They Died for Beauty

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They Died for Beauty
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Studio album by
Released11 May 2004
Genre
Length49:16
Label Virgin
Producer Ilya
Ilya chronology
They Died for Beauty
(2004)
Somerset
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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BBC Music (positive) [2]

They Died for Beauty is the debut studio album by English trip hop band Ilya. The album was released on 11 May 2004 via Virgin Records.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Bellissimo"5:02
2."Quattra Neon"5:26
3."Bliss"4:03
4."Heavenly"5:19
5."Soleil Soleil"6:18
6."Pretty Baby"5:03
7."All for Melody"4:39
8."Happy and Weak"8:15
9."They Died for Beauty"5:11
Total length:49:16

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References

  1. "They Died for Beauty - Ilya : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  2. Paul Sullivan. "BBC - Music - Review of Ilya - They Died For Beauty". BBC Music . Retrieved 5 April 2017.