2 (The Black Heart Procession album)

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2
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 18, 1999
RecordedNovember 1998 – January 1999
Studio
Genre Indie rock
Length51:13
Label Touch and Go
Producer
The Black Heart Procession chronology
1
(1998)
2
(1999)
Three
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Alternative Press 4/5 [2]
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Pitchfork 7.9/10 [4]

2 is the second studio album by the American indie rock band The Black Heart Procession. [5] It was released on May 18, 1999, by Touch and Go Records. [1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Waiter No. 2"4:00
2."Blue Tears"4:55
3."A Light So Dim"7:53
4."Your Church Is Red"4:13
5."When We Reach the Hill"3:44
6."Outside the Glass"2:41
7."Gently Off the Edge"5:52
8."It's a Crime I Never Told You About the Diamonds in Your Eyes"3:29
9."My Heart Might Stop"3:51
10."Beneath the Ground"3:14
11."The Waiter No. 3"7:21

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