''Design Flaw'' is the fifth studio album by Art Bergmann, released on the Other People's Music record label in 1998."Bergmann back to form". ''

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'', November 6, 1998. The album featured acoustic recordings of songs, primarily from Bergmann's prior albums but also including a new

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'' music critic James Muretich named the album as one of the year's best, writing that "one of our best singer-songwriters of the last 20 years brilliantly delves into his repertoire of songs dealing with desire, drugs and dreams.""Rufus heads up the tracks of '98: Canadian critics pick albums by Wainwright, Lucinda Williams as the year's best releases". ''

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'', December 26, 1998. Bergmann's next release, 2000's '' Vultura Freeway'', comprised unreleased recordings from the early 1980s. He did not release another newly recorded title until 2014's '' Songs for the Underclass''.

Track listing

All songs written by Art Bergmann except where noted.

References

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