Love Is Not Pop

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Love Is Not Pop
File:Love Is Not Pop.jpg
Studio album by
Released Flag of Sweden.svg 1 April 2009
Recorded2008
Genre Pop
Label Licking Fingers (Scandinavia)
Producer Sarah Assbring, Rasmus Hägg
El Perro del Mar chronology
From the Valley to the Stars
(2008)
Love Is Not Pop
(2009)
Pale Fire
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Pitchfork (7.8/10) [2]
Redefine (A-) [3]

Love Is Not Pop is an album by El Perro del Mar. It was released in Sweden on 1 April 2009 and in the US on 20 October. The first single, "Change of Heart", was released on 23 February 2009.

Track listing

All songs written by Sarah Assbring, except where noted.

  1. "Gotta Get Smart" - 5:03
  2. "Change of Heart" - 5:08
  3. "L Is for Love" - 4:32
  4. "Let Me In" - 3:02
  5. "Heavenly Arms" (Lou Reed) - 5:37
  6. "It Is Something (To Have Wept)" (lyrics by G. K. Chesterton) - 5:10
  7. "A Better Love" - 4:24

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