Handshakes and Heartbreaks

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Handshakes and Heartbreaks
RosesareRed AlbumArt HeartsandHandshakes.jpg
Studio album by
Released2003
Length31:23
Label Enterprise Records
Producer Doug White, Roses Are Red
Roses Are Red chronology
Handshakes and Heartbreaks
(2003)
Conversations
(2004)

Handshakes and Heartbreaks is the debut studio album by American rock band Roses Are Red.

Track listing

  1. "Hello, Cruel World" (3:01)
  2. "When Late Becomes Early" (3:07)
  3. "Handshakes and Heartbreaks" (3:29)
  4. "The Legend" (3:32)
  5. "Angela" (3:31)
  6. "Jumping Off Bridges" (2:49)
  7. "Diamonds are Forever" (2:53)
  8. "Leaving Detroit" (2:48)
  9. "Death and Texas" (2:49)
  10. "A Month of Sundays" (3:24)

Personnel

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