A Love Extreme

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A Love Extreme
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 22, 2008 (2008-07-22)
Genre Rock, pop
Length1:08:08
Label New West
Producer Keefus Ciancia, David Susskind, Gus Seyffert
Benji Hughes chronology
A Love Extreme
(2008)
Songs in the Key of Animals
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 68/100 [1]
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A Love Extreme is the first studio album by the American musician Benji Hughes. It was released on July 22, 2008, with Keefus Ciancia, David Susskind and Gus Seyffert producing. The album was recorded at The Green Room Studios in Los Feliz, California and Sargent Studios in Echo Park, California. The album was released on compact disc and on 180-gram vinyl pressing by New West Records.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks by Keith Ciancia & Benji Hughes except where noted

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."I Am You, You Are Me, We Are One" ( Fred Karlin cover)1:20
2."Tight Tee Shirt"2:49
3."You Stood Me Up"3:32
4."Neighbor Down the Hall"2:35
5."Waiting for an Invitation"4:15
6."Cornfields"1:13
7."Why Do These Parties Always End the Same Way?"3:44
8."Where Do Old Lovers Go?"4:22
9."Do You Think They Would Tell You?"3:34
10."All You've Got to Do Is Fall in Love"2:13
11."Mmmmmmm"0:37
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Even If"3:28
2."Girl in the Tower"2:57
3."Vibe So Hot"2:07
4."So Well"3:02
5."The Mummy"1:38
6."Love Is a Razor"3:17
7."I Went with Some Friends to See the Flaming Lips"2:12
8."Coyotes"2:21
9."Ladies on Parade"3:02
10."Jubalee"3:06
11."So Much Better"3:11
12."Love on a Budget"2:59
13."Lyegue"0:37
14."Baby, It's Your Life!"3:57

Personnel

Benji Hughes and Keefus Ciancia, all performed music except:

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  2. Leahey, Andrew. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2016-05-11.