Charm Offensive

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Charm Offensive
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Charm Offensive standard cover art.
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 2, 2018 (2018-03-02)
Recorded2016 (2016)–2017 (2017)
Studio
  • Wisner Productions, St. Cloud, Florida
  • Cloud City Studio, Garden City, Michigan
Genre
Length41:15
Label Mind Over Matter
Producer
Damien Done chronology
Stay Black
(2016)
Charm Offensive
(2018)
Baby, Don't Hearse Me
(2019)
Singles from Charm Offensive
  1. "Curious Thing"
    Released: August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)
  2. "The Lord Fox"
    Released: January 13, 2018 (2018-01-13)
  3. "Roof Access"
    Released: February 16, 2018 (2018-02-16)
No.TitleLength
1."The Freeze"3:35
2."Roof Access"4:32
3."When You Left Home"3:34
4."The Lord Fox"4:25
5."Curious Thing"3:33
6."Things Are Going Great (Just You Wait)"4:21
7."Angels Overlooking Him"3:59
8."Who's Gonna Believe You?"4:46
9."The Good Book"3:34
10."Something on You"4:56
Total length:41:15
European bonus track
No.TitleMusicLength
11."Primitive"3:41
Total length:44:56

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [32] [33]

Damien Done
Guest musicians
Production

Release history

Release formats for Charm Offensive
RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United StatesJanuary 25, 2018Mind Over Matter RecordsLP (Test pressing edition)MOM041
United StatesMarch 2, 2018Mind Over Matter RecordsDigitalMOM041
United StatesApril 26, 2018Mind Over Matter RecordsLP (Standard edition)MOM041
United StatesMay 9, 2018Mind Over Matter RecordsLP (Deluxe Creep Kit edition)MOM041
BelgiumAugust 10, 2018Hypertension RecordsLP (Standard edition)HYPE032
BelgiumAugust 10, 2018Hypertension RecordsLP (Satin tour edition)HYPE032

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