Broken Glass (EP)

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Broken Glass
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Released27 February 2011
Genre Alternative rock, experimental rock
Length12:27
Label Polydor
Producer Steve Osborne
Cat's Eyes chronology
Broken Glass
(2011)
Cat's Eyes
(2011)

Broken Glass is an EP released by alternative pop duo Cat's Eyes in 2011 [1] [2] on the Polydor record label as a download and two limited edition 7" singles in a gatefold sleeve.

Contents

The EP featured three original compositions by the band – "Cat's Eyes", "The Best Person I Know" (which would both later appear on the band's debut album, Cat's Eyes ) and "Love You Anyway" – along with the track "Sunshine Girls", a song written by vocalist Faris Badwan's full-time band The Horrors that never went beyond demo stage.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Cat's Eyes"2:39
2."The Best Person I Know"3:11
3."Sunshine Girls"3:56
4."Love You Anyway"2:44

Personnel

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References

  1. "Broken Glass | Music | Cat's Eyes". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  2. Wayne (March 4, 2011). "New EP: Cat's Eyes - Broken Glass" . Retrieved August 8, 2011.