John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts

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. 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. The title refers to the Russian olive trees that stand along the I-25 highway near Grant’s childhood home in Parker, Colorado. The track “Pale Green Ghosts” includes a string arrangement inspired by the second movement of Prelude in C-sharp minor by Rachmaninoff. Pale Green Ghosts was chosen as Album of the Year 2013 by Rough Trade.

Tracklisting

Position	Title
A1	Pale Green Ghosts
A2	Black Belt
A3	GMF
B1	Vietnam
B2	It Doesn’t Matter To Him
B3	Why Don’t You Love Me Anymore
C1	You Don’t Have To
C2	Sensitive New Age Guy
C3	Ernest Borgnine
D1	I Hate This Town
D2	Glacier
CD-1	Pale Green Ghosts
CD-2	Black Belt
CD-3	GMF
CD-4	Vietnam
CD-5	It Doesn’t Matter To Him
CD-6	Why Don’t You Love Me Anymore
CD-7	You Don’t Have To
CD-8	Sensitive New Age Guy
CD-9	Ernest Borgnine
CD-10	I Hate This Town
CD-11	Glacier

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Key	Value
Wikipedia URL	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_Green_Ghosts
Format	2× Vinyl (Mint Green) LP, Album
Label	Bella Union
Catalog Number	BELLAV377
Notes	Gatefold cover with 180g mint green vinyl, printed inner sleeves. Recorded and mixed at Oroom Reykjavík. Additional recording at Orgelsmiðjan Studio and Syrland Studio, Reykjavik; Elmwood Studio, Dallas; and Strongroom, London. Mastered at 3345 Mastering. Pale Green Ghosts contains a string arrangement based on the second movement of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in C# Minor. No track durations mentioned on this release. ℗ & © 2013 Bella Union. Made in the EU.
Discogs URL	John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts