''Spirit in the Sky'' is the debut solo album by American singer-songwriter

Norman Greenbaum Norman Joel Greenbaum (born November 20, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter. He is primarily known for his 1969 song "Spirit in the Sky". Early life Greenbaum was born in Malden, Massachusetts. He was raised in an Orthodox Jewish househol ...

. It contains his popular hit song, the title track "

Spirit in the Sky "Spirit in the Sky" is a song by American singer-songwriter Norman Greenbaum, originally written and recorded by Greenbaum and released in late 1969 from the album of the same name. The single became a gold record, selling two million copies f ...

". It was released on CD by

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in 2001, with seven bonus tracks. The album was re-released on vinyl by

for

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, on April 19, 2014.

Track listing

All selections written by Norman Greenbaum. Side 1 #"Junior Cadillac" – 3:38 #"

" – 4:02 #"Skyline" – 3:14 #"Jubilee" – 3:01 #"Alice Bodine" – 3:42 Side 2 CD Bonus tracks

References

* {{Authority control 1969 debut albums Varèse Sarabande albums Reprise Records albums Norman Greenbaum albums Albums produced by Erik Jacobsen