Somewhere Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Somewhere Between a Rock and a Hard Place is the second studio album by Swedish singer and songwriter Erik Grönwall who had won the Swedish Idol title in 2009. The album followed his successful debut studio album Erik Grönwall, released soon after his win.[1] The album is a pop rock album that was released in June 2010 through Sony Music.[2] The album release was preceded by the release of the single, "Crash and Burn", in April 2010, a cover version of a song by Magnus Bäcklund.

Somewhere Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Studio album by
Released2 June 2010
Recorded2010
GenrePop rock
Length43 minutes
LanguageEnglish
LabelColumbia, Sony Music
ProducerPeter Mansson, Fredrik Thomander, Anders Wikström
Erik Grönwall chronology
Erik Grönwall
(2009)
Somewhere Between a Rock and a Hard Place
(2010)

Grönwall co-wrote some of the songs on the album, but also relied on the cooperation of other writers as well. "Uphill Climb" and "Breathe In Breathe Out" were composed by Grönwall, and "Destination Anywhere" and "Walls Are Coming Down" are co-written by him and Johan Becker.[3] The title track, "Somewhere Between a Rock and a Hard Place", was written by Nicke Borg.[4] There are songs also from Paul Stanley ("Timeless") and Joey Tempest ("Take Me On").[3] Grönwall covered Marion Raven's song "In Spite Of Me", included in her first album Here I am.[3]

Track list edit

  1. "Take Me On" (3:13)
  2. "Uphill Climb" (3:22)
  3. "Try" (3:06)
  4. "Stay" (3:44)
  5. "Crash and Burn" (4:21)
  6. "Destination Anywhere" (3:22)
  7. "When You Fall" (3:52)
  8. "Timeless" (4:04)
  9. "Breathe in Breathe Out" (4:25)
  10. "Somewhere Between a Rock and a Hard Place" (3:19)
  11. "Walls are Coming Down" (3:19)
  12. "In Spite of Me" (4:10)

Charts edit

Year (2010) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 2

References edit

  1. ^ Ekelund, Martin (29 December 2009). "Toppen, Erik". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Somewhere Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Erik Grönwall". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Credits / Somewhere Between a A Rock and a Hard Place". Tidal. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  4. ^ Sjögren, Olle (4 June 2010). "Erik Grönwall mot tyngre toner". Gefle Dagblad (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Erik Grönwall – Somewhere Between a Rock and a Hard Place". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2020.