Sophie (album)

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Sophie
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 24, 2003
StudioJet City Studios, Hawthorne, California
Genre Hard rock
Label Bulletboys Records
Producer Andy Johns
BulletBoys chronology
Burning Cats and Amputees
(2000)
Sophie
(2003)
Smooth Up in Ya: The Best of the Bulletboys
(2007)

Sophie is the fifth studio album by the American rock band BulletBoys. The album was released October 24, 2003, and was produced by Andy Johns. [1] The album was self-released by the band through their own label, Bulletboys Records. [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Kiss the Lizard" 
2."Neighborhood" (feat. Sebastian Bach) 
3."Can I Show You" 
4."Don't Be Afraid" 
5."All of the Day" 
6."Walls" 
7."Amazing" 
8."Outta Here" 
9."Shake Me Awake" 
10."Stoned Staley" 

Personnel

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References

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  2. "BulletBoys Records". Discogs. Retrieved June 28, 2019.