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2001 studio album by Ooberman
Running Girl
Studio album by Ooberman
ReleasedOctober 2001
LabelRotodisc
Ooberman chronology
The Magic Treehouse
(1999)
Running Girl
(2001)
Bluebell Morning EP
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Drowned in Sound10/10
Playlouder
Q
The Times
Ox-Fanzine

Running Girl is a mini-album by Ooberman, released in October 2001 on the band's own Rotodisc label. A single of the title track was released in November 2001. The title track was also featured on the band's Hey Petrunko album.

Aside from "The Kitchen Fire" (co-written by Dan Popplewell and Sophia Churney) all the tracks on the album were written singly by either singer Dan Popplewell or guitarist Andy Flett.

In 2002, March Records released the album in the United States with two bonus tracks; this was the band's first release in the US. A version of the album was released in Japan by Rotodisc with the bonus track "Behind My Shield".

Track listing

  1. "Running Girl" (Popplewell)
  2. "Flashing Light At Sunset" (Flett)
  3. "We'll Know When We Get There" (Flett)
  4. "Blink Of An Eye" (Popplewell)
  5. "Here Come The Ice Wolves" (Popplewell)
  6. "Ghosts" (Popplewell)
  7. "The Kitchen Fire" (Popplewell/Churney)
  8. "Follow The Sun" (Popplewell)
  9. "Alone At Last" (Flett)

Running Girl single

"Running Girl"
Single by Ooberman
ReleasedNovember 2001
LabelRotodisc
Ooberman singles chronology
"Dolphin Blue"
(2000)
"Running Girl"
(2001)
"Beany Bean"
(2002)

The title track was released as a single in November 2001, on limited edition white 7" vinyl. The b-side was a remix of the track (Pierced Teen indie club mix) by Phantom 309 (aka Ooberman bassist Steve Flett). This remix was also featured on the March Records release of the album.

References

  1. ^ "Running Girl - Ooberman". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. Jones, Neil (30 November 2001). "Album Review: Ooberman - Running Girl (Mini album)". DrownedInSound. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  3. "Running Girl - Playlouder". themagictreehouse.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 March 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  4. "Running Girl - Q". themagictreehouse.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 March 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  5. "Running Girl - The Times". themagictreehouse.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 March 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  6. "Reviews - Ooberman - Running Girl MCD". www.ox-fanzine.de (in German). 2002. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  7. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2003). The great indie discography. Edinburgh: Canongate. p. 902. ISBN 978-1-84195-335-9. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
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