Something Beginning with C

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Something Beginning with C
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1992
RecordedChristmas 1991 [1]
StudioAirforce (Auckland, New Zealand) [1]
Label Mercury
Producer Duffy
The Exponents chronology
Amplifier
(1986)
Something Beginning with C
(1992)
Grassy Knoll
(1994)
Singles from Something Beginning with C
  1. "Why Does Love Do This To Me"
    Released: April 1991
  2. "Who Loves Who the Most"
    Released: August 1991
  3. "Whatever Happened to Tracey"
    Released: February 1992
  4. "Sink Like a Stone"
    Released: June 1992
  5. "Erotic"
    Released: November 1992

Something Beginning with C is an album by New Zealand band the Exponents, released in 1992. [2] It reached number one and spent 19 weeks on the New Zealand Albums Chart [3] and went three times platinum.

Contents

It was the first album to be credited as the Exponents, rather than their former name the Dance Exponents. It is the band's fourth studio album overall.

In May 2013, Universal Music re-released the album digitally in New Zealand in remastered standard and deluxe editions. The deluxe edition has thirteen additional tracks of B-sides and the original UK demo of "Why Does Love Do This To Me". [4] The album title was a play on the original plan of the band's to have the initials of their albums spell 'peace'. Something Beginning with C followed the albums Prayers Be Answered , Expectations and Amplifier . [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jordan Luck unless noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Come On In"0:46
2."Please Please And Thank Yourself"3:21
3."Why Does Love Do This To Me*"3:25
4."Sink Like A Stone"2:21
5."Sometimes"4:07
6."Whatever Happened To Tracey" (Luck/Sheehan)2:50
7."I Loved You"2:18
8."Erotic"4:59
9."Who Loves Who The Most"4:15
10."When She Was In Love" (Gent/Harallambi)5:13
11."Now Like Then"3:03
12."Hold On"3:12
13."Nameless Girl"3:50
14."The Ghost I Knew"3:25
15."There's Only One Love For This Love"3:00

Additional tracks on the 2013 digital deluxe edition:

  1. "It Means I Mean You"
  2. "Fuck" (Sheehan/Luck)
  3. "Interesting Thing"
  4. "What's Left Of Love"
  5. "Are You Sure" (Gent/Luck)
  6. "Close"
  7. "Hey Girl Groove!"
  8. "Only Virtually Mine"
  9. "Sadness"
  10. "Talking About That Girl"
  11. "Why Does Love Do This To Me" (Demo)
  12. "Harry's End Piece" (Luck/Gent/Jones/Harallambi)
  13. "Cake Mix" (Gent/Jones/Harallambi)

Band members

Additional musicians

Credits

Charts

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