Have You Seen This Ghost?
Have You Seen This Ghost? | ||||
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Studio album by Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows | ||||
Released | 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2010 | |||
Genre | Neoclassical darkwave | |||
Length | 1:14:21 | |||
Label | Apocalyptic Vision | |||
Producer | Anna-Varney Cantodea | |||
Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows chronology | ||||
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Have You Seen This Ghost? is the 10th official studio album from Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble of Shadows and the second part of the trilogy A Triptychon of GHOSTS (or: El Sexorcismo de Anna-Varney Cantodea), which includes the EPs A Strange Thing To Say and Children of the Corn.
The album was first released in April 2011 in two different forms. One of which was a 128-page hardcover book format (limited to 1999 copies) which contained the album and a DVD for the music video of "It Is Safe To Sleep Alone." The other, a 2-LP vinyl (limited to 693 copies) on purple colored wax. Both limited editions are signed and numbered by Anna-Varney Contodea herself. The standard jewel Case Edition was released in August 2011.[2]
Track listing
All tracks written by Anna-Varney Cantodea except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Don't Believe in Ghosts" | 4:17 |
2. | "One Day My Prince Will Come" | 7:20 |
3. | "Cornucopia d'Amour (Füllhorn der Liebe)" ("Cornucopia of love") | 4:29 |
4. | "It Is Safe to Sleep Alone" (Marianne Faithfull, Angelo Badalamenti, Frank McGuiness) | 5:57 |
5. | "Hello" (Lionel Richie) | 7:58 |
6. | "At the Stroke of Midnight Gently" | 1:44 |
7. | "Starlight Seen Through Veils of Tears" | 6:37 |
8. | "Powder" | 5:39 |
9. | "Angel of the Golden Fountain" | 6:03 |
10. | "Where the Ancient Laurel Grows" | 5:54 |
11. | "I Fell for One (who loved me not)" | 2:34 |
12. | "Holding Out for a Hero" (Dean Pitchford, Jim Steinman) | 6:40 |
13. | "The Hours of Sadness" | 9:25 |
Personnel
Sopor Aeternus
- Anna-Varney Cantodea: vocals, all other instruments, programming, mixing
Additional musicians
- Thomas Haug: violin
- Tim Ströble: cello
- Fenton Bragg: trombone
- Wayne Coer: trumpet
- Eugene de la Fontaine: tuba
- Uta Ferson: clarinet
- Benjamin Dover: oboe
- Eric Chen: bassoon
- Olegg Mancovicz: balalaika, banjo
- Burt Eerie: drums
- Terence Bat: drums
- Patrick Damiani: recording, mixing, engineering