Splash (Sonia & Disappear Fear album)

Splash is a retrospective album by the American folk band Sonia & Disappear Fear, released on January 16, 2009 by Sonia's own Disappear Records label and Rounder/Philo Records. The album is composed of songs from Sonia's solo career as well as the earlier incarnation of her band, simply known as Disappear Fear.[1]

Splash
Compilation album by
Released16 January 2009
Recorded1994–2008
GenreIndie folk, indie pop, Americana, Latin American, world
Length42:22
LanguageEnglish, Spanish, Hebrew, Arabic
LabelDisappear Records
Rounder/Philo Records
ProducerDanny Bernini
John Grant
Craig Krampf
Sonia Rutstein
Sonia & Disappear Fear chronology
Tango
(2007)
Splash
(2009)
Blood, Bones & Baltimore
(2010)

Track listing

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All songs performed by Sonia & Disappear Fear, unless otherwise noted.

All tracks are written by Sonia Rutstein, unless otherwise noted

No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Porque Estamos Aqui" ("Because We're Here") (from Tango)  4:44
2."Mica Moca" ("Who Is Greater") (from Tango)  3:19
3."Shorashim" ("Roots") (from Tango)  3:33
4."Who's So Scared" (from Disappear Fear)Countee Cullen & RutsteinDisappear Fear6:51
5."2 Eggs Over Easy" (from Almost Chocolate) Sonia4:12
6."Won't Let Go" (from No Bomb Is Smart) Sonia3:13
7."Play the Music" (from Disappear Fear) Disappear Fear5:58
8."Obviously" (from No Bomb Is Smart) Sonia3:52
9."The Other Man" (from No Bomb Is Smart) Sonia4:33
10."Love Names Me"Blake Althen & Rutstein 1:12
11."By My Silence"Martin Niemöller, Ellen Bukstel & Nick Annis 2:55
Total length:42:22
Track info
  • Track 4 is based on a verse by Harlem Renaissance poet Countee Cullen.[2]
  • Tracks 10 & 11 are previously unreleased songs.
  • Track 11 is based on the poem by Pastor Martin Niemöller written during the Holocaust.[3]

Personnel

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Sonia & Disappear Fear

References

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  1. ^ "Splash > Album". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  2. ^ Koo, Sherlyn. "The Ectophiles' Guide". Ectoguide.org. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  3. ^ "SONiA & disappear fear". Soniadf.com. Retrieved 16 May 2011.