It Ain't Over...

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It Ain't Over
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1998
Recorded1993-1998
Genre Pop rock
Label Warning Tracks
Producer John Spinks, Dave Harris
The Outfield chronology
Big Innings
(1996)
It Ain't Over
(1998)
Extra Innings
(1999)

It Ain't Over... is an album by British pop rock band The Outfield, released in 1998. As the follow-up to their 1992 effort Rockeye (their last on a major label; in this case, MCA) this stood in sharp contrast, being their debut for an independent label, Warning Tracks. [1]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks by John Spinks except where noted.

  1. "Kiss the Rain"
  2. "Girl of Mine" (Spinks, Lewis)
  3. "It Ain't Over"
  4. "Midnight Moves"
  5. "Dance (The Night Away)"
  6. "Lay Down"
  7. "Slow Motion"
  8. "My Girlfriend's Girlfriend"
  9. "Talking 'Bout Us"
  10. "It's a Crime"
  11. "Chic Lorraine"
  12. "Out to Lunch"

Personnel

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References

  1. "The Outfield – It Ain't Over..." Discogs. Retrieved 14 February 2024.