The Godfathers (album)

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The Godfathers
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Released1993
RecordedMay–July 1993
Studio
Genre Rock
Length44:22
Label Intercord
Producer Ralph Jezzard
The Godfathers chronology
Unreal World
(1991)
The Godfathers
(1993)
Afterlife
(1995)
Singles from The Godfathers
  1. "Strange About Today"
    Released: 1993 [1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Free Yourself"Peter Coyne, Chris Burrows, Ali Byworth2:39
2."Strange About Today"P. Coyne, Burrows3:54
3."World on Fire"P. Coyne, Chris Coyne, Burrows4:51
4."Trip on You"P. Coyne, C. Coyne, Burrows, Byworth3:00
5."That's the Way I Feel"P. Coyne, C. Coyne, Burrows, Byworth3:15
6."Help Me Now"P. Coyne, C. Coyne, Burrows4:37
7."Losing My Mind"P. Coyne, C. Coyne, Burrows2:42
8."She Said"P. Coyne, Burrows, Byworth4:21
9."The Prisoner"P. Coyne, Burrows4:33
10."Seven Days"P. Coyne, Burrows3:26
11."21st Century Dreaming"P. Coyne, Burrows4:16
12."Time Is Now"P. Coyne, C. Coyne2:48
Total length:44:22

2013 deluxe edition: remastered and reloaded

Disc 1 – The Godfathers

Disc 2 – Previously unreleased studio demos and live recordings
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording date and locationLength
1."I'm Gone" (demo)P. Coyne, C. CoyneMarch–May 19922:05
2."Losing My Mind" (demo)P. Coyne, C. Coyne, BurrowsMarch–May 19922:49
3."World on Fire" (demo)P. Coyne, C. Coyne, BurrowsMarch–May 19924:47
4."That's the Way I Feel" (demo)P. Coyne, C. Coyne, Burrows, ByworthMarch–May 19923:26
5."Help Me Now" (demo)P. Coyne, C. Coyne, BurrowsMarch–May 19924:28
6."Free Yourself" (live)P. Coyne, Burrows, ByworthSeptember 1992, Ebullition, Bulle, Switzerland 2:40
7."Strange About Today" (live)P. Coyne, BurrowsSeptember 1992, Ebullition, Bulle, Switzerland3:43
8."That's the Way I Feel" (live)P. Coyne, C. Coyne, Burrows, ByworthSeptember 1992, recorded somewhere in France 3:18
9."Losing My Mind" (live)P. Coyne, C. Coyne, BurrowsSeptember 1992, Ebullition, Bulle, Switzerland2:44
10."The Prisoner" (live)P. Coyne, BurrowsSeptember 1992, Ebullition, Bulle, Switzerland4:22
11."World on Fire" (live)P. Coyne, C. Coyne, Burrows19 June 1992, The Grand, Clapham, London4:32
12."Help Me Now" (live)P. Coyne, C. Coyne, Burrows19 June 1992, The Grand, Clapham, London4:18
13."I'm Gone" (live)P. Coyne, C. Coyne19 June 1992, The Grand, Clapham, London2:10
Total length:45:24
Notes

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. [6]

The Godfathers
Technical

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