Released 20 April 1999 Producer Armand John Petri Release date 18 May 1999 | Length 49:19 Label Bar None Records | |
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Recorded at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario The Earth Pressed Flat(1999) Campfire Songs The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings of 10,000 Maniacs(2004) Similar 10 - 000 Maniacs albums, Rock music albums | ||
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The Earth Pressed Flat is a 1999 album by 10,000 Maniacs. The album contains nine songs that had been written for, but not used in, the band's previous album, Love Among the Ruins: "The Earth Pressed Flat", "Once a City", "On & On (Mersey Song)", "Somebody's Heaven", "Cabaret", "Beyond the Blue", "Smallest Step", "Time Turns" and "Hidden in My Heart". "Beyond the Blue" and "Time Turns" had been released on the single "More Than This", but were re-recorded for this album.
Contents
All tracks are credited to 10,000 Maniacs as a band for royalty purposes, though the lyricists of the songs received additional credit. Dennis Drew wrote "Ellen", "Glow", "Smallest Step" and "Rainbows". John Lombardo wrote "The Earth Pressed Flat", "Once a City", "On & On (Mersey Song)", "Beyond the Blue" and "Time Turns". Lombardo and Drew shared writing credit on "Hidden in My Heart". Lombardo, Mary Ramsey and Rob Buck shared writing credit on "Somebody's Heaven".
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Track listing
- "The Earth Pressed Flat" – 4:11
- "Ellen" – 3:27
- "Once a City" – 4:22
- "Glow" – 2:31
- "On & On (Mersey Song)" – 3:32
- "Somebody's Heaven" – 4:41
- "Cabaret" – 3:02
- "Beyond the Blue" – 3:17
- "Smallest Step" – 3:32
- "In the Quiet Morning" – 2:53
- "Time Turns" – 3:49
- "Hidden in My Heart" – 4:18
- "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" – 6:40
- "Rainbows" – 5:16 (hidden track, US release)
Personnel
Songs
1The Earth Pressed Flat4:12
2Ellen3:28
3Once a City4:22