Big Night Without You

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Big Night Without You
Big-night-without-you.jpg
Studio album by
Released1998
Studio Ocean Way, Nashville
Genre Rock, alternative rock
Length44:16
Label Epic Records
Producer Peter Collins
Emmet Swimming chronology
Arlington to Boston
(1996)
Big Night Without You
(1998)
Earplugs 50¢
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Big Night Without You is the fourth album released from the band emmet swimming. It combined elements of gospel, alternative rock, dark humor, wailing, and churning rock guitars. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Todd Watts; all music is composed by emmet swimming.

No.TitleLength
1."Guru"4:00
2."Fist Like a Glove"3:54
3."Arlington (Reprise)"0:26
4."Turnstile"3:34
5."Tom Collins"3:26
6."Off Key Choir"3:18
7."Motorway"4:43
8."Stealing From the Joneses"3:40
9."No Way to Say Goodbye"3:38
10."Sarah When the Wind Blows"3:39
11."Trains Slows Down"3:20
12."Sunblock"6:38

Personnel

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References

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  2. Taylor, B. (1999). "Emmet Swimming". encyclopedia.com. encyclopedia.com . Retrieved 8 October 2014.