Cover My Tracks

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Cover My Tracks
Cover My Tracks, album artwork for Charlie Fink's album.jpeg
Studio album by
Released2 June 2017
Length29:15
Label Hangman Records
Singles from Cover My Tracks
  1. "Firecracker"
    Released: 6 April 2017
  2. "Anywhere You're Going Is on My Way"
    Released: 27 April 2017
  3. "I Was Born to Be a Cowboy"
    Released: 4 May 2017

Cover My Tracks is the first studio album by English singer-songwriter Charlie Fink. The record was released 2 June 2017. [1] The album is paired with a stage play of the same name. [2]

Contents

Background

Following on from the break-up of English indie rock band Noah and the Whale, [3] of which he was the frontman and songwriter, Fink released a song in mid-2015 on his SoundCloud called "My Heartbeat Lost Its Rhythm". [4] Fink then began to write for productions at the Old Vic, including The Lorax , [5] as well as writing the music for the film A Street Cat Named Bob . [6]

In early April 2017, the Old Vic announced a new show for June of the same year, called Cover My Tracks, [7] in which Fink would be starring. At the same time, Fink announced he would be releasing a studio album of the same name, releasing a single "Firecracker" on his Vevo, and announcing a release date of 2 June 2017. [8] [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Charlie Fink.

No.TitleLength
1."Firecracker"3:07
2."Anywhere You're Going Is on My Way"1:56
3."I Was Born to Be a Cowboy"2:56
4."The End of the Legendary Hearts"2:44
5."Give Me the Road"2:34
6."Orpheus Is Playing the Troubadour"2:49
7."The Howl"3:12
8."I'm Through"2:35
9."Someone Above Me Tonight"3:52
10."Here Is Where We'll Meet"2:04
11."Firecracker, Pt.2" (instrumental)1:26

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom2 June 2017CD and digital downloadHangman Records

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