| A Tale of Two Cities | ||||
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| Released | 5 March 2007 | |||
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| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Jim Abbiss | |||
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A Tale of Two Cities is the debut album by British musical group Mr Hudson and the Library, released on 5 March 2007. It is named after the Charles Dickens novel of the same name.
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