| A Fine Frenzy Live at the House of Blues Chicago | ||||
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| Live album by A Fine Frenzy | ||||
| Released | November 23, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | September 14, 2009 | |||
| Venue | House of Blues | |||
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| Label | Virgin | |||
| A Fine Frenzy chronology | ||||
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A Fine Frenzy Live at the House of Blues Chicago is a live album by A Fine Frenzy (the musical moniker for Alison Sudol), released on November 23, 2009 by Virgin Records. [1]
The album features ten songs, nine of which are from her 2007 debut album One Cell in the Sea : "Come On, Come Out", "You Picked Me", "Rangers", "Near to You", "The Minnow and the Trout", "Ashes and Wine", "Last of Days", "Borrowed Time", and "Almost Lover". [2] The album also includes a cover version of "Fever" (Eddie Cooley, Otis Blackwell), which was originally recorded by American singer Little Willie John in 1956.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Come On, Come Out" | Alison Sudol, Lukas Burton, Hal Cragin | 4:27 |
| 2. | "You Picked Me" | Burton, Cragin, Sudol | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Last of Days" | Sudol | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Near to You" | Sudol | 5:43 |
| 5. | "The Minnow and the Trout" | Sudol | 5:21 |
| 6. | "Ashes and Wine" | Sudol, Burton, Cragin | 5:27 |
| 7. | "Fever" | Eddie Cooley, Otis Blackwell | 1:29 |
| 8. | "Borrowed Time" | Sudol, Gus Black | 3:45 |
| 9. | "Almost Lover" | Sudol | 5:23 |
| 10. | "Rangers" | Sudol, Burton, Cragin | 4:22 |
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