A Strange Arrangement

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A Strange Arrangement
Mayer Hawthorne A Strange Arrangement.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2009
Recorded20082009
Genre Neo soul
Length34:42
Label Stones Throw Records
Producer Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne chronology
A Strange Arrangement
(2009)
How Do You Do
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 71/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media 6.9/10 [2]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Robert Christgau Scissors icon black.svg [5]

A Strange Arrangement is the debut studio album by American musician Mayer Hawthorne. The album was released on September 8, 2009, by Stones Throw Records. [6] The album debuted at number 147 on the Billboard 200 chart, in the first week of its release. [7] [8] [9]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Prelude"0:26
2."A Strange Arrangement"4:16
3."Just Ain't Gonna Work Out"2:30
4."Maybe So, Maybe No"2:58
5."Your Easy Lovin' Ain't Pleasin' Nothin'"3:03
6."I Wish It Would Rain"3:57
7."Make Her Mine"2:41
8."One Track Mind"2:06
9."The Ills"2:49
10."Shiny & New"3:00
11."Let Me Know"3:03
12."Green Eyed Love"3:52
iTunes bonus track [8]
No.TitleLength
13."Love Is Alright"3:01

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP) [10] 134
US Billboard 200 [11] 147
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [12] 55

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