Psycho-Narco

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Psycho-Narco
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 2001
Recorded2001 at Parkgate Studios, Sussex
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length45:40
Label Sanctuary Records Group
Producer Daniel Rey
The Almighty chronology
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Psycho-Narco is the seventh studio album by Scottish rock band The Almighty.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Ricky Warwick except as indicated

  1. "Galvanise" – 3:31
  2. "427 Freak Horsepower" – 3:52
  3. "Ruse" – 4:30
  4. "Soul on a Roll" (Parsons) – 3:11
  5. "Begging" (Warwick/James) – 2:59
  6. "Hate the World" (Parsons) – 3:00
  7. "Waiting for Earthquakes" – 4:58
  8. "If I Knew What I Wanted" – 2:43
  9. "7x" – 3:27
  10. "Big Idea Idiot" (Parsons) – 1:56
  11. "Mondo Balordo" – 3:40
  12. "Blowout Kit (For the Underdog)" (Parsons) – 2:31
  13. "Witness Relocation Programme" – 3:01
  14. "Million Times Nothing" – 2:21

Personnel

The Almighty

Additional musicians

Production

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References

  1. "The Almighty — Psycho-Narco". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 October 2010.