Hard Time for the Dreamer

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Hard Time for the Dreamer
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 2005
RecordedLoki studio, Backroom studio
Length40:13
Label Transistor Project
Producer Shelly Poole, Paul Statham
Shelly Poole chronology
Hard Time for the Dreamer
(2005)
In Gold
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC.co.uk Positive [1]
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Hard Time for the Dreamer is the debut album by Shelly Poole, released on 26 September 2005, on Transistor Project Records. [2]

Track listing

  1. "Hard Time For The Dreamer"
  2. "Totally Underwater"
  3. "Little Wonder"
  4. "Out In The Open"
  5. "Don't Look That Way"
  6. "Anyday Now" (featuring Jack Savoretti)
  7. "If You Will Be Pilot"
  8. "Lost In You"
  9. "Lose Yourself"
  10. "Hope" (featuring Jack Savoretti)
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The Disc of Hard Time for the Dreamer

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References

  1. Smith, Jack (2005). "Shelly Poole "Hard Time for the Dreamer" review". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. "Hard Time for the Dreamer - Shelly Poole - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 March 2019.