Bring It Back (McAlmont & Butler album)

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Bring It Back
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Studio album by
Released12 August 2002
Genre Indie rock, soul
Label EMI
Producer Bernard Butler
McAlmont & Butler chronology
The Sound Of... McAlmont & Butler
(1995)
Bring It Back
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Drowned in Sound 8/10 [2]
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NME 6/10 [6]
The Scotsman Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Stylus Magazine B+ [8]
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Bring It Back is the second album by rock/soul duo McAlmont & Butler, released in 2002 following the reunion of the duo who had split up in 1995. Playlouder ranked the album at number 37 on their list of the top 50 albums of 2002. [11]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by David McAlmont and Bernard Butler.

  1. "Theme from 'McAlmont and Butler'" – 5:14
  2. "Falling" – 4:13
  3. "Different Strokes" – 4:17
  4. "Can We Make It" – 3:32
  5. "Blue" – 4:52
  6. "Bring It Back" – 4:06
  7. "Where R U Now?" – 4:04
  8. "Sunny Boy" – 3:42
  9. "Make it Right" – 4:04
  10. "Beat" – 5:58

Personnel

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