Little Dragon (album)

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Little Dragon
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Studio album by
Released15 August 2007 (2007-08-15)
Recorded2005–2007
Genre
Length50:33
Label Peacefrog
Little Dragon chronology
Little Dragon
(2007)
Machine Dreams
(2009)
Singles from Little Dragon
  1. "Test"/"4ever"
    Released: 10 July 2006 [5]
  2. "Twice"/"Test"
    Released: 28 August 2007 [6]
  3. "Constant Surprises"/"Scribbled Paper"
    Released: 26 November 2007 [7]
  4. "Recommendation"
    Released: 14 July 2008 [8]
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Little Dragon is the debut studio album by Swedish electronic music band Little Dragon. It was first released in Japan on 15 August 2007 by Village Again Records, and subsequently in the United Kingdom on 3 September 2007 by Peacefrog Records.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Little Dragon.

No.TitleLength
1."Twice"3:06
2."Turn Left"4:05
3."No Love"4:26
4."Recommendation"3:52
5."Constant Surprises"4:33
6."Forever"4:31
7."After the Rain"4:04
8."Place to Belong"3:11
9."Stormy Weather"4:27
10."Test"4:28
11."Wink"3:43
12."Scribbled Paper"6:07
Total length:50:33

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Little Dragon. [11]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Japan15 August 2007 CD Village Again [10]
United Kingdom27 August 2007 Peacefrog [12] [13]
3 September 2007CD [14]

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