In the Mood for Life

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In the Mood for Life
Studio album by
Released22 September 2009
Genre Hip hop
Label Le Plan, Blen Corp
Producer Wax Tailor
Wax Tailor chronology
Hope & Sorrow
(2007)
In the Mood for Life
(2009)
Dusty Rainbow from the Dark
(2012)

In the Mood for Life is a full-length album by French hip hop producer Wax Tailor. It was released on 22 September 2009 and licensed for release in North America by Le Plan and in Australia by Blend Corp.

Contents

Track listing

#Title
1"City Vapors"
2"Dragon Chasers (feat. Charlotte Savary)"
3"Already Begun (skit)"
4"B-Boy on Wax (feat. Speech Defect)"
5"Street Scent (skit)"
6"No Pity"
7"Dry Your Eyes (feat. Sara Genn)"
8"Masquerade Theme (skit)"
9"Until Heaven Stops The Rain (feat. Mattic)"
10"More Songs (skit)"
11"Leave It (feat. Dionne)"
12"Escape Theme (skit)"
13"Go Without Me (feat. Charlotte Savary)"
14"This Train (feat. Voice & Ali Harter)"
15"Sit & Listen"
16"Fireflies (feat. Charlotte Savary & Mattic)"
17"Say Yes (feat. ASM)"
18"I Own You (feat. Charlie Winston)"
19"Greenfields (feat. Charlotte Savary)"

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