Eugene McGuinness (album)

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Eugene McGuinness
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Studio album by Eugene McGuinness
Released 12 October 2008
Recorded Two Kilohertz Studios
London, England
Genre Post-punk revival
Length37:01
Label Domino Recording Company
Producer Ant Whiting
Eugene McGuinness chronology
Eugene McGuinness
(2008)
Glue
(2009)
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Eugene McGuinness is the eponymous debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Eugene McGuinness. It was released on 12 October 2008 in the United Kingdom, and on 23 June 2009 in North America, through Domino Recording Company.

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Track listing

  1. "Rings Around Rosa" – 2:36
  2. "Fonz" – 2:20
  3. "Wendy Wonders" – 3:58
  4. "Moscow State Circus" – 4:36
  5. "Those Old Black and White Movies Were True" – 2:49
  6. "Nightshift" – 1:38
  7. "Atlas" – 2:55
  8. "Knock Down Ginger" – 3:10
  9. "Crown the Clown" – 2:58
  10. "Not So Academic" – 3:38
  11. "Disneyfied" – 2:31
  12. "God In Space" – 3:52

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