Sorry We're Late But We're Worth the Wait

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Sorry We're Late But We're Worth The Wait
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Studio album by
Released8 November 2013
Re-released 13 April 2016
Recorded2012–2013
Genre Rock, power pop
Length1:07:15
Label Magic Cat Records
Producer Donnie Vie
Magic Eight Ball chronology
Mother Nature's Candy
(2011)
Sorry We're Late But We're Worth The Wait
(2013)
Last Of The Old Romantics
(2014)
Singles from "Sorry We're Late But We're Worth The Wait"

Sorry We're Late But We're Worth The Wait is the debut studio album released by power pop band Magic Eight Ball. Music videos were made for the singles "Monkey Bars" [1] and "Russian Ballet" [2]

Contents

Background

The songs on Magic Eight Ball's debut album span a larger period of time than their subsequent releases. The earliest of which are "Before It Was Murder" and "Local Girls" which date back to 1999 in their earliest forms, whereas songs like "Russian Ballet", "Monkey Bars" and "Something Better Has Come Along" were mostly written in the year or so leading up to going into the studio for the album. Between 2007 and 2011, half of the songs on 'Sorry We're Late...' were also recorded in their original versions for the band's first two EPs, "A Peacock's Tale" and "Mother Nature's Candy" . It was during that time that Magic Eight Ball front man Baz Francis began working with Dave Draper. Baz felt Dave was the best producer to help create Magic Eight Ball's music. Before the recording process had wrapped up, Baz went on the road in Europe with Donnie Vie on The Magical History Tour, and Vie contributed to the song "Before It Was Murder (You Got Me Talking)" before heading back to the United States. The album's name was coined by Baz Francis.

After all those years of working on my songs, recording in various ways with different people, I was so proud in what we had all created here, and it just felt very apt and ridiculously pompous in a good way to call the record 'Sorry We're Late But We're Worth The Wait'

Baz Francis

The album was re-released on iTunes on 13 April 2016.

Track listing

All songs written by Baz Francis.

No.TitleLength
1."Something Better Has Come Along"3:25
2."Sunday Mornings"2:27
3."Baby, Is It So?"4:51
4."Big Star"2:23
5."Never Need New Genes"3:11
6."Monkey Bars"3:14
7."Russian Ballet (Русский балет)"3:30
8."Love Makes You Do Some Funny Things"2:35
9."Before It Was Murder (You Got Me Talking) (ft. Donnie Vie)"6:15
10."Local Girls"5:53
Digital Download Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Monkey Bars (Acoustic Session)"3:13
12."Russian Ballet (Русский балет) (Acoustic Session)"3:43
13."Local Girls (Acoustic Live)"5:45
14."Never Need New Genes (Acoustic Radio Session)"3:28
15."Down By The River"2:51
16."Disco Elementary"1:28
17."Perils Of Honesty"0:58
18."Rhubarb & Custard (Cats In My Home)"2:50
19."L. N. E. (For The Love Of Three Girls) (Alternate Version)"2:01
20."Rose-Tinted Eyes"3:14
2016 iTunes Expanded Edition Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Monkey Bars (Acoustic Session)" 
12."Russian Ballet (Русский балет) (Acoustic Session)" 
13."Local Girls (Acoustic Live)" 
14."Down By The River" 
15."Disco Elementary" 
16."Perils Of Honesty" 
17."Rhubarb & Custard (Cats In My Home)" 
18."Rose-Tinted Eyes" 
19."Peacocks" 

Personnel

Musicians

Additional musicians

Production

Art direction

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References

  1. Magic Eight Ball: Monkey Bars (Official Video), 7 July 2014, retrieved 20 March 2016
  2. Magic Eight Ball: Russian Ballet (Official Video), 20 October 2013, retrieved 20 March 2016