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2013 studio album by John Grant
Pale Green Ghosts is the second solo album by former
The Czars frontman
John Grant , released on March 11, 2013, on the
Bella Union label.
[13] Recorded in
Reykjavík and produced by Icelandic musician
Birgir Þórarinsson , the album features a range of local musicians alongside Irish singer
Sinéad O'Connor providing backing vocals.
[13]
The title refers to the
Russian olive trees that stand along the
I-25 highway near Grant's childhood home in
Parker, Colorado .
[14] The track "Pale Green Ghosts" includes a string arrangement inspired by the second movement of
Prelude in C-sharp minor by
Rachmaninoff .
[15] Pale Green Ghosts was chosen as Album of the Year 2013 by
Rough Trade .
[16]
All tracks are written by John Grant
Pale Green Ghosts track listingTitle 1. "Pale Green Ghosts" 6:04 2. "Black Belt" 4:18 3. "GMF" 5:13 4. "Vietnam" 5:29 5. "It Doesn't Matter to Him" (featuring
Sinéad O'Connor ) 6:27 6. "Why Don't You Love Me Anymore" (featuring Sinéad O'Connor) 6:10 7. "You Don't Have To" 5:51 8. "Sensitive New Age Guy" 4:40 9. "Ernest Borgnine" 4:53 10. "I Hate This Town" 4:01 11. "Glacier" (featuring Sinéad O'Connor) 7:34
Disc 2 Title 1. "Black Belt" (Hercules and Love Affair Remix) 7:48 2. "Black Belt" (Gluteus Maximus Vocal Remix) 8:24 3. "Pale Green Ghosts" (Nivolt Remix) 5:20 4. "Pale Green Ghosts" (No Ceremony /// Remix) 4:48 5. "Why Don't You Love Me" (Nivolt Remix) 5:48 6. "Why Don't You Love Me" (Bon Homme Remix) 7:39
John Grant – lead vocals, synth programming
Chris Pemberton – piano
Sinéad O'Connor – backing vocals
Arnar Geir Ómarsson – drums
McKenzie Smith – drums
Jakob Smári Magnússon – bass (tracks 3 and 10)
Paul Alexander – bass
Pétur Hallgrímsson – guitar
Óskar Gudjónsson – saxophone
Birgir Þórarinsson (a.k.a. Biggi Veira) – synth programming
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"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100" .
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