Sixes & Sevens | ||||
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Released | March 7, 2008 (EU) March 10, 2008 (UK) March 18, 2008 (US) | |||
Genre | Anti-folk, baroque pop, blues rock | |||
Label | Rough Trade | |||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 60/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Twisted Ear | [3] |
The Skinny | [4] |
Spin | [5] |
NME | 8/10 [6] |
Pitchfork Media | 7.4/10 [7] |
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Tracks 21 to 24 are bonus tracks from some editions.
The album was originally supposed to consist of 16 songs. After much persuasion, Green convinced his label to release the full 20 song album. The original track listing was:
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