Pretty Scary Silver Fairy

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Pretty Scary Silver Fairy
Margaret Berger - Pretty Scary Silver Fairy.png
Studio album by
Margaret Berger
Released2 October 2006 (2006-10-02)
RecordedFried Music Studios (Helsinki); Matrix Studio Complex (London)
Genre
Length37:27
LabelRCA
Producer
Margaret Berger chronology
Chameleon
(2004) 		Pretty Scary Silver Fairy
(2006) 		New Religion
(2015)
Singles from Pretty Scary Silver Fairy
  1. "Samantha"
    Released: 19 June 2006
  2. "Will You Remember Me Tomorrow?"
    Released: 2006
  3. "Robot Song"
    Released: 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[1]
Stylus MagazineB+[2]

Pretty Scary Silver Fairy is the second studio album by Norwegian recording artist Margaret Berger. It was released in Norway on 2 October 2006 by RCA Records. Its title comes from Berger's wish for the album to be "sweet but mean at the same time".[1] The lyrics were written by Berger and inspired by her adolescence.[1]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Silver Fairy"
Martin3:58
2."Seek I'll Hide"
  • Berger
  • Martin
Martin4:19
3."Will You Remember Me Tomorrow?"
Immonen3:43
4."Samantha"
  • Berger
  • Sarin
  • Immonen
Immonen3:28
5."I'm Gonna Stay After Summer"
  • Berger
  • Hans Jørgen Støp
Immonen3:54
6."Get Physical"
  • Berger
  • Sarin
  • Immonen
Immonen2:54
7."Naive (16)"
  • Berger
  • Martin
Martin3:41
8."Robot Song"
  • Berger
  • Sarin
  • Immonen
Immonen3:30
9."Pretty Things in Life"
  • Berger
  • Støp
Martin4:01
10."Have You Never Ever?"
  • Berger
  • Støp
Immonen3:59
Notes
  • "Silver Fairy" contains elements of "Holiday in Harlem" written by Nathaniel Reed and Chick Webb.[3]
  • "Naive (16)" contains elements of "Gentle on My Mind" written by John Hartford.[3]

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Pretty Scary Silver Fairy.[3]

  • Margaret Berger – lead vocals (all tracks); backing vocals (1–4, 6–10)
  • Joakim Bachmann – live drums (6)
  • Liah Cheston – mastering
  • Illi – backing vocals (5)
  • Jukka Immonen – engineering, mixing, production (3–6, 8, 10); backing vocals (5)
  • Krzysztof – additional strings arrangement
  • Pete "Boxsta" Martin – drum programming, engineering, keyboard programming, mixing, production (1, 2, 7, 9)
  • Henry Parsley – additional Pro Tools editing (1)
  • Patric Sarin – additional vocals (8)
  • Hans Jørgen Støp – lead synth (10)

Charts[]

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Norwegian Albums Chart[4] 8

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Hoffman, K. Ross. "Pretty Scary Silver Fairy – Margaret Berger". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  2. ^ Merwin, Charles (15 February 2007). "Margaret Berger – Pretty Scary Silver Fairy". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Pretty Scary Silver Fairy (CD liner notes). Margaret Berger. RCA Records. 2006. 82876898442.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Margaret Berger – Pretty Scary Silver Fairy". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
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