African Elephants (album)

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African Elephants
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 10, 2009 (2009-11-10)
RecordedDuring May and June 2009 at Motor Studios in San Francisco
Length34:43
Label Fat Wreck Chords
Producer Jamie McMann
Dead to Me chronology
Little Brother
(2008)
African Elephants
(2009)
Moscow Penny Ante
(2011)
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African Elephants is the second studio album by American punk rock band Dead to Me. It was released through Fat Wreck Chords on November 10, 2009.

Contents

Track listing

All songs fought for by Dead to Me. All lyrics by Chicken and Nathan.

  1. "X" – 2:45
  2. "Modern Muse" – 2:43
  3. "Nuthin Runnin Through My Brain" – 1:29
  4. "A Day Without a War" – 2:29
  5. "Bad Friends" – 3:21
  6. "Liebe Liese" – 2:01
  7. "Cruel World" – 2:43
  8. "Three Chord Strut" – 2:51
  9. "California Sun" – 3:39
  10. "Fell Right In" – 3:03
  11. "I Dare You" – 2:01
  12. "Tierra del Fuego" – 2:45
  13. "Blue" – 2:43

Personnel

Personnel for African Elephants, according to album liner notes. [2]

Dead to Me
Production Credits

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References

  1. Lymangrover, Jason (2009-11-10). "African Elephants - Dead to Me". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  2. (2009) Liner notes for African Elephants by Dead to Me [CD booklet]. Copyright 2010: Fat Wreck Chords (Fat 749-2).