Smiling at Strangers

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Smiling at Strangers
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Studio album by
TZU
Released2005
RecordedSing Sing Studios
Genre Australian hip hop
Length1:02:14
Label Liberation Music
Producer TZU, Magoo
TZU chronology
Position Correction
(2003)
Smiling at Strangers
(2005)
Snarling at Strangers
(2006)

Smiling at Strangers is the second studio album by TZU, released in September 2005. The album was produced by Magoo (who has worked with other Australian acts like Regurgitator and Butterfingers) and released under the Liberation Music record label. The album peaked at number 71 on the ARIA charts.

Contents

The album was later re-released as a limited edition double album entitled, Snarling at Strangers .

Track listing

  1. "Hey Ok" - 3:23
  2. "She Gets Up" - 4:00
  3. "Logical" - 2:50
  4. "Recoil" - 5:00
  5. "TZU Blues" - 4:31
  6. "Won't Get Played" - 5:52
  7. "Coming Round" - 6:16
  8. "In Front Of Me" - 3:38
  9. "Back To Front" - 3:09
  10. "Reminisce" - 4:52
  11. "Lounge" - 4:09
  12. "Raise 'Em Up" - 3:13
  13. "Unnecessarily Blue" - 5:21
  14. "Unnecessarily Blue (Remix)" - 7:55

Charts

Chart performance for Smiling at Strangers
Chart (2005)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [1] 71

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