Hey Petrunko Explained

Hey Petrunko
Type:	Album
Artist:	Ooberman
Cover:	OobermanHeyPetrunko.jpg
Released:	3 March 2003
Label:	Rotodisc
Producer:	Dan Popplewell
Prev Title:	Bluebell Morning EP
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	Carried Away
Next Year:	2006

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.^[1] 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,^[2] 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).

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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: OOBERMAN . Official Charts . 27 May 2024.
2. Web site: Ooberman/HEY PETRUNKO plus... . tower.jp . 9 June 2024.