Last of the Great Pretenders | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 16, 2013 | |||
Genre | Rock, pop, acoustic | |||
Length | 38:41 | |||
Label | Vanguard | |||
Producer | Matt Nathanson with Mike Viola and Jake Sinclair | |||
Matt Nathanson chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Last of the Great Pretenders is the eighth studio album [2] by American singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson. It was released on July 16, 2013. Last of the Great Pretenders is Nathanson's third album for Vanguard Records, following his 2007 album Some Mad Hope and 2011 album Modern Love . He released the first single, "Mission Bells", as a free download to his fan mailing list in March 2013. Last of the Great Pretenders debuted on number 16 on the Billboard 200 for the week of July 29, 2013. [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Earthquake Weather" | 4:09 | |
2. | "Mission Bells" |
| 3:39 |
3. | "Last Days of Summer In San Francisco" |
| 3:38 |
4. | "Kinks Shirt" |
| 2:59 |
5. | "Sky High Honey" |
| 3:26 |
6. | "Annie's Always Waiting (For the Next One to Leave)" |
| 2:56 |
7. | "Kill the Lights" |
| 3:04 |
8. | "Heart Starts" |
| 3:18 |
9. | "Birthday Girl" |
| 4:03 |
10. | "Sunday New York Times" |
| 3:14 |
11. | "Farewell, December" |
| 4:01 |
Musicians
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard 200 [3] | 16 |
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