Songs (Regina Spektor album)
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Songs is the second album
by singer-songwriter
Regina Spektor
. The album was recorded in its entirety on Christmas Day of 2001; all songs were recorded in one take. Self-released copies of the album were sold at Spektor's early live shows, but the album is now available for purchase periodically at the independent CD retailer CDBaby.com. This album is now available for purchase at most of her current shows as well.
A different version of the song "Samson" can also be found as the third track of her album Begin to Hope
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Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Regina Spektor
Regina Spektor
Regina Ilyinichna Spektor is a Russian American singer-songwriter and pianist. Her music is associated with the anti-folk scene centered in New York City's East Village.-Early life:...
. The album was recorded in its entirety on Christmas Day of 2001; all songs were recorded in one take. Self-released copies of the album were sold at Spektor's early live shows, but the album is now available for purchase periodically at the independent CD retailer CDBaby.com. This album is now available for purchase at most of her current shows as well.
Track listing
- "Samson" – 3:54
- "Oedipus" – 4:50
- "Prisoners" – 3:03
- "Reading Time with Pickle" - 5:33
- "Consequence of Sounds" - 5:09
- "Daniel Cowman" - 4:51
- "Bon Idée" - 4:10
- "Aching to Pupate" - 2:13
- "Lounge" - 3:34
- "Lacrimosa" - 5:14
- "Lulliby" - 2:27
- "Ne Me Quitte Pas" - 4:38
A different version of the song "Samson" can also be found as the third track of her album Begin to Hope
Begin to Hope
Begin to Hope is the fourth album by Russian-American singer-songwriter, Regina Spektor. It was released June 13, 2006. The album debuted at number 70 on the Billboard 200, but due to the popularity of the single "Fidelity", it peaked at number 20 and was labeled a "pace setter" by Billboard....
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Personnel
- Regina Spektor - Vocals, Piano
- Chelsea Horenstein - Photography
- Ryan Curtiz - Layout Design