Lackluster Me is the second album released by the band Savoy. It was only officially released in Norway and Sweden. It sold a total of 15,000 copies there and received a Spellemannprisen nomination for best rock album.
Lackluster Me | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 6, 1997 (original) 2016 (remaster) | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 52:00 (original release) 49:13 (remaster) [1] | |||
Label | EMI Norsk (original) Apollon records (remaster) [2] | |||
Producer | Lauren & Paul Waaktaar-Savoy | |||
Savoy chronology | ||||
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In 2016, a remastered edition was released on CD and, for the first time, on LP. For this release, several tracks were shortened.[1]
Track listing
edit- 1. "Lackluster Me"
- 2. "Unsound"
- 3. "You Should Have Told Me"
- 4. "Foreign Film"
- 5. "Flowers for Sylvia"
- 6. "I Still Cry"
- 7. "Sycamore Leaves"
- 8. "Rain"
- 9. "Butt Out"
- 10. "This, That & The Other"
- 11. "Hey Luchie"
- 12. "Easy"
- 13. "If You Tell"
Trivia
edit"Flowers For Sylvia" is an homage to American poet Sylvia Plath.
"Sycamore Leaves" was previously recorded by a-ha on their 1990 album East of the Sun, West of the Moon.
Personnel
edit- Guitars, bass, vocals, keyboards, programming, arrangements: Paul Waaktaar-Savoy.
- Rhythm guitars and backing vocals (tracks 3, 4, 5, 9 & 12): Lauren Savoy.
- Drums and backing vocals: Frode Unneland.
- Bass: Greg Calvert.
- Cello: James Roven.
- Violín: Timothy Roven.
- String arrangements (tracks 1, 2 & 8): The Vertavo Quartet.
- All songs written by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Lauren Savoy except track 6 Paul Waaktaar-Savoy.
- Produced by: Savoy.
- Released by: EMI Norsk.
Charts
editChart (1997) | Peak position |
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Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[3] | 12 |
References
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