Ednaswap is the first album by Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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 band Ednaswap

Ednaswap

Ednaswap was an alternative rock band from Los Angeles, United States, that existed between 1993 and 1998.Over a span of five years, the band released four major label records on East West, Elektra Records and Island Records...

, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music

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). It was the band's only record for the Eastwest record label. The album was never put into wide release and the band has said that it was a disappointing experience. They were released from their contract after the album was out. Ednaswap was almost immediately signed by Island Records

Island Records

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Natalie Imbruglia

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 covered the song "Torn

Torn (Ednaswap song)

"Torn" is a song by the band Ednaswap from their debut album Ednaswap . It was their second single from that album, after "Glow". "Torn" was written by Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, and Phil Thornalley during a demo session in 1993 before Ednaswap was formed. The lyrics were written by Preven....

" for her 1997 debut album Left of the Middle

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. Sinéad O'Connor covered the song "The State I'm In"" for her 2000 album "Faith And Courage

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Track listing

1. "This Is a Song" – 3:20
2. "Clown Show" – 4:35
3. "Acrobat" – 3:35
4. "Ted and Joe" – 3:47
5. "Pale" – 3:12
6. "Blown Away" – 4:25
7. "The State I'm In" – 4:08
8. "Therapy" – 3:45
9. "More" – 4:33
10. "Minor Crap" – 6:07
11. "Glow" – 4:26
12. "Torn
    Torn (Ednaswap song)
    "Torn" is a song by the band Ednaswap from their debut album Ednaswap . It was their second single from that album, after "Glow". "Torn" was written by Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, and Phil Thornalley during a demo session in 1993 before Ednaswap was formed. The lyrics were written by Preven....
    
    " – 4:23
13. "The Goodnight Moon" – 3:22

All music by Preven/Cutler; Lyrics by Preven

Release

The release of the album was hampered by many issues. The band has said that while recording, Eastwest disliked their sound, finding them to be too grungy. Anne Preven stated that she believed they were signed "too early" after having written only four songs, and never having performed in front of a live audience. The label apparently wanted them to take a more acoustic, pop direction. The album was released, but Eastwest put no effort into promoting it and balked at supporting Ednaswap on tour, even when they were asked by popular band No Doubt

No Doubt

No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California that formed in 1986. The ska-pop sound of their first album No Doubt , failed to make an impact...

 to tour with them (Ednaswap was even mentioned in the liner notes of No Doubt's 1995 album Tragic Kingdom

Tragic Kingdom

Tragic Kingdom is the third studio album by the American third wave ska band No Doubt. It was released on October 10, 1995, on Trauma Records, a division of Interscope Records. The album was produced by Matthew Wilder, mixed by Paul Palmer, and recorded in 11 studios in the Greater Los Angeles Area...

). These issues contributed to Ednaswap's departure from Eastwest.