''Corner of an Endless Road'' is the second

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by Australian independent singer-songwriter,

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. The album was released in February 2008 and peaked at number 13 on the

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. At the

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, the album was nominated for Best Independent Release and Best Blues & Roots Album.

Reception

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reviewer said "The songs on Lior's second album ''Corner of an Endless Road'' are intensely personal and candid. They represent landmarks in the emotional journey throughout the last two years of Lior's career and life. Lior worked closely with producer

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at matching the emotional range of the songs with musical choices that intimately represent who he is, as a musician and a person.... ''Corner of an Endless Road'' is a true representation of Lior's musical landscape." Bernard Zuel from

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said the songs are "pretty low key (with) the main component being pop with a decidedly late '60s-early '70s

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feel."

Track listing

* all tracks written by Lior, except track 1 (Lior, Joseph Tawadros and François Tétaz), track 2 (Lior and Ben Fink) and track 5 (Lior and Tétaz). #"April Bloom" - 4:09 #"I'll Forget You" (featuring

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). - 3:20 #"Corner of an Endless Road" - 3:26 #"Sleeping in the Rain" - 3:20 #"Heal Me" - 4:15 #"Lost in You" - 2:40 #"Burst Your Bubble" - 3:22 #"Sonja" - 2:49 #"Jerusalem" - 4:15 #"Take the Sting Out" - 3:00 #"Safety of Distance" - 2:19

Charts

Release history

References

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