Roland Gift (album)

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Roland Gift
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Released18 March 2002
Recorded2001–2002
Genre Pop
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Singles from Roland Gift
  1. "It's Only Money"
    Released: 4 March 2002

Roland Gift is the debut solo album by the English singer Roland Gift, [1] released in 2002. It includes songs co-written with the Kane Gang's Martin Brammer and Mike Barson's brother Ben. [2] The cover photography was by Chris Floyd.

Only one single was released from the album; "It's Only Money". The album failed to chart in the UK Albums Chart.

"Say It Ain't So" was used in the soundtrack for the film Stealing Beauty .

Track listing

  1. "Tell Me You Want Me Back" (Roland Gift) - 3:15
  2. "Looking for a Friend" (Roland Gift, Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken) - 4:28
  3. "It's Only Money" (Roland Gift, Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken) - 3:54
  4. "Wish You Were Here" (Roland Gift, Ben Barson) - 3:49
  5. "A Girl Like You" (Roland Gift, Ian Richardson) - 3:46
  6. "Fairytale" (Roland Gift, Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken) - 4:49
  7. "Superhero" (Roland Gift, Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken) - 4:45
  8. "Lady DJ" (Roland Gift, Ben Barson) - 3:35
  9. "Say It Ain't So" (Roland Gift) - 4:03
  10. "Flown" (Ben Barson, Martin Brammer, Roland Gift) - 4:29
  11. "If We Ain't Got Love" (Roland Gift, Ben Barson) - 4:14
  12. "What Do You Mean" [3] (Roland Gift, Ben Barson) - 3:22

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References

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  2. "Album: Roland Gift". Independent.co.uk . 8 March 2002.
  3. Leslie Mathew (2002-03-26). "Roland Gift - Roland Gift | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 2016-01-17.