Somersault (Eggstone album)

Somersault is Swedish Indie Pop band Eggstone's second album, which was first released in Sweden in March 1994. A US release appeared later that year on BMG label Critique Records.[2] The song "The Dog" was issued as a promotional single and became a hit on various college radio stations.[3] The album was re-issued on vinyl in 1997 by Vibrafon Records, and again by Crunchy Frog Records in 2017.[4]

Somersault
Studio album by Eggstone
Released	March 1994
Recorded	Tambourine Studios, Malmö and MNW Studio, Waxholm, Sweden
Genre	Indie Pop
Length	35:33
Label	Soap
Producer	Michael Blair and Eggstone
Eggstone chronology
Eggstone in San Diego (1992) Somersault (1994) Vive La Différence! (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Against the Sun" – 2:41
2. "It's Not the Rain" – 3:19
3. "Hang On to Your Eco" – 2:45
4. "Good Morning" – 3:38
5. "Desdemona" – 3:03
6. "The Dog" – 3:42
7. "Water" – 3:09
8. "Luck" – 3:50
9. "Cornflake Crown" – 3:15
10. "Split" – 2:41
11. "Happiest Fool" – 3:24

• All songs written by Eggstone, except "Luck" written by Eggstone/Blair.

Credits

• Patrik Bartosch – Guitar, Backing vocals, Keyboards, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel
• Maurits Carlsson – Drums, Percussion, Backing vocals
• Per Sunding – Lead vocals, Bass
• Gunilla Markström – Violin on "Good Morning", "Luck", "Happiest Fool"
• Leila Forstén – Violin on "Good Morning", "Luck", "Happiest Fool"
• Nikola Zidarov – Viola on "Good Morning", "Luck", "Happiest Fool"
• James SK Wān – Bamboo Flute on "Good Morning"

References

1. Raggett, Ned. Somersault at AllMusic
2. "e g g s t o n e". Eggstone – The Nearly Official Website. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
3. "Fozzie fanzine: Tambourine Studios och Eggstone". Fozzie Fanzine. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
4. "Eggstone - Somersault | Releases, Reviews, Credits". Discogs. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

External links

• Eggstone web site: detailed 'Somersault' information