Somewhere Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Somewhere Between a Rock and a Hard Place is the second studio album of the Swedish singer and songwriter Erik Grönwall who had won the Swedish Idol title in 2009. The album followed his successful debut album Erik Grönwall released immediately after his win.

The album is a pop rock album that was released in June 2010 on Sony Music. The release of the album was preceded by release of the Grönwall single, "Crash and Burn" in April 2010, being a cover version of a song from Magnus Bäcklund.

Grönwall co-wrote some of the songs on the album, but also relied on cooperation of other writers as well. "Uphill Climb" and "Breathe In Breathe Out" were written by Grönwall, whereas "Destination Anywhere" and "Walls Are Coming Down" are co-written by him and Johan Becker. The title track "Somewhere Between a Rock and a Hard Place" was written by Nicke Borg. There are songs also from Paul Stanly ("Timeless") and Joey Tempest ("Take Me On"), Grönwall covered Marion Raven's song In Spite Of Me, included in her debut album Here I am .

Tracklist

1. "Take Me On" (3:13)
2. "Uphill Climb" (3:22)
3. "Try" (3:06)
4. "Stay" (3:44)
5. "Crash and Burn" (4:21)
6. "Destination Anywhere" (3:22)
7. "When You Fall" (3:52)
8. "Timeless" (4:04)
9. "Breathe in Breathe Out" (4:25)
10. "Somewhere Between a Rock and a Hard Place" (3:19)
11. "Walls are Coming Down" (3:19)
12. "In Spite of Me" (4:10)

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