Speakers and Tweeters

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Speakers and Tweeters
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 2, 2007
Label Sunday Best
Producer Barry Ashworth, Jason O'Bryan
Dub Pistols chronology
Six Million Ways to Live
(2005)
Speakers and Tweeters
(2007)
Rum & Coke
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AbsolutePunk.net 79% [1]
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Speakers and Tweeters (2007) is the third studio album released by London-based band Dub Pistols. Many of the tracks feature vocals by The Specials' singer Terry Hall.

Contents

Track listing

All songs co-written by band members Barry Ashworth, T. K. Lawrence, and Jason O'Bryan unless otherwise indicated: [2]

  1. "Speed of Light" (feat. Blade) - 4:08
  2. "Peaches" (feat. Rodney P & Terry Hall) - 3:13 (J.J. Burnel, Hugh Cornwell, Brian Duffy, Dave Greenfield)
  3. "Speakers and Tweeters" - 3:50
  4. "Running from the Thoughts" (feat. Terry Hall) - 4:12
  5. "Rapture" (feat. Terry Hall) - 3:54 (Debbie Harry, Chris Stein)
  6. "Cruise Control" - 3:29
  7. "Open" - 4:10
  8. "You'll Never Find" (feat. Rodney P) - 4:23 (Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff)
  9. "Gangsters" (feat. Terry Hall) - 3:01 (Bradbury, Byers, Campbell, Dammers, Golding, Hall, Panter, Staple)
  10. "Something to Trust" (feat. Rodney P) - 3:33 (Ashworth, O'Bryan, Rodney P)
  11. "Mach 10" - 3:47 (Ashworth, James Dewees, Lawrence, O'Bryan)
  12. "Stronger" - 3:54 (Ashworth, Ronnie Black, Lawrence, O'Bryan)
  13. "Gave You Time" - 3:45
  14. "You'll Never Find" (Dub) - 4:16 [bonus track]
  15. "Stronger" (Dub) - 3:28 [bonus track]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Jo-Ann Greene (19 March 2007). "Speakers and Tweeters - Dub Pistols | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic . Retrieved 13 August 2015.
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