And She Closed Her Eyes

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And She Closed Her Eyes

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  • Artist: Stina Nordenstam
  • Rating: StarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1994
  • Total Time: 48:42
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

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After a shaky start with the B-movie tinged When Debbie's Back From Texas, this album gets going with "Viewed From the Spire" and doesn't look back. "Crime," featuring avant-garde trumpeter Jon Hassell, and the acoustic "Little Star" (also included on the Romeo & Julliet soundtrack) are pristinely perfect. Nordenstam sings in a cutesy, girly way. Often it's difficult to make out her whimsical words. The music is dreamy, atmospheric, and at times, angelic. A choir is employed for "Little Star" and "Murder in Mairyland Park." Quite clearly this is an alternative album; if comparisons are to be made, let's just say that if there's a place with an interesting jukebox, Nordenstam's second release would sit nicely with David Sylvian's Brilliant Trees. Further gems shine through in "Something Nice" and "She closed Her Eyes," which closes with the sound of rain. ~ Kelvin Hayes, Rovi

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And She Closed Her Eyes

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And She Closed Her Eyes
Studio album by Stina Nordenstam
Released April 18, 1994
Recorded ??
Genre Alternative rock
Length 49:14
Label Eastwest Records
Producer Kent (Gillström) Isaacs, Erik Holmberg, Stina Nordenstam
Stina Nordenstam chronology
Memories of a Colour
(1991)
And She Closed Her Eyes
(1994)
Dynamite
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic 4/5 stars [1]

And She Closed Her Eyes is the second album from Swedish singer-songwriter Stina Nordenstam. This album gave her a larger audience when the song "Little Star" produced by Kent (Gillström) Isaacs, was featured in Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film, Romeo + Juliet.

Track listing

All songs composed by Stina Nordenstam

  1. "When Debbie's Back from Texas" – 4:08
  2. "Viewed from the Spire" – 3:49
  3. "Crime" – 5:40
  4. "Fireworks" – 5:46
  5. "Proposal" – 1:56
  6. "Little Star" – 3:42
  7. "Hopefully Yours" – 4:44
  8. "Murder in Mairyland Park" – 4 :12
  9. "I See You Again" – 3:26
  10. "So This Is Goodbye" – 4:35
  11. "Something Nice" – 4:42
  12. "And She Closed Her Eyes" – 2:34
  13. "First Day in Spring" (Japanese edition bonus track)

Personnel

  • Stina Nordenstam - vocals, guitar
  • Kent (Gillström) Isaacs - additional vocals, additional instruments, production
  • Sara Hammarström - flute
  • Jon Hassell - trumpet
  • Martin Green - saxophone
  • Johan Hörlén - saxophone
  • Jocke Milder - saxophone
  • Fleshquartet - strings
  • Johan Norberg - guitars
  • Jonas Arlert - guitars
  • Popsicle - guitar, bass, additional vocals
  • Lars Danielsson - bass
  • Sten Forsman - bass
  • Simon Nordell - additional vocals
  • Karl Ljungberg - additional vocals
  • Joakin Slättergren - additional vocals
  • Christer Linder - additional vocals
  • Erik Holmberg - keyboards, guitars, drums, percussion

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