If They Knew

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If They Knew
If They Knew Kaz James.jpg
Studio album by
Released11 October 2008
Recorded2007–2008
Genre Pop, dance
Label Sony BMG
Singles from If They Knew
  1. "Breathe"
    Released: 26 April 2008
  2. "We Hold On"
    Released: 13 September 2008
  3. "Can't Hold Back"
    Released: 24 January 2009

If They Knew is the debut solo album by Australian singer and DJ Kaz James. It was released in Australia and New Zealand in October 2008, after Bodyrockers split up in 2007.

Contents

James spent over a year working on the material for If They Knew. He stated in an interview that he recorded and mixed the tracks in the UK, Australia and Los Angeles before putting the finishing touches on the music in New York City. He described the music as "not about dance music so much as it's about music that people can dance to." [1]

Track listing

Australian Edition [2]
  1. "We Hold On" - 3:31
  2. "Still Thinking About You" - 3:42
  3. "Can't Hold Back" (featuring Macy Gray) - 2:32
  4. "Hollywood" - 2:44
  5. "You My Friend" - 3:51
  6. "Cool Like You" (featuring The Last Goodnight) - 4:03
  7. "Breathe" (featuring Stu Stone) - 3:22
  8. "All Fall Down" (featuring DJ Lethal) - 3:35
  9. "Subwoofers" (featuring Stu Stone) - 3:32
  10. "Star" - 3:15
  11. "I Did It Again" - 3:21
iTunes Bonus Track [3]

12. "We Hold On" (Dave Spoon Remix) - 7:02

Charts

YearChartPeak Position
2008ARIA Hitseekers Album Chart4 [4]

Release history

CountryRelease DateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia11 October 2008 [2] CD Album, Digital DownloadSony BMG88697365492 [2]

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References

  1. "Kaz James: Stereosonic soldier" inthemix.com.au. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 "CD Releases - Kaz James - If They Knew". Sony Music Australia . 11 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. "iTunes - Music - If They Knew by Kaz James". Itunes.apple.com. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  4. "The ARIA Report: Issue 974" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. 23 August 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2012.