Dreams of Breathing Underwater

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Dreams of Breathing Underwater
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Studio album by
Released2008
Genre Folk
Length46:13
Label Topic Records
Producer Ben Ivitsky and Eliza Carthy
Eliza Carthy chronology
Rough Music
(2005)
Dreams of Breathing Underwater
(2008)
Neptune
(2011)
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Dreams of Breathing Underwater is a 2008 album by folk singer and violin player Eliza Carthy. It is seen by many as a successor to her 2000 album Angels and Cigarettes.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Eliza Carthy and Ben Ivitsky except "Hug You Like a Mountain" (Rory McLeod)

  1. "Follow the Dollar" – 3:40
  2. "Two Tears" – 4:14
  3. "Rows of Angels" – 3:12
  4. "Rosalie" – 3:43
  5. "Mr Magnifico" – 6:06
  6. "Like I Care (Wings)" – 3:28
  7. "Lavenders" – 4:19
  8. "Little Bigman" – 4:58
  9. "Simple Things" – 4:22
  10. "Hug You Like a Mountain" – 4:30
  11. "Oranges and Sea Salt" – 3:34

Song details

Personnel

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References

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  2. Denselow, Robin (20 June 2008). "Eliza Carthy, Dreams of Breathing Underwater". The Guardian . Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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