Once We Were Trees
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{{Infobox album
| name = Once We Were Trees
| type = Album
| artist = Beachwood Sparks
| cover = onceweweretreesalbum.jpg
| alt =
| released = Oct 9 2001
| recorded = ??
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Indie rock, alternative country
| length = 51:13
| label = Sub Pop
| producer = Thom Monahan
| prev_title = Beachwood Sparks
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = Make the Cowboy Robots Cry EP
| next_year = 2002
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r550236|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev2 = Pitchfork Media
| rev2Score = 6.6/10 [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15338-beachwood-sparks-once-we-were-trees link]
| rev3= Robert Christgau
| rev3score={{rating-Christgau|dud}} [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=beachwood+sparks link]
| noprose = yes
|rev4 = Rock Sound
|rev4score = {{Rating|1.5|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Phull |first=Hardeep |date=November 2001 |title=Reviews: Indie |magazine=Rock Sound |location=UK |publisher=IXO Publishing Ltd |issue=30 |page=94}}
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Once We Were Trees is the second album by American alt-country band Beachwood Sparks, released in 2001.
Track listing
- "Germination"
- "Confusion Is Nothing New"
- "The Sun Surrounds Me"
- "You Take the Gold"
- "Hearts Mend"
- "Let It Run"
- "Old Manatee"
- "The Hustler"
- "Yer Selfish Ways"
- "By Your Side"
- "Close Your Eyes"
- "Banjo Press Conference"
- "Jugglers' Revenge"
- "The Good Night Whistle"
- "Once We Were Trees" –
"By Your Side" is partially based on Sade's song of the same name.
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