Understated

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Understated
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Studio album by
Released25 March 2013
RecordedAED Records
Genre Indie
Length41:08
Label AED
Producer Edwyn Collins
Edwyn Collins chronology
Losing Sleep
(2010)
Understated
(2013)
Badbea
(2019)
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Understated is the eighth solo album by the Scottish singer/songwriter Edwyn Collins, released 25 March 2013 on AED Records.

Contents

It reached number 66 in the UK album charts upon its week.[ citation needed ]

Track listing

  1. "Dilemma" - 3:26
  2. "Baby Jean" - 3:27
  3. "Carry On, Carry On" - 4:05
  4. "31 Years" - 3:58
  5. "It's a Reason" - 4:06
  6. "Too Bad (That's Sad)" - 3:20
  7. "Down the Line" - 4:28
  8. "Forsooth" - 4:10
  9. "In the Now" - 3:46
  10. "Understated" - 3:01
  11. "Love's Been Good to Me" - 3:21

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 66

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