Edendale (album)

2009 studio album by BigBang

Edendale

Studio album by

BigBang

Released| March 9, 2009 (Norway)
January 19, 2010 (U.S.)
Studio| Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, California[1]
Genre| Rock
Label|

* Grand Sport
* Oglio Records

Producer|

* Øystein Greni
* Greg Richling

BigBang chronology
| From Acid to Zen
(2008)  | Edendale
(2009)  | Epic Scrap Metal
(2011)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Bergens Tidende| [2]
Dagsavisen| [3]
Aftenposten| [4]
Rolling Stone| [5]

Edendale is the Norwegian rock band BigBang's seventh studio album (tenth in total), and the second album released to the American market. It was released on March 9, 2009 in Norway and in the U.S. on January 19, 2010. It was produced by Øystein Greni and Greg Richling of The Wallflowers.[6]

## Overview[edit]

The album is named for a district north west of downtown Los Angeles, presently known as Echo Park and the eastern part of Silver Lake.[7][6] It was generally received positively by critics.[6][2][3][4]

## Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Øystein Greni, except where noted.

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Play Louder"|

* Øystein Greni
* Maria Orieta

| 4:51
2.| "Call Me"|  | 2:37
3.| "Swedish Television"|  | 4:41
4.| "Isabel"|  | 6:30
5.| "Freeway Flowers"|

* Greni
* Joshua Moore

| 4:04
6.| "Bag of Leaves"|  | 4:54
7.| "To The Max"|

* Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen
* Greni

| 3:49
8.| "Jumpsuit"|  | 2:11
9.| "Now Is Not a Good Time"|  | 5:49
10.| "One Step at a Time"|  | 2:54

Bonus tracksNo.| Title| Length

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11.| "The One"| 3:21
12.| "Savior Soul"| 3:16

US edition bonus tracksNo.| Title| Length

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11.| "Something Special"| 4:12
12.| "Falling"| 2:21
13.| "Wild Bird" (Live)| 4:17

## Personnel[edit]

Bigbang

* Øystein Greni – vocals, guitars, producer
* Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen – bass, percussion, harmony vocals, piano (track 7)
* Olaf Olsen – drums, percussion, harmony vocals

Additional personnel

* Greg Richling – producer
* Bryan Cook – recording engineer, mixer
* Adam Fuller – recording engineer (assistant)
* Chris Constable – mixer (assistant)
* Gavin Lurssen – mastering
* Joshua Moore – harmonium, harmony vocals, piano, organ
* Maria Orieta – guitar (track 1)
* Dave Natale – harmony vocals (track 3)
* Jared Nelson Smith – guitar (track 6)
* James Gadson – drums (track 7)
* Martin Winstad – congas (track 7)
* Torgny Amdam – harmony vocals (track 7)
* Dave Rawlings – guitar (track 9)
* Dave Larring – harmony vocals (track 9)
* Greg Richling – harmony vocals (track 9)
* Stian Andersen – photography (cover)
* Sølve Sæther – photography (booklet)
* Dimitri Kayiambakis – design

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Edendale - Bigbang | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
2. ^ a b Lønningen, Petter, Bergens Tidende (March 10, 2009). Hjemme bra, borte best (in Norwegian)
3. ^ a b Steinkjær, Mode, Dagsavisen (March 10, 2009). Sårt og stort Archived 2009-03-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
4. ^ a b Bakke, Asbjørn, Aftenposten (March 9, 2009). Selvsikkert Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
5. ^ Fricke, David, Rolling Stone (January 2010). Edendale by Bigbang[dead link]
6. ^ a b c Sollie, Trine, NRK.no: Lydverket (March 9, 2009). Umiskjennelig BigBang (in Norwegian)
7. ^ Gjersøe, Jørn, NRK.no (March 5, 2009). Nytt smell fra BigBang (in Norwegian)

## External links[edit]

* Edendale at AllMusic
* Edendale at Discogs (list of releases)

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Bigbang

* Øystein Greni
* Olaf Olsen
* Nikolai Eilertsen

* Christer Engen
* Martin Horntveth
* Kristian Syvertsen
* Karim Sayed
* Erik Tresselt
* Øyvind Storli Hoel
* Lasse Weeden

Studio albums|

* Waxed
* Electric Psalmbook
* Clouds Rolling By
* Frontside Rock'n'Roll
* Poetic Terrorism
* Too Much Yang
* From Acid to Zen
* Edendale
* Epic Scrap Metal
* The Oslo Bowl
* Glory Chord
* Le Californie

Live albums|

* Radio Radio TV Sleep

Compilation albums|

* Something Special – The Best of Bigbang

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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