Great White Whale

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Great White Whale
Secretandwhispergreatwhitewhale.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 12, 2008
RecordedZMS Studios
(Kelowna B.C. Canada)
February, 2007
Genre
Length42:07
Label Tooth & Nail
Producer Travis Saunders
Danny McBride
Secret and Whisper chronology
Great White Whale
(2008)
Teenage Fantasy
(2010)
Singles from Great White Whale
  1. "XOXOXO"
    Released: 2008
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Great White Whale is the debut album by the Canadian rock band, Secret and Whisper. The album was in the works for about a year and was released on February 12, 2008. A music video was shot in Pittsburgh for the album's first single, "XOXOXO." The album reached number 17 on iTunes's top 100 albums in its first week on sale.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Charles David Furney; all music is composed by Secret & Whisper

No.TitleLength
1."Blonde Monster"1:34
2."You Are Familiar"2:59
3."Vanishings"3:57
4."XOXOXO"3:26
5."The Actress"3:20
6."Spider Besider"3:32
7."Looming Moon"4:33
8."Attacker"3:35
9."Anchors"3:31
10."Werewolves"3:32
11."Lovers"3:43
12."Great White Whale"4:32
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Anchors (Acoustic)"3:51
14."The Actress (Acoustic)"2:53

Furney said the band might put both of the Japanese bonus tracks on iTunes if they receive enough public demand.

Credits

All songs written and performed by Secret & Whisper
All lyrics by Charles David Furney
Seesaw Music Playground (SOCAN/ASCAP)

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. The Album Project review
  3. Jesus Freak Hideout review
  4. Ultimate Guitar review