Edendale
Studio album by
BigBang
ReleasedMarch 9, 2009 (Norway)
January 19, 2010 (U.S.)
StudioSound City Studios, Van Nuys, California[1]
GenreRock
Label
Producer
BigBang chronology
From Acid to Zen
(2008) 		Edendale
(2009) 		Epic Scrap Metal
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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"
3:49
8."Jumpsuit" 2:11
9."Now Is Not a Good Time" 5:49
10."One Step at a Time" 2:54
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."The One"3:21
12."Savior Soul"3:16
US edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Something Special"4:12
12."Falling"2:21
13."Wild Bird" (Live)4:17

Personnel

Bigbang

Additional personnel

References

  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)

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