Splash (Sonia & Disappear Fear album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Splash
| type = compilation album
| artist = Sonia & Disappear Fear
| cover = S&dfSplash.jpeg
| alt =
| released = 16 January 2009
| recorded = 1994–2008
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Indie folk, indie pop, Americana, Latin American, world
| length = 42:22
| language = English, Spanish, Hebrew, Arabic
| label = Disappear Records
Rounder/Philo Records
| producer = Danny Bernini
John Grant
Craig Krampf
Sonia Rutstein
| prev_title = Tango
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = Blood, Bones & Baltimore
| next_year = 2010
}}
Splash is a retrospective album by the American folk band Sonia & Disappear Fear, released on January 16, 2009 by Sonia's own Disappear Records label and Rounder/Philo Records. The album is composed of songs from Sonia's solo career as well as the earlier incarnation of her band, simply known as Disappear Fear.{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/splash-r1499555 | title = Splash > Album | accessdate=21 May 2011 | work =Allmusic.com}}
Track listing
All songs performed by Sonia & Disappear Fear, unless otherwise noted.
{{Track listing
|all_writing = Sonia Rutstein, unless otherwise noted
|extra_column = Artist
|total_length = 42:22
|title1 = Porque Estamos Aqui
|note1 = "Because We're Here") (from Tango
|extra1 =
|length1 = 4:44
|title2 = Mica Moca
|note2 = "Who Is Greater") (from Tango
|extra2 =
|length2 = 3:19
|title3 = Shorashim
|note3 = "Roots") (from Tango
|extra3 =
|length3 = 3:33
|title4 = Who's So Scared
|writer4 = Countee Cullen & Rutstein
|note4 = from Disappear Fear
|extra4 = Disappear Fear
|length4 = 6:51
|title5 = 2 Eggs Over Easy
|note5 = from Almost Chocolate
|extra5 = Sonia
|length5 = 4:12
|title6 = Won't Let Go
|note6 = from No Bomb Is Smart
|extra6 = Sonia
|length6 = 3:13
|title7 = Play the Music
|note7 = from Disappear Fear
|extra7 = Disappear Fear
|length7 = 5:58
|title8 = Obviously
|note8 = from No Bomb Is Smart
|extra8 = Sonia
|length8 = 3:52
|title9 = The Other Man
|note9 = from No Bomb Is Smart
|extra9 = Sonia
|length9 = 4:33
|title10 = Love Names Me
|writer10 = Blake Althen & Rutstein
|extra10 =
|length10 = 1:12
|title11 = By My Silence
|writer11 = Martin Niemöller, Ellen Bukstel & Nick Annis
|extra11 =
|length11 = 2:55
}}
;Track info
- Track 4 is based on a verse by Harlem Renaissance poet Countee Cullen.{{cite web | url = http://ectoguide.org/guide.cgi?search=&source=entries&type=all&for=SONiA+%26+disappear+fear | title = The Ectophiles' Guide | accessdate=16 May 2011 | last = Koo | first = Sherlyn | work =Ectoguide.org}}
- Tracks 10 & 11 are previously unreleased songs.
- Track 11 is based on the poem by Pastor Martin Niemöller written during the Holocaust.{{cite web | url = http://www.soniadf.com/shop_details.php?productcategory_id=1 | title = SONiA & disappear fear | accessdate=16 May 2011 | work =Soniadf.com}}
Personnel
;Sonia & Disappear Fear
- Sonia Rutstein (SONiA) - lead vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica
- Cindy Frank (CiNDY) - vocals
- Howard Markman - guitar
- Laura Cerulli - percussionist, backing vocals
- John Grant - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, programming
- Christopher Sellman - bass