Warm Strangers is singer-songwriter Vienna Teng's second album.
Track listing Feather Moon – 4:06 Harbor – 4:24 Hope on Fire – 4:26 Shine – 2:39 Mission Street – 4:32 My Medea – 4:09 Shasta (Carrie's Song) – 3:29 Homecoming (Walter's Song) – 5:48 Anna Rose – 3:07 Passage – 4:19 The Atheist Christmas Carol – 4:26 Green Island Serenade – 3:16 Boy at the Piano (Bonus Live Track for international release) Hope on Fire (Bonus Live Track for international release)
Notes "Shasta" was inspired by the view of snow-covered volcano Mount Shasta from the Interstate 5 highway.
"Passage" is the only song to date that Vienna has recorded with no instrumental accompaniment, only vocals. It is sung from the point of view of a girl who died in a car crash. The CD liner provides no lyrics for "Passage."
"Green Island Serenade" is a separate, but hidden track found at the end of the album. It is a traditional song performed in Mandarin Chinese.
According to the album insert a portion of the proceeds from this album will go to Amnesty International and the Union of Concerned Scientists.
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