Sleeping with Ghosts (from English - "Dream with ghosts") - the fourth studio album of the rock band Placebo , released in 2003 . In 2007, the disc was reissued as a Covers album for download from the network .
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| Studio album Placebo | |||||||
| Date of issue | April 1, 2003 | ||||||
| Recorded by | 2002 | ||||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | ||||||
| Duration | 46:32 | ||||||
| Producer | Jim Abbiss | ||||||
| A country |  Great Britain | ||||||
| Label | Virgin | ||||||
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Content
Songs
The track “Protect Me from What I Want” has a French version - “ Protège-Moi ”.
The composition “Bulletproof Cupid” was written back in 1995 and originally contained the text, but almost immediately became instrumental. [7]
On September 12, 2003, at a concert in Sofia, the band dedicated the song “Centrefolds” to Johnny Cash , who died that day.
Song List
| Sleeping with Ghosts | |||||||||
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| No | Title | Duration | |||||||
| one. | "Bulletproof Cupid" | 2:22 | |||||||
| 2 | " English Summer Rain " | 4:01 | |||||||
| 3 | " This Picture " | 3:34 | |||||||
| four. | "Sleeping with Ghosts" | 4:38 | |||||||
| five. | " The Bitter End " | 3:10 | |||||||
| 6 | "Something Rotten" | 5:28 | |||||||
| 7 | "Plasticine" | 3:26 | |||||||
| eight. | " Special Needs " | 5:15 | |||||||
| 9. | "I'll Be Yours" | 3:32 | |||||||
| ten. | "Second Sight" | 2:49 | |||||||
| eleven. | "Protect Me From What I Want" | 3:15 | |||||||
| 12. | "Centrefolds" | 5:02 | |||||||
| 13. | “ Protège-Moi ” (Special Edition bonus track) | 3:13 | |||||||
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| No | Title | Duration | |||||||
| 14. | "Evalia" | 4:20 | |||||||
| 15. | "Drink You Pretty" | Three to five | |||||||
September 22, 2003 was released a special version of the album, consisting of two discs. The second CD features 10 cover versions of various songs recorded by the band earlier:
| Sleeping with Ghosts. Special edition. Disc 2 | |||||||||
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| No | Title | Author | Duration | ||||||
| one. | Running Up That Hill | Kate bush | Three to four | ||||||
| 2 | “ Where is my mind? " | Pixies | 3:44 | ||||||
| 3 | Bigmouth Strikes Again | The smiths | 3:54 | ||||||
| four. | "Johnny and Mary" | Robert Palmer | 3:25 | ||||||
| five. | "20th Century Boy" | T. Rex | 4:39 | ||||||
| 6 | "The Ballad of Melody Nelson" | Serge Gainsbourg | Two to four | ||||||
| 7 | "Holocaust" | Alex Chilton | 4:27 | ||||||
| eight. | "I Feel You" | Depeche mode | 6:26 | ||||||
| 9. | "Daddy Cool" | Boney M. | 3:21 | ||||||
| ten. | "Jackie" | Sinad o'connor | 2:48 | ||||||
Record Members
- Brian Molko - vocals, guitar, keyboards, saxophone, drums
- Stefan Olsdal - bass, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Steve Hewitt - drums, percussion
- Simon Breed - harmonica
Notes
- ↑ Mila Kravchuk. PLACEBO “Sleeping with Ghosts” (p) 2003 Comp Music / EMI . music.com.ua (04/28/2003 5:11). The appeal date is May 24, 2010. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ Sleeping with Ghosts - Placebo | Allmusic
- ↑ Sleeping With Ghosts | Music | Music Review | The av club
- 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 Critic Reviews for Sleeping With Ghosts at Metacritic
- ↑ Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Placebo: Sleeping with Ghosts
- ↑ Placebo: Sleeping With Ghosts <PopMatters
- ↑ Bulletproof Cupid Lyrics - Placebo