Hey Petrunko

Hey Petrunko
Studio album by
Ooberman
Released3 March 2003
LabelRotodisc
ProducerDan Popplewell
Ooberman chronology
Bluebell Morning EP
(2002) 		Hey Petrunko
(2003) 		Carried Away
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Entertainment.ie[1]
BBC Ceefax[2]
The Sunday Telegraph[3]
Ox-Fanzine9/10[4]

Hey Petrunko is the second album by Ooberman, released in March 2003 on the band's own Rotodisc label. It was recorded and produced by the band.

Three singles were released in support of the album – "Running Girl", "Beany Bean" (not featured on the album itself) and "First Day of The Holidays". The album peaked at #41 on the UK Independent Albums Chart, while "Beany Bean" and "First Day of The Holidays" peaked at #16 and #38, respectively, on the UK Independent Singles Chart.[5] In addition, a mini-album with "Running Girl" as the lead track, and an EP centering on "Bluebell Morning" were released.

Track listing

  1. "Hatch Opens" (Popplewell)
  2. "Bluebell Morning" (Popplewell/Flett)
  3. "Running Girl" (Popplewell)
  4. "Dreams In The Air" (Popplewell)
  5. "Where Did I Go Wrong?" (Popplewell)
  6. "Hand That Gets Burnt" (Flett)
  7. "SnakeDance" (Popplewell)
  8. "Open The Hatch" (Popplewell)
  9. "Cities That Fall" (Flett)
  10. "Abstract Sky" (Popplewell)
  11. "Petrunka's Dream" (Popplewell/Churney)
  12. "First Day of the Holidays" (Popplewell)
  13. "Secret World" (Popplewell)
  14. "The Clearing" (Popplewell)
  15. "Summer Nights In June" (Flett)

Personnel

Ooberman

  • Sophia Churney - vocals
  • Andy Flett - guitars
  • Steve Flett - bass guitar
  • Jaymie Ireland - drums
  • Dan Popplewell - drums, vocals, guitars, violin, piano, keyboards, programming, recorder and Irish whistle

Additional players

  • Andrew Carpenter - violin and viola
  • Geoff Churney - voiceover
  • Liz McIlwaine - cello
  • Paul Walsham - drums

Hey Petrunko plus...

A different version of the album, entitled Hey Petrunko plus..., was released in Japan in 2003 by Art Union,[6] featuring ten tracks from the UK version of the album, six previously released non-album tracks and two new recordings, including new song Falling Down (which later appeared on the UK release of the Carried Away album).[citation needed]

  1. "Hatch Opens" (Popplewell)
  2. "First Day Of The Holidays" (Popplewell)
  3. "Falling Down" (Popplewell)
  4. "Heavy Duty (New Recording)" (Flett)
  5. "Beany Bean" (Popplewell)
  6. "Hand That Gets Burnt" (Flett)
  7. "Heroes And Villains" (Popplewell)
  8. "Summer Nights In June" (Flett)
  9. "Car Song" (Flett)
  10. "Bluebell Morning" (Popplewell/Flett)
  11. "Running Girl" (Popplewell)
  12. "Why Did My Igloo Collapse?" (Popplewell)
  13. "Dolphin Blue" (Popplewell)
  14. "Live Again (Don't Die Father)" (Flett)
  15. "SnakeDance" (Popplewell)
  16. "Cities That Fall" (Flett)
  17. "Dreams In The Air" (Popplewell)
  18. "Secret World" (Popplewell)

References

  1. ^ "Ooberman - Hey Petrunko". Entertainment.ie. 17 January 2003. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Hey Petrunko - BBC Ceefax". themagictreehouse.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 March 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Ooberman Hey Petrunko". The Sunday Telegraph. 2 March 2003. p. 58. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Reviews - Ooberman - Hey Petrunko CD". www.ox-fanzine.de (in German). Summer 2003. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  5. ^ "OOBERMAN". Official Charts. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Ooberman/HEY PETRUNKO plus..." tower.jp. Retrieved 9 June 2024.