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Egomania (Love Songs)

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Egomania (Love Songs)
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 5, 1997
Recorded609 Recording in Bedford, Ohio
GenreAlternative rock
Length36:01
LabelScat[1]
ProducerCobra Verde
Cobra Verde chronology
Vintage Crime
(1995)
Egomania (Love Songs)
(1997)
Nightlife
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chicago Tribune[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]

Egomania (Love Songs) is the second album by Cobra Verde, released in 1997 through Scat Records.[5]

Critical reception

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The Chicago Tribune wrote: "Creating classic rock in the best sense of the term, this Ohio quartet meshes instrumental prowess, great songwriting, passion and a dark edge in ways that one rarely encounters today."[3]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Cobra Verde, except "Underpants" by Easter Monkeys and "Chinese Radiation" by Pere Ubu

No.TitleLength
1."Everything to You"4:01
2."A Story I Can Sell"3:13
3."Still Breaking Down"3:35
4."Leather"3:10
5."Underpants"2:22
6."Blood on the Moon"4:02
7."Until It's Gone"5:19
8."For My Woman"3:09
9."Chinese Radiation"3:16
10."Never My Love"3:54

Personnel

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Cobra Verde
  • Don Depew – bass guitar, guitar, vocals, engineering
  • Doug Gillard – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • John Petkovic – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Dave Swanson – drums, guitar
Production and additional personnel
  • Nick Amster – mixing
  • Cobra Verde – production
  • Bruce Gigaz – mixing
  • Robert Pollard – vocals

References

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  1. ^ "Label Discography".
  2. ^ Prato, Greg. "Egomania (Love Songs)". Allmusic. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Reger, Rick. "Cobra VerdeEgomania (Love Songs) (Scat) (star) (star)..." chicagotribune.com.
  4. ^ Sinclair, Tom (June 6, 1997). "Egomania (Love Songs)". Entertainment Weekly (156). Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  5. ^ Robbins, Ira (2007). "Cobra Verde". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 26, 2013.