''The Magic Treehouse'' is the debut album from
Ooberman, released in October 1999 on
Independiente Records. The album was produced by
Stephen Street
Stephen Brian Street (born 29 March 1960 in Hackney, London) is an English music producer best known for his work with The Smiths, The Cranberries and Blur. Street collaborated with Morrissey on his debut album ''Viva Hate'' following the spl ...
, famous for his work with
The Smiths and
Blur, among others.
Four singles were released from the album - "Blossoms Falling", "Million Suns", "Tears From A Willow" and "Shorley Wall". An earlier version of "Shorley Wall" had previous been the lead track of an
EP released by the band on Tugboat Records. A demo recording of ''Sugar Bum'' was released as a single on
Graham Coxon's
Transcopic
Transcopic was a British record label created in 1998 by Blur guitarist Graham Coxon for his solo releases, as well as those of other left field artists. Along with Coxon's music, the label issued records by acts such as Ooberman, The Buff Medw ...
label in May 1998. This was the band's first official release.
Track listing
# "Million Suns" (Dan Popplewell, Andy Flett) – 4:16
# "
Blossoms Falling
"Blossoms Falling" is a song by Ooberman, released as their first single for Independiente, and the first to be taken from the band's debut album ''The Magic Treehouse''. It reached No. 39 in the UK, the only Ooberman single to date to make the ...
" (Dan Popplewell, Andy Flett) – 2:31
# "Sur La Plage" (Dan Popplewell) – 3:14
# "Roro Blue" (Dan Popplewell) – 2:14
# "
Tears from a Willow
"Tears from a Willow" is a song by Ooberman, released as the third single from their debut album ''The Magic Treehouse''. It was released by Independiente in October 1999. In the song's radio edit, a reference to LSD was removed, but remained ...
" (Dan Popplewell) – 3:32
# "Bees" (Dan Popplewell, Andy Flett) – 1:57
# "Sugar Bum" (Dan Popplewell) – 3:17
# "Roll Me in Cotton" (Dan Popplewell) – 4:00
# "Physics Disco" (Dan Popplewell, Andy Flett) – 2:48
# "The Magic Treehouse" (Dan Popplewell) – 1:34
# "Amazing in Bed" (Dan Popplewell) – 3:17
# "My Baby's Too Tall and Thin" (Sophia Churney) – 0:42
# "
Shorley Wall
The ''Shorley Wall EP'' was the second release by Ooberman, following the ''Sugar Bum'' single, and was the first release that gained the band attention from the press and music fans. It was named as the single of the year for 1998 by The Times. ...
" (Dan Popplewell, Andy Flett) – 4:28
# "Silver Planet" (Dan Popplewell, Andy Flett) – 12:59
A
hidden track
In the field of recorded music, a hidden track (sometimes called a ghost track, secret track or unlisted track) is a song or a piece of audio that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, LP record, or other recorded medium, in such a way as t ...
- "Stormtrooper" - is placed at the end of ''Silver Planet'' after a period of silence.
External links
The Magic Treehouse– Ooberman fansite
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1999 albums
Albums produced by Stephen Street
Ooberman albums