Thinking About Myself | ||||
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Studio album by Cosmic Baby | ||||
Released | 1994 | |||
Studio | Highlights Studio Berlin | |||
Genre | Techno, trance, house, chill-out, electro | |||
Length | 72:27 | |||
Label | Logic Records LOC LP 10 Time Out of Mind Records | |||
Producer | Cosmic Baby | |||
Cosmic Baby chronology | ||||
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All tracks written by Cosmic Baby.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Thinking About Myself" | 5:20 |
2. | "Treptow" | 6:23 |
3. | "Tao 2000" | 6:41 |
4. | "Another Day in Another City" | 3:41 |
5. | "Brooklyn" | 5:21 |
6. | "Au Dessous des Nuages" | 9:52 |
7. | "Cosmic Greets Florida" | 5:56 |
8. | "Herbst in Berlin" | 5:03 |
9. | "Fantasia" | 8:02 |
10. | "Loops of Infinity (Contemplative)" | 7:13 |
11. | "Movements in Love" (called "Moments in Love" on the sleeve of the release on the Logic label) | 8:50 |
Total length: | 72:27 |
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