| Almost Cured of Sadness | ||||
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| Released | 2003 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 2000s | |||
| Genre | Indie | |||
| Length | 68:00 (2003 CD version) | |||
| Label | Sanctuary, Delf Music | |||
| Producer | Stephen Jones | |||
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Almost Cured of Sadness is a 2003 album by British singer-songwriter Stephen Jones.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Drowned In Sound |   [2] |
| Exclaim! | Positive [3] |
| Magic |  [4] |
| The Times | Positive [5] |
All music is composed by Stephen Jones except "Sing a Rainbow" by Arthur Hamilton.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 0:43 |
| 2. | "Keys To the Brain" | 3:08 |
| 3. | "Under the Rainbow" | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Good Day In a Bad World" | 3:42 |
| 5. | "Interlude" | 1:27 |
| 6. | "Friend" | 3:32 |
| 7. | "Cured of Sadness" | 3:58 |
| 8. | "American Dream" | 3:10 |
| 9. | "Your Time" | 3:33 |
| 10. | "Little Thug" | 2:48 |
| 11. | "Sitting In My Graveyard" | 3:58 |
| 12. | "Jesus Freaks and Candy Asses" | 2:53 |
| 13. | "Interlude" | 1:27 |
| 14. | "Radio's Been Thinking Again" | 4:56 |
| 15. | "Someplace Too Faraway" | 4:03 |
| 16. | "Quaaludes" | 4:00 |
| 17. | "Interlude" | 0:30 |
| 18. | "Almost Cured of Sadness" | 4:15 |
| 19. | "My Girlfriend Killed Jesus" | 10:50 |
| 20. | "Interlude" | Hidden track |
| 21. | "Sing a Rainbow" | Hidden track |
| 22. | "Before I Die" | Hidden track |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 23. | "Friend (single mix)" | 2:53 |
| 24. | "Retro Exterminator" | 2:38 |
| 25. | "Walking In the Shadows" | 3:31 |
| 26. | "f.u." | 1:00 |
| 27. | "Sadness Does Have a Home" | 2:09 |
| 28. | "Sugarlungs" | 2:54 |
| 29. | "Plastic Bag" | 3:09 |
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