of the Sea
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2007 (2007-01-27)
Genre Indie pop
Label Quarter Past Wonderful
Oren Lavie chronology
The Opposite Side of the Sea
(2007)
Bedroom Crimes
(2017)
Singles from The Opposite Side of the Sea

The Opposite Side of the Sea is the debut studio album from Israeli singer Oren Lavie. It was released in January/February 2007 in Europe without major success, and later released on March 10, 2009 in the United States via Lavie's own label Quarter Past Wonderful, named under the song of the same name. The label signed a distribution deal with Adrenaline/Rocket science in order to promote the album.

Contents

Before its physical release, the album was available for digital download on January 29 at the iTunes Store.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Oren Lavie.

iTunes Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Her Morning Elegance"3:35
2."The Man Who Isn't There"3:35
3."The Opposite Side of the Sea"3:15
4."Locked in a Room"4:40
5."Ruby Rises"3:32
6."A Dream within a Dream"3:38
7."Trouble Don't Rhyme"3:13
8."A Short Goodbye"3:24
9."Don't Let Your Hair Grow Too Long"2:20
10."Blue Smile"3:44
11."Unhidden Track: A Quarter past Wonderful"2:12

Release history

RegionDate
Austria January 27, 2007
Germany
Switzerland
United Kingdom February 5, 2007
United States March 10, 2009

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