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| Cockahoop | ||||
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| Released | 19 May 2003 | |||
| Studio | Three Trees Studios, White Creek, Tennessee, United States | |||
| Label | Blanco y Negro | |||
| Producer | Bucky Baxter | |||
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Cockahoop is Cerys Matthews' first solo album, released in 2003. It peaked at number 30 on the UK Albums Chart, spending five weeks therein. [2]
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums (OCC) [3] | 30 |
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