How the West Was Won (Peter Perrett album)

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How the West Was Won
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Studio album by
Released30 June 2017 (2017-06-30)
Studio
  • Konk Studios
  • Eastcote Studios
Genre Indie rock
Length42:56
Label Domino
Producer
Peter Perrett chronology
How the West Was Won
(2017)
Humanworld
(2019)
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How the West Was Won is the debut solo studio album by English musician Peter Perrett, released on 30 June 2017 by Domino. It was mainly produced by Chris Kimsey with Peter Perrett and his son Jamie producing the title track. Two music videos were produced for the album: "How the West Was Won" and "An Epic Story".

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Peter Perrett, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."How the West Was Won" 4:36
2."An Epic Story" 3:24
3."Hard to Say No" 3:28
4."Troika" 3:43
5."Living in My Head"
  • Jamie Perrett
  • Peter Perrett
6:34
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Man of Extremes"2:45
7."Sweet Endeavour"3:27
8."C Voyeurger"5:48
9."Something in My Brain"4:53
10."Take Me Home"4:23

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