''Cocoon Crash'' is the third studio album of the
Belgian
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band
K's Choice
K's Choice is a Belgian rock band from Antwerp, formed in the mid-1990s. The band's core members are brothers Sam Bettens (lead vocals, guitar) and Gert Bettens (guitar, keyboard, vocals). They are joined by Bart Van Lierde (bass), Tom Lodewyckx ...
, released in 1998. Its singles were "Believe", "Everything for Free", and "If You're Not Scared". Musically, it is comparable to their second album, ''
Paradise in Me
''Paradise in Me'' is the second studio album by Belgian band K's Choice. It was released in 1995 by Double T Music. In the United States, it was released on 20 August 1996 by 550 Music.
The album reached #121 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 ch ...
'', though with a generally lighter tone and subject matter.
Since its release, ''Cocoon Crash'' has sold more than 1,000,000 copies, and went platinum in
Belgium
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Netherlands
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The album was produced by
Gil Norton
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Pixies
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Counting Crows
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Track listing
Personnel
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Sam Bettens
Sam Bettens (born in 1972) is a Belgian musician and the lead singer of the Belgian band K's Choice.
In May 2019, he came out as a transgender man.
Career K's Choice
In the mid-1990s, Bettens formed the band K's Choice with his brother Ger ...
– vocals, guitar
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Gert Bettens
Gert Bettens is the lead guitarist of the Belgian band K's Choice. He, with his brother Sam Bettens, is the face of the band.
The band is popular in Europe and had toured in the U.S. with The Verve Pipe, Tonic, Alanis Morissette and the Indig ...
– guitar, keyboards, vocals
* Jan Van Sichem Jr. – guitar on "Cocoon Crash"
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Eric Grossman
Eric Grossman (born November 25, 1964, New York) is an American musician, best known for playing bass and recording gold and platinum albums with the Belgian band K's Choice.
Biography
Grossman was born in 1964 in New York, the older of two bo ...
– bass
* Bart Van Der Zeeuw – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
Luis Jardin – percussion
Roy Spong – percussion
Mark Pythian – programming
Chart performance
References
External links
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Allmusic - K's Choice
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K's Choice albums
1998 albums
Albums produced by Gil Norton