Back in the Circus

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Back in the Circus
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2004 (2004-02-24)
Genre Folk rock
Label Bad Dog/Verve
Producer Jonatha Brooke
Jonatha Brooke chronology
Steady Pull
(2001)
Back in the Circus
(2004)
Careful What You Wish For
(2007)
Professional ratings
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Back in the Circus (2004) is the fourth studio album released by Jonatha Brooke.

The track "Less Than Love Is Nothing", written with Eric Bazilian, is the first co-written song Brooke has included on a solo album. Additionally, this is her first album to feature cover version of other bands' songs: "Fire and Rain", "God Only Knows", and "Eye in the Sky".

Track listing

All songs written by Jonatha Brooke unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Back in the Circus" – 4:21
  2. "Better After All" – 2:43
  3. "It Matters Now" – 3:59
  4. "Sleeping with the Light On" – 3:12
  5. "Fire and Rain" (James Taylor cover) – 4:13
  6. "Everything I Wanted" – 4:11
  7. "God Only Knows" (The Beach Boys cover) – 3:00
  8. "Less Than Love Is Nothing" (Brooke/Bazilian) – 3:47
  9. "Sally" – 3:57
  10. "No Net Below" – 3:05
  11. "Eye in the Sky" (The Alan Parsons Project cover) – 4:53

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