Snakecharmer (album)

Snakecharmer is the eighth studio album by the Danish rock band Sort Sol and the sixth under that name after renaming from the earlier Sods.

Snakecharmer
Studio album by Sort Sol
Released	April 3, 2001
Recorded	2001
Genre	Rock, alternative rock
Length	36:43
Label	Mercury
Producer	Per Sunding, Sort Sol
Sort Sol chronology
Unspoiled Monsters (1996) Snakecharmer (2001) Stor Langsom Stjerne (2017)
Singles from Snakecharmer
"Nights in White Satin" Released: November 2000 "Elia Rising" Released: 2001 "I'll Take Care of You" Released: 2001

The album was released on April 3, 2001, by Mercury Records. It was their first album in five years since Unspoiled Monsters (1996). The album reached number one in Denmark, and was certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for shipments of 25,000 copies.

Track listing

1. "I'll Take Care of You" – 4:46 (Jørgensen/Top-Galia)
2. "It's Gonna Rain" – 4:10 (Jørgensen/Top-Galia)
3. "Brogue" – 4:34 (Jørgensen/Top-Galia)
4. "Rhinestone" – 3:58 (Odde)
5. "Next Century" – 3:38 (Jørgensen/Top-Galia)
6. "Elia Rising" (featuring Sissel) – 4:25 (Odde)
7. "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" – 2:39 (Odde/Odde, Top-Galia, Ortved)
8. "Daddy Howard in Queens" – 3:36 (Odde/Odde-Ortved)
9. "Nights in White Satin" – 4:57 (Hayward)

Personnel

Sort Sol

• Steen Jørgensen – vocals
• Tomas Ortved – drums
• Lars Top-Galia – lead guitar
• Knud Odde – bass guitar

Additional musicians and production

• Henrik Lindstrand – arranging and conducting on "I'll Take Care Of You"
• Wili Jønsson – additional bass guitar and keyboard on "I'll Take Care Of You", "Elia Rising" and "Night In White Satin"
• Sissel – duet on "Elia Rising"
• Per Sunding – backing vocals on "I'll Take Care Of You", "Rhinestone" and "Daddy Howard In Queens"
• Mark Linn – backing vocals on "Brogue", "Next Century" and "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Wolf"
• Alex Nyborg Madsen – backing vocals on "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Wolf"
• Mathias Toksværd – turntables on "It's Gonna Rain", "Brogue" and "Next Century"
• Laust Sonne – additional drums and percussion on "I'll Take Care Of You"
• S. Andersson – saxophone on "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Wolf"
• Jeppe Kaas – strings and horn on "Elia Rising"
• Stage – additional rhythm guitar and keyboard on "Rhinestone" and "Daddy Howard In Queens"
• Per Sunding – production
• Michael Ilbert – mixing
• George Marino – mastering

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (2001) Peak position Danish Albums Chart[1] 1

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[2] Gold 25,000^^ ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "danishcharts.dk - Sort Sol - Snakecharmer". IFPI. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
2. "Danish album certifications – Sort Sol – Snakecharmer". IFPI Denmark.