...Smile's OK

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...Smile's OK
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 25, 1998 (1998-05-25)
Genre
Length42:06
Label 4AD [1]
Producer Ivo Watts-Russell [2]
The Hope Blister chronology
...Smile's OK
(1998)
Underarms
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

...Smile's OK is the debut album by the Hope Blister, released in 1998.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Dagger" (Neil Halstead)
  2. "Only Human" (Heidi Berry)
  3. "Outer Skin" (Chris Knox)
  4. "Sweet Unknown" (A. Shaw)
  5. "Let the Happiness In" (David Sylvian)
  6. "Is Jesus Your Pal" (Slowblow)
  7. "Spider and I" (Brian Eno)
  8. "Hanky Panky Nohow" (John Cale)

Personnel

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References

  1. "The Hope Blister: ...smile's OK". Music. 29 March 2002.
  2. "The Hope Blister". mycitypaper.com.
  3. "...smile's ok - The Hope Blister | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  4. "*** The Hope Blister, " . . . Smile's OK," 4AD". Los Angeles Times. 3 April 1999.