False Smiles

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False Smiles
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Studio album by
Amy Studt
Released30 June 2003
Recorded2001–2003
Genre Pop, pop punk, alternative rock
Length46:39
Label Polydor
Amy Studt chronology
False Smiles
(2003)
My Paper Made Men
(2008)
Singles from False Smiles
  1. "Just a Little Girl"
    Released: 1 July 2002
  2. "Misfit"
    Released: 9 June 2003
  3. "Under the Thumb"
    Released: 29 September 2003
  4. "All I Wanna Do"
    Released: 12 January 2004
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False Smiles is the debut album from British singer Amy Studt. Originally released in 2003 with 14 tracks, [5] the album was re-released on 26 January 2004 with the new single, a cover of the Sheryl Crow classic "All I Wanna Do". [6] It sold around 200,000 copies and was certified gold.

Contents

Track listing

Standard
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just a Little Girl"Amy Studt, Yak Bondy3:42
2."Misfit"Amy Studt, David Eriksen, Karen Ann Poole3:28
3."Under the Thumb"Amy Studt, David Eriksen, Karen Ann Poole3:45
4."All I Wanna Do"Bill Bottrell, David Baerwald, Kevin Gilbert, Sheryl Crow, Wyn Cooper3:57
5."If Only"Amy Studt, Rob Davis3:50
6."Beautiful Lie"Amy Studt, David Eriksen, Mariette Hansson4:27
7."Ladder in My Tights"Amy Studt, David Eriksen, Karen Ann Poole3:00
8."Carry Me Away"Amy Studt, Fridrik Karlsson, Yak Bondy3:55
9."Happy Now"Amy Studt, Yak Bondy4:07
10."Gonna Be Fine"Amy Studt, Pete Lewinson, Steve Lewinson5:20
11."Superior Mind"Amy Studt, David Eriksen3:49
12."Going Out of My Mind"Amy Studt, Pete Lewinson, Steve Lewinson3:40
13."Seconds Away"Amy Studt, Cathy Dennis3:54
14."Testify"Amy Studt, Eliot Kennedy, Gary Barlow, Tim Woodcock3:22
15."Nobody"Amy Studt, Yak Bondy3:45

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 18

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References

  1. allmusic review
  2. RTÉ review
  3. entertainment.ie review [ permanent dead link ]
  4. Guardian Unlimited review
  5. eil.com page of original release of False Smiles
  6. Allmusic album overview of re-release of False Smiles, accessed September 12, 2007