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Mary Is Coming

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Mary Is Coming
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 27, 1996
Recorded1994–96
GenreRock
Length48.00
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerLauren & Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
Savoy chronology
Mary Is Coming
(1996)
Lackluster Me
(1997)

Mary Is Coming is the first album released by the band Savoy. It was a different sound from Paul Waaktaar-Savoy's previous band, a-ha, which had gone on hiatus. Savoy aimed to be more guitar-oriented. Mary Is Coming was recorded in Oslo and New York City. The album sold a total of 50,000 copies in Norway and went Gold. Sales in most other countries were unspectacular, leaving Savoy without a worldwide deal. The A&R from Warner that signed the band as a spinoff of a-ha had also left the label and a lack of support from them led Savoy to later sign with EMI in Norway. "Velvet" was re-recorded by a-ha on their 2000 comeback album Minor Earth Major Sky.

Track listing

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  1. "Daylight's Wasting" – 3:00
  2. "Tears from a Stone" – 4:41
  3. "Velvet" – 4:38
  4. "Foolish" – 4:39
  5. "Half an Hour's Worth" – 3:15
  6. "Underground" – 3:54
  7. "Get Up Now" – 5:21
  8. "Still I'm on Your Side" – 4:07
  9. "We Will Never Forget" – 3:13
  10. "Raise Your Sleepy Head" – 3:31
  11. "Mary Is Coming" – 4:42
  12. "Fade" – 2:50
  13. "October" (B-side of "Velvet") – 3:45

Personnel

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  • Guitars, bass, vocals, keyboards, programming, arrangements: Paul Waaktaar-Savoy.
  • Rhythm guitars and backing vocals: Lauren Savoy.
  • Drums and backing vocals: Frode Unneland.
  • Backing vocals on "Velvet": Simone Larsen.
  • All songs written by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy & Lauren Savoy.
  • Produced by: Savoy.
  • Released by: WEA International Inc. (outside the US).

Charts

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Chart (1996) Peak
position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[1] 1

References

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