Mistakes Were Made (album)

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Mistakes Were Made
MistakesWereMadeSpencerAlbee.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 28, 2015
Recorded2014-2015
Genre Rock, Pop rock
Length41:46
Spencer Albee chronology
Love is Not Enough
(2014)
Mistakes Were Made
(2015)
Relentlessly Yours
(2017)

Mistakes Were Made is the second solo album and fifteenth studio album release overall by Spencer Albee. The album was released in stores on April 28, 2015, [1] with a release party at Port City Music Hall on May 29, 2015. [2]

Spencer Albee is an American musician, singer and songwriter from Portland, Maine. Albee has been a major figure in the Portland music scene for over two decades and is locally renowned for his songwriting and musical abilities. He is known for his distinctive voice as well as the depth and diversity of his work. Previously, Albee fronted As Fast As and was the keyboardist and backup singer for the band Rustic Overtones. Albee released the solo album Spencer in July 2013.

Track listing

  1. "Mistakes Were Made" - 4:10
  2. "So Bad (Open Letter to the Damned Part 2)" - 4:08
  3. "I'm Right Here (feat. Kat Wright)" - 3:18
  4. "Put Your Sweatshirt On" - 2:00
  5. "Hold Me Close" - 2:48
  6. "This Will Be Our Year" - 2:05
  7. "Why Am I a Fool?" - 2:06
  8. "Something Something Broken Heart" - 2:57
  9. "One2three" - 4:32
  10. "I Don't Know" - 2:58
  11. "Love Is Not Enough" - 3:40
  12. "So Long" - 2:26
  13. "Come Home" - 4:38

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References

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