''Lackluster Me'' is the second
album
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released by the band
Savoy
Savoy (; frp, Savouè ; french: Savoie ) is a cultural-historical region in the Western Alps.
Situated on the cultural boundary between Occitania and Piedmont, the area extends from Lake Geneva in the north to the Dauphiné in the south.
Savo ...
. It was only officially released in Norway and Sweden. It sold a total of 15,000 copies there and received a
Spellemannprisen
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nomination for best rock album.
In 2016, a remastered edition was released on CD and, for the first time, on LP. For this release, several tracks were shortened.
Track listing
*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
"Flowers For Sylvia" is an homage to American poet
Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath (; October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and is best known for two of her published collections, ''The ...
.
"Sycamore Leaves" was previously recorded by
a-ha
A-ha (usually stylised as ''a-''h''a''; ) is a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. Founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals), the band ...
on their 1990 album ''
East of the Sun, West of the Moon
''East of the Sun, West of the Moon'' is the fourth studio album by Norwegian new wave band A-ha, released on 27 October 1990 by Warner Bros. Records. Named after a Norwegian fairy tale, the album was something of a departure from the band's e ...
''.
Personnel
*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
References
1997 albums
Savoy (band) albums
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