''Chase Park'' is the fifth studio album from
Magnapop, released on September 4, 2009. The recording is the first from the band released independently on the
vanity label The Kraft Records. Lead songwriters
Linda Hopper and
Ruthie Morris began writing for the album after they ceased touring for ''
Mouthfeel'' in 2006 and the track "Future Forward" debuted on the 2005 live album ''
Magnapop Live at Maxwell's 03/09/2005
''Magnapop Live at Maxwell's 03/09/2005'' is a 2005 live album by Magnapop, released through online music providers including eMusic, the iTunes Store, and Rhapsody.
Track listing
All songs written by Linda Hopper and Ruthie Morris, except where ...
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The album was initially distributed digitally through online retailers without a physical format release in 2009. In the
2009 Georgia floods
The September 2009 Southeastern United States floods were a group of floods that affected several counties throughout northern Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas. The worst flooding occurred across the Atlanta metropolitan area ...
, Morris lost much of her musical equipment, Magnapop memorabilia, and the first
Compact Disc pressing of ''Chase Park''.
Atlanta musicians—including former Magnapop bandmate Tim Lee and
Amy Ray—threw a
benefit concert to assist her in replacing her losses on December 15, 2009.
On March 30, 2010, the album was put out on
Compact Disc with an additional track: the
Spiderbait
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cover "
Jesus".
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Muziekkrant OOR''s positive review of the album called the music "unpretentious and disarming."
Track listing
All songs written by
Linda Hopper and
Ruthie Morris, except where noted
2009 digital version
#"Bring It to Me" – 2:13
#"Straight to You" – 2:42
#"Q-Tip" – 1:58
#"Lions and Lambs" – 2:29
#"Blue Cheer" – 2:59
#"Feedback Blues" – 3:24
#"Looking for Ghosts" – 3:10
#"Bangkok" – 3:18
#"Evergleam" – 3:00
#"Future Forward" (Hopper, Morris, and
Scott Rowe) – 2:46
#"Need More" – 3:34
2010 Compact Disc version
#
" Jesus" (Janet English
Janet may refer to:
Names
* Janet (given name)
* Janet (French singer) (1939–2011)
Surname
* Charles Janet (1849–1932), French engineer, inventor and biologist, known for the Left Step periodic table
* Jules Janet (1861–1945), French psych ...
, Mark Maher, and Damian Whitty) – 1:53
The rest of the track listing is identical to the digital release.
Personnel
Magnapop
* Linda Hopper – lead vocals
* Ruthie Morris – guitar, backing vocals
* Scott Rowe – bass guitar
* Chad Williams – drums
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and photography
Additional personnel
*Guy Burwell
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– illustration
*Karin Heckl – design
* Brian Paulson – production and mixing
*Sandra Lee Phipps – photography
*Carl Saff – mastering
References
External links
Magnapop's homepageChase Park Transduction homepage
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2009 albums
Albums produced by Brian Paulson
Magnapop albums
Self-released albums