Been Listening

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Been Listening
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 07, 2010
Genre Folk rock
Length50:24
Label Transgressive Records
Producer Ryan Hadlock
Johnny Flynn chronology
Sweet William EP
(2009)
Been Listening
(2010)
A Film Score Of A Bag of Hammers (soundtrack)
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned in Sound (8/10) [1]
NME (5/10) [2]
PopMatters (8/10) [3]

Been Listening is the second full-length LP by London-based folk-rock band Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit. The album was recorded in both London and Seattle, and features collaborations with Laura Marling and Anna Calvi. [4] The album was also released in a 2-disc special edition and on vinyl.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Kentucky Pill"3:52
2."Lost and Found"3:41
3."Churlish May"4:03
4."Been Listening"5:16
5."Barnacled Warship"5:12
6."Sweet William, Pt. 2"5:01
7."The Water (featuring Vocals by Laura Marling)"4:13
8."Howl"4:45
9."Agnes"3:41
10."Amazon Love"5:39
11."The Prizefighter and the Heiress (featuring Anna Calvi on Lead Guitar)"5:07
iTunes Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
12."The Water (Alternate Version featuring Sofia Larsson)"4:30
Special Edition Bonus Disc
No.TitleLength
1."The Water (Alternate Version featuring Sofia Larsson)"4:30
2."Been Listening (Demo)"5:03
3."Lost and Found (Demo)"3:27
4."Churlish May (Demo)"4:07
5."Howl (Demo)"3:46
6."The Prizefighter and the Heiress (Demo)"4:59

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References

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  4. "Johnny Flynn - Been Listening (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs . Retrieved 29 January 2012.