Return of Saturn
Track list:01. Ex-Girlfriend
02. Simple Kind of Life
03. Bathwater
04. Six Feet Under
05. Magic's in the Makeup
06. Artificial Sweetener
07. Marry Me
08. New
09. Too Late
10. Comforting Lie
11. Suspension Without Suspense
12. Staring Problem
13. Home Now
14. Dark Blue
15. Big distraction (bonus track) / Too late (instrumental, hidden track)
Official release date: April 10th-00 in Europe and April 11th-00 in the US.
The first single is "Ex-girlfriend" and the second single will be "Simple kind of life". Read below for some interesting notes about the process of making this album and things that might end up being released later on:
"Return of Saturn" is the follow up album to the incredibly sucessful "Tragic Kingdom" that placed No Doubt on the map. "TK" was their third album that after ten long years as a band gave No Doubt their breaktrough worldwide. "TK" was released in 1995 and followed by massive touring that stretch as far as May 2,1998. In Hawaii that night Gwen said "This is our last show then we're going to write a record, OK?". From there on the song writing/recording process really started and now the band is ready to release this long awaited follow up album.
Here is an article from L.A. Times dated August 22, 1999 that talks about the album at that stage. "No Doubt about it: A deeper sound emerges"
In november 1999, No Doubt did a little mini-tour on the U.S. West coast and they played a whole bunch of new songs that were bound to end up on the album. There has also been some songs mentioned here and there for the album but also as B-sides or a potential "Beacon Street Vol.2" type of album:
Songs preformed live: - Bathwater - 6 ft. under - Staring problem - X-Girlfriend - Marry me - Simple kind of life Other mentioned maybe-songs: - Magic's in the makeup - Suspension without suspense - Too late now - Waiting room - You're so foxy Songs recorded during the "Saturn" sessions Taken from the Doghouse (http://doghouse.simplenet.com): - Cellophane boy - Everything always - I think I'm pregnant - My big distraction - Touch and go - Under construction - Waiting room - You're so foxy Songs registered to No Doubt at "STIM" Never mentioned by the band though: - Black and white world - Break the glass - Face values - Hope - New girl - No face - Numbers - Our time - Too much - Zero
Here is an article from SonicNet.com that is dated December 14, 1999. "No Doubt Space Out On 'Return Of Saturn'". Talks about the albums title, what the records about and other things. It says here that "Simple kind of life" is going to be the first single, and it was, but then they changed their minds and went with "Ex-girlfriend".
Here is another article, this one from CDnow.com, entitled "No Doubt talks about it's new material beyond 'Return Of Saturn'" from March 15-00.
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