Stranger Things Have Happened (Clare Maguire album)

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Stranger Things Have Happened
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Studio album by
Released27 May 2016 [1]
Recorded2014–2015
Genre pop, jazz, blues [2]
Length45:10
Label Virgin Records
Producer Clare Maguire
Clare Maguire chronology
Light After Dark
(2011)
Stranger Things Have Happened
(2016)
Singles from Stranger Things Have Happened
  1. "Elizabeth Taylor"
    Released: 23 March 2016
  2. "The Valley"
    Released: 22 April 2016
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Stranger Things Have Happened is the second studio album by British singer-songwriter Clare Maguire, released on 27 May 2016 [5] by Virgin Records.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Faded"Maguire, Sam Beste, Blue May3:35
2."Here I Am"Maguire, Tom Wright-Goss3:10
3."Elizabeth Taylor"Maguire, Lincoln Barrett4:27
4."Swimming"Maguire, Wright-Goss3:23
5."Stranger Things Have Happened"Maguire, Beste, May5:22
6."Whenever You Want It"Maguire, Beste, May3:56
7."The Valley"Maguire, James Norton, Timucin Aluo 3:44
8."Hanging in the Stars"Maguire, Wright-Goss3:33
9."Falling Leaves"Maguire3:05
10."Changing Faces"Maguire, Beste, May3:20
11."Spaceman"Maguire, May3:54
12."Leave You in Yesterday"Maguire, Beste3:33

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
UK Albums Chart [6] 85

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