Sparks - Hippopotamus (2017) [Complete CD] Europe

Hippopotamus is the 23rd studio album by American rock group Sparks. It was released on September 8, 2017, through BMG Rights Management and The End Records, their first record issued on a major label for decades.

Following the 2009 radio musical The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman and Sparks' subsequent collaboration with Franz Ferdinand in FFS, the release of Hippopotamus marked a return to the traditional Sparks format of "short, literate, witty pop songs", mixing elements from the band's various stylistic periods.

Hippopotamus was met with critical acclaim, and entered the UK Albums Chart at no. 7, Sparks' first UK top-ten appearance in over 40 years.

Tracklist:
01 - Probably Nothing 0:00
02 - Missionary Position 1:20
03 - Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me) 5:38
04 - Scandinavian Design 10:10
05 - Giddy Giddy 14:21
06 - What The Hell Is It This Time? 17:31
07 - Unaware 21:35
08 - Hippopotamus 25:29
09 - Bummer
10 - I Wish You Were Fun
11 - So Tell Me Mrs. Lincoln Aside From That How Was The Play? 37:20
12 - When You're A French Director 41:21
13 - The Amazing Mr. Repeat
14 - A Little Bit Like Fun 47:06
15 - Life With The Macbeths 51:03

Personnel
Russell Mael – vocals, engineering, mixing
Ron Mael – keyboards, programming, orchestrations, mixing
Dean Menta – guitars
Steven Nistor – drums
Leos Carax – vocals and accordion on "When You're a French Director"
Rebecca Sjöwall – vocals on "Life with the Macbeths"