I Have Hands

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I Have Hands
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Studio album by
Released24 February 2009
Genre
Length50:57
Label Illegal Art
Producer The Bran Flakes
The Bran Flakes chronology
Bubbles
(2007)
I Have Hands
(2009)
Raymond Scott Rewired
(2014)

I Have Hands is the sixth studio album by the American indie pop duo the Bran Flakes. It was released on 24 February 2009 on the Illegal Art label. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Various music videos for the tracks were released on The Bran Flakes' official YouTube channel from January 2009 to June 2009. [6]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Bran Flakes

No.TitleLength
1."Hi"1:34
2."Rodeo Butterfly"2:39
3."KLAM"0:13
4."Stumble Out Of Bed"2:51
5."I'm Not Feeling Very Well"0:05
6."Marchy March"2:09
7."Don Knotts"0:26
8."The Girl That I Used To Be"1:36
9."What's It All About"1:49
10."Dance Of The Sugarsnap Fairy"2:12
11."Singing Dogs"2:05
12."Make A Funny Sound"0:40
13."You Can Do Most Anything"1:21
14."Do You Want Salad With Your Taco"0:45
15."Mini Mountain Queen"3:01
16."The Sidewalk Song"2:16
17."I Wonder Where My Grandmother Is"1:07
18."Mr And Mrs Footsie"1:59
19."Funky Feeling"1:20
20."I Comb My Hair Sideways"2:03
21."Van Pop"2:00
22."If I Loved You"2:31
23."Fifty Four Fifty"1:07
24."Jump Up"2:39
25."Beat Head"2:36
26."The Crickets Ditty"2:00
27."Sunshine Country"2:00
28."I Am A Promise"0:41
29."I Have A Friend"3:03
30."Bye"0:22
Total length:50:57

Personnel

The Bran Flakes

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