Mary Is Coming is the debut album released by the band Savoy. It was a different sound from Paul Waaktaar-Savoy's previous band, a-ha, which had gone on hiatus. Savoy aimed to be more guitar-oriented. Mary Is Coming was recorded in Oslo and New York City. The album sold a total of 50,000 copies in Norway and went Gold. Sales in most other countries were unspectacular, leaving Savoy without a worldwide deal. The A&R from Warner that signed the band as a spinoff of a-ha had also left the label and a lack of support from them led Savoy to later sign with EMI in Norway. "Velvet" was re-recorded by a-ha on their 2000 comeback album Minor Earth Major Sky.
Track listing "Daylight's Wasting" – 3:00 "Tears from a Stone" – 4:41 "Velvet" – 4:38 "Foolish" – 4:39 "Half an Hour's Worth" – 3:15 "Underground" – 3:54 "Get Up Now" – 5:21 "Still I'm on Your Side" – 4:07 "We Will Never Forget" – 3:13 "Raise Your Sleepy Head" – 3:31 "Mary Is Coming" – 4:42 "Fade" – 2:50 "October" (B-side of "Velvet") – 3:45
Personnel Guitars, bass, vocals, keyboards, programming, arrangements: Paul Waaktaar-Savoy. Rhythm guitars and backing vocals: Lauren Savoy. Drums and backing vocals: Frode Unneland. Backing vocals on "Velvet": Simone Larsen. All songs written by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy & Lauren Savoy. Produced by: Savoy. Released by: WEA International Inc. (outside the US).
Charts Chart (1996) Peakposition
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