Cecil Otter's False Hopes

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Cecil Otter's False Hopes
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Studio album by
Released2005
Genre Hip hop, alternative hip hop
Length38:39
Label Doomtree Records
Producer Cecil Otter
Cecil Otter chronology
Cecil Otter's False Hopes
(2005)
Rebel Yellow
(2008)
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Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Atreyu and the Swamps of Sadness"2:55
2."City Girl (Amuse-Meant-to-Get-Her)"2:10
3."Tin Man Purrs Like a Kitten"3:56
4."Chicken or the Egg"3:10
5."Blacklist"3:37
6."Travis Bickles' Once Over"2:09
7."Old Fashioned House"2:31
8."Mom Song"2:42
9."Matchbook Diaries"4:15
10."Lakeshore Drifter"2:43
11."...Good for Once / Lakeshore Drifter (Live Version)"8:31

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References

  1. Sirota, Eric (June 15, 2010). "Cecil Otter :: False Hopes :: Doomtree Records". RapReviews.Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)