State of The Ark

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State of The Ark
Studio album by The Ark
Released	27 December 2004
Genre	Rock
Length	41:46
Label	EMI
Producer	Jens Andersson, Nathan Larson, Ola Salo, Per Sunding
The Ark chronology
In Lust We Trust (2002) State of The Ark (2004) Prayer for the Weekend (2007)

State of The Ark was released on 27 December 2004 and is the third studio album from the Swedish rock band The Ark, and their final as a quintet. In it, the band's sound became more synthesizer-flavoured and keyboard-oriented, a departure from the more organic glam rock sound of the first two albums. Three singles were released from the album: "One of Us Is Gonna Die Young", "Clamour for Glamour" and "Trust Is Shareware", the latter being a new recording specifically made for single release.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2.1 The Ark 2.2 Additional musicians

[edit] Track listing

1. "This Piece of Poetry Is Meant to Do Harm" - 3:27
2. "Rock City Wankers" - 4:10
3. "Clamour for Glamour" - 3:09
4. "One of Us Is Gonna Die Young" - 3:28
5. "Let Me Down Gently" - 2:55
6. "Hey Kwanongoma!" - 4:48
7. "The Others" - 3:27
8. "Girl You're Gonna Get 'Em (Real Soon)" - 3:27
9. "Deliver Us from Free Will" - 5:06
10. "No End" - 3:24
11. "Trust Is Shareware" - 4:25

• All songs written by Ola Salo, except music "No End" written by Lars "Leari" Ljungberg
• "Hey Kwanongoma!" inspired by the marimba piece "Rugare 2" by Alport Mhlanga

[edit] Personnel

[edit] The Ark

• Ola Salo - Lead Vocals, percussion, keyboards and primary songwriting
• Martin Axén - Rhythm guitar and backing vocals
• Jepson - Lead guitar
• Lars "Leari" Ljungberg - Bass
• Sylvester Schlegel - Drums and backing vocals

[edit] Additional musicians

• Jens Andersson - Producer, sound engineer, additional percussion and keyboards
• Åsa Håkansson - strings
• Mattias Rodrick - strings
• Anna Rocén - strings
• Erika Lilja - backing vocals
• Maria Lilja - backing vocals
• Erik Hjärpe - voice synthesizing