Better than Knowing Where You Are

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Better than Knowing Where You Are
Spitalfield btkwya.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 3, 2006
RecordedApril 21, 2006 – June 15, 2006
Studio Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin
Genre Alternative rock
Label Victory
Producer
  • Matt Opal
  • Spitalfield
Spitalfield chronology
Stop Doing Bad Things
(2005)
Better than Knowing Where You Are
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net 87% [1]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Better than Knowing Where You Are is the fourth and final studio album from American pop-punk band Spitalfield. It was released on October 3, 2006, through Victory Records.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Spitalfield [3]

  1. "Dare To..." - 0:24
  2. "The Only Thing that Matters" - 3:16
  3. "On The Floor" - 2:54
  4. "Secrets in Mirrors" - 3:01
  5. "Better than Knowing Where You Are" - 3:19
  6. "Hold On" - 3:51
  7. "Won't Back Down" - 3:40
  8. "Curtain Call" - 2:51
  9. "Tell Me, Clarice" - 3:39
  10. "Lasting First Impression" - 3:02
  11. "Novocaine" - 4:10
  12. "...Listen" - 4:09

The song "Secrets in Mirrors" was included on the Sony NW-A800 as a sample track.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Discogs [3]

Spitalfield

Production

Design and Layout

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References

  1. "Chorus.fm". Chorus.fm. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. Better than Knowing Where You Are at AllMusic
  3. 1 2 "Spitalfield - Better Than Knowing Where You Are". Discogs.com. Retrieved 30 March 2022.