Eavesdropping on the Songs of Whales

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Eavesdropping on the
Songs of Whales
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Released13 June 2011 (2011-06-13)
Genre Indie rock
Length57:05
Label Sovereign Entertainment
The Parlotones chronology
Stardust Galaxies
(2009)
Eavesdropping on the
Songs of Whales

(2011)
Journey Through the Shadows
(2012)
Singles from
Eavesdropping on the Songs of Whales
  1. "It's Magic"
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Eavesdropping on the Songs of Whales is the fifth album by South African rock band The Parlotones. It was released on 13 June 2011 by Sovereign Entertainment. [3] It is their first acoustic collection of previously released songs, re-recorded at a studio in South Africa.

Contents

It contains two previously unreleased songs, including the radio single "It's Magic". [2] The album art is an adaptation of Neil Pauw's paintings. [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Parlotones.

No.TitleLength
1."It's Magic"3:20
2."Inside"3:52
3."Life Design"3:43
4."Long Way Home"4:13
5."Beautiful"4:43
6."Bird in Flight"4:02
7."Radiocontrolledrobot Medley"7:09
8."Should We Fight Back"3:49
9."I'm Only Human"4:23
10."Giant Mistake"4:04
11."Push Me to the Floor"3:02
12."Tiny"4:35
13."We Call This Dancing"3:25
14."Burning Love" (written by Dennis Linde)2:45
15."Disappear Without a Trace" (only Deluxe Edition)4:21
16."Best Bits" (only Deluxe Edition)3:03
17."Suitcase" (only Deluxe Edition)3:20
18."Baby Be Mine" (only Deluxe Edition)3:17
19."Remember When" (only Deluxe Edition)3:48
Total length:57:05 (74:54 Deluxe Edition)

Personnel

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