Smoke & Mirrors (The Petty Thefts album)

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Smoke&Mirrors
ALBUM Smoke & Mirrors COVER.jpg
Studio album by
Released Flag of Germany.svg 3 July 2009
RecordedMay 2007 – June 2007
faust-Studios
(Scheer, Germany)
Genre Indie Rock
Length37:13
Label Klangbad/Broken Silence
Producer Hans Joachim Irmler

Smoke&Mirrors is the first release by German band The Petty Thefts.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Frank Wegling and Andrew McGinn, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Caroline Blonde" (Wegling, McGinn, J. Riemann)2:58
2."Kids"2:54
3."Smoke&Mirrors" (Wegling, McGinn, L. Wegling)2:56
4."Jiggin'"2:39
5."The Legend of Piggy Bottoms"5:04
6."All You've Got To Give"3:23
7."Le Dancer" (Wegling, McGinn, S. Simon, J. Riemann)3:11
8."Gala Ball"2:53
9."Paperboy"3:45
10."Pigs On Parade"2:26
11."The Last Waltz"5:07

Personnel

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