The Other Side of the Moon (album)
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The Other Side of the Moon is a compilation album by The Cardigans
. It features B-sides and rarities that never made it onto the albums and were previously only available on singles.
It was released only in Japan
and Australia
on 5 January 1999.
The Cardigans
The Cardigans are a Swedish rock band formed in the town of Jönköping in October 1992.Their debut album Emmerdale gave them a solid base in their home country and enjoyed some success abroad, especially in Japan. It was not until their second album Life that an international reputation was secured...
. It features B-sides and rarities that never made it onto the albums and were previously only available on singles.
It was released only in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
on 5 January 1999.
Track listing
- "War (First Try)" (Nina PerssonNina Perssonis the lead singer and lyricist for the Swedish pop group The Cardigans. She has also worked as a solo artist, releasing two albums as A Camp and appearing on the tribute album to Serge Gainsbourg entitled Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited...
, Peter SvenssonPeter SvenssonAnders Peter Svensson is a guitarist with the band, The Cardigans.His role in the group is as a guitarist and composer, but he also plays keyboard, vibraphone, and bass guitar, plus he provides some backing vocals...
) – 4:09 [from the single "My Favourite Game"] - "I Figured Out" (Magnus SveningssonMagnus SveningssonMagnus Sveningsson is best known as the bassist in the Swedish rock band, The Cardigans, and has also recorded under a solo project entitled Righteous Boy....
, Svensson) – 2:05 [from the single "Black Letter Day"] - "Plain Parade" (Sveningsson, Svensson) – 3:31 [from the single "Sick And Tired"]
- "Laika" (Svensson) – 1:20 [from the single "Sick And Tired"]
- "Pooh Song" (Alfhein, Lagerberg, Persson, Sveningsson, Svensson) – 3:15 [from the single "Sick And Tired"]
- "Mr. CrowleyMr. Crowley"Mr Crowley" is a 1980 heavy metal song performed by Ozzy Osbourne, released on the album Blizzard of Ozz, Osbourne's first solo effort following his firing from Black Sabbath. It peaked at number 46 on the United Kingdom charts. Musicians playing on the song are guitarist Randy Rhoads, bass...
" (Ozzy OsbourneOzzy OsbourneJohn Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...
) – 2:35 [from the single "Carnival"] - "Emmerdale" (Svensson) – 2:25 [from the single "Carnival"]
- "The Boys Are Back in TownThe Boys Are Back in Town"The Boys Are Back in Town" is a single from Irish hard rock band Thin Lizzy. The song came out in 1976 on their album Jailbreak. It was honoured with the 499th position among the 2004 Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, though it was not included in the 2010 update...
" (Phil LynottPhil LynottPhilip Parris "Phil" Lynott was an Irish musician who first came to prominence as a founding member, principal songwriter, and frontman of the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy....
) – 4:04 [from the single "Hey! Get Out of My Way"] - "Carnival (Puck Version)" (Persson, Sveningsson, Svensson) – 2:52 [from the single "Hey! Get Out of My Way"]
- "Nasty Sunny Beam" (Persson, Svensson) - 2:54 [from the single "Lovefool"]
- "Iron ManIron Man (song)"Iron Man" is a song by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath from their second studio album Paranoid released in 1970. It was later included on their initial greatest hits compilation We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll , as well as all subsequent greatest hits compilations.-Writing and...
(First Try)" (Geezer ButlerGeezer ButlerGeezer Butler is an English musician and songwriter. Butler is best known as the bassist and lyricist of heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He was also involved in Heaven & Hell from 2006 to 2010.-Career:Butler formed his first band, Rare Breed, with old friend John "Ozzy" Osbourne in the autumn of...
, Tony IommiTony IommiAnthony Frank "Tony" Iommi is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as the founding member of pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and its sole continual member through multiple personnel changes.Iommi is widely recognised as one of the most important and influential guitarists in...
, Osbourne, Bill Ward) – 3:39 [from the single "Lovefool"] - "Blah Blah Blah" (Persson, Svensson) – 3:00 [from the single "Been It"]
- "Losers (First Try)" (Persson, Svensson) - 3:16 [from the single "Been It"]
- "Country Hell" (Sveningsson, Svensson) - 2:47 [from the single "Your New Cuckoo"]
- "After All" (Sveningsson, Svensson) - 2:37 [from the single "Rise And Shine"]
- "Cocktail Party Bloody Cocktail Party" (Svensson) - 15:47 (a medley of songs from LifeLife (Cardigans album)Life is the second studio album of The Cardigans. It was released worldwide in 1995 and was an international success, especially in Japan, where it achieved platinum status. Outside of Sweden and Japan , the album was released as their first album as a compilation of tracks from both Emmerdale and...
) [from the single "Rise And Shine" (re-release)]