The Abbey Road Sessions (EP)

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The Abbey Road Sessions EP
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EP by Embrace
Released 11 January 1999 (1999-01-11)
Recorded 19 October 1997
Genre Alternative
Label Hut Records
Embrace chronology
The Good Will Out EP
(1998) The Good Will Out EP1998
"The Abbey Road Sessions EP"
(1999)
Hooligan
(2000) Hooligan2000
Part 2
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The Abbey Road Sessions is an extended play by English rock band Embrace. The EP was released in the form of a 2-CD set as a limited edition version of their single "My Weakness Is None of Your Business".

Extended play musical recording longer than a single, but shorter than a full album

An extended play record, often referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single, but is usually unqualified as an album or LP. EPs generally contain a minimum of four tracks and maximum of six tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and LP, but it is now applied to mid-length CDs and downloads as well.

Embrace (English band) English band

Embrace are an English rock band formed in Bailiff Bridge in 1990. To date they have released seven studio albums, one singles album and one B-sides compilation. The band consists of brothers singer Danny McNamara and guitarist Richard McNamara, bassist Steve Firth, keyboardist Mickey Dale and drummer Mike Heaton. The group have released seven studio albums: The Good Will Out (1998), Drawn from Memory (2000), If You've Never Been (2001), Out of Nothing (2004), This New Day (2006), Embrace (2014) and Love Is a Basic Need (2018).

My Weakness Is None of Your Business 1998 single by Embrace

My Weakness Is None of Your Business is a song by English rock band Embrace, the band's fifth single release. It was released on 17 August 1998 and became the third top 10 single from their debut album The Good Will Out, peaking at number nine in the UK then the next week disappearing from the UK Top 40 at No.44, a chart record at the time.

The first CD came in a cardboard double gatefold CD sleeve and was available in record shops. In place of a second CD there was a card insert with the words: "Abbey Road Sessions Part 2 (for insertion into wallet) will be available later in the year details to follow". The second CD, Abbey Road Sessions Part 2, had three more tracks and was only available by mail order from the band.

All the tracks were recorded live at Abbey Road Studios on 19 October 1997. Versions of all the songs on this EP appear on their debut album The Good Will Out .

Abbey Road Studios recording studio in London, England

Abbey Road Studios is a recording studio at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music company EMI, which owned it until Universal Music took control of part of EMI in 2013.

<i>The Good Will Out</i> album by Embrace

The Good Will Out is the debut album by English rock band Embrace, first released in 1998.

Track listing

Part 1
  1. My Weakness Is None of Your Business
  2. Higher Sights
  3. Retread
Part 2
  1. All You Good Good People
  2. That's All Changed Forever
  3. You've Got to Say Yes

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