| Abbabubba | ||||
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| Released | March 15, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 50:04 | |||
| Label | The Bureau | |||
| Producer | Jason Carter | |||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
Abbabubba is a compilation album by Black Francis released on March 15, 2011, in the US. [2] It includes B-sides, remixes and re-workings of songs released on earlier albums, as well as original material. [3]
All tracks are written by Frank Black [4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Abbabubba" | 2:31 |
| 2. | "Serious Curious" | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Il Cuchaiao" | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Alabaster" | 2:56 |
| 5. | "Rabbits" | 1:49 |
| 6. | "Dead Man's Curve" | 2:23 |
| 7. | "Polly's Into Me" | 4:43 |
| 8. | "The Seus" (Infadels Remix) | 4:51 |
| 9. | "Ghost Coming" | 2:37 |
| 10. | "The Water" | 2:38 |
| 11. | "The Seus" (Charles Normal Remix) | 3:43 |
| 12. | "Do What You Want (Gyaneshwar)" | 2:11 |
| 13. | "Get Away Oil" | 2:43 |
| 14. | "The Seus" (Bloc Party Remix) | 4:35 |
| 15. | "Virginia Reel" | 4:44 |
"Rabbits" and "Dead Man's Curve" originally appeared on the album NonStopErotik .
"The Seus" originally appeared on the album Svn Fngrs .
“Il Cuchaiao” and “The Water” were originally only available from Francis' website
"Get Away Oil" originally appeared on the Threshold Apprehension EP. [5]
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