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. The cover art was designed by guitarist

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(selling over 25,000 copies) and sold around 250,000 copies worldwide.

Track listing

Personnel

dEUS

* Stef Kamil Carlens: vocal, guitar, bass, double bass, percussion, claps * Tom Barman: vocal, guitar, Hammond, Talkback, samples, percussion, synthesiser, cma^s * Jules de Borgher: drums, percussion, bells, claps * Craig Ward: vocal, guitar, sax, mandolin, claps, ukulele, slide guitar * Klaas Janzoons: vocal, percussion, Talkback, piano, violin, synthesiser, beatbox, claps * Rudy Trouvé: vocal, piccolo, harmonica, guitar, ukulele

guest musicians

* Didier Fontaine: Vocal * Scott McCloud: "philosophy" * Eric Drew Feldman: Hammond, percussion, egg, piano * Pieter Lamot: trombone * Ian Humphries: violin * Charles Mutter: violin * Nic Pendlebury: viola * Deirdre Cooper: cello * Dana Colley: saxophones * Vincienne: claps * Jim Brumby: claps, rate and depth * Piet Jorens: piano, gong * Bart Maris: trumpet

Singles

* "Theme from Turnpike" (June 1996)- #68 UK * "Little Arithmetics" (October 1996)- #44 UK * "For the Roses" (December 1996)- #56 UK * "Fell Off the Floor, Man" - Belgian only single (June 1997) Charts references: https://www.officialcharts.com/ Chart Stats – Deus
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References

{{Authority control Deus (band) albums 1996 albums Island Records albums