The Year of No Returning

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The Year of No Returning
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ReleasedFebruary 2012 (2012-02)
Ezra Furman chronology
The Year of No Returning
(2012)
Day of the Dog
(2013)

The Year of No Returning is a 2012 album by Ezra Furman. Having previously released three albums as Ezra Furman and the Harpoons, this was the first to be released solely under her name. [1] It was released in February 2012. [2]

Track listing

  1. "Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde"
  2. "American Soil"
  3. "Lay in the Sun"
  4. "Sinking Slow"
  5. "That's When It Hit Me"
  6. "Down"
  7. "Cruel, Cruel World"
  8. "Are You Gonna Break My Heart?"
  9. "Bad Man"
  10. "The Queen of Hearts"
  11. "Doomed Love Affair"
  12. "40 Days in Kansas"

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References

  1. Jennifer Kelly. "EZRA FURMAN – The Year of No Returning". Blurt. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  2. "Ezra Furman – The Year Of No Returning". Discogs. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 2016-02-12.