Unshattered

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Unshattered
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Studio album by
Released19 October 2004
Genre Alternative rock
Length50:44
Label Viastar
Producer Gardner Cole
Peter Murphy chronology
Dust
(2002)
Unshattered
(2004)
Ninth
(2011)
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Unshattered is the seventh solo studio album by English musician Peter Murphy. [2] It was released on 19 October 2004, through Viastar Records. Produced by Gardner Cole, the album features contributions from various musicians, including Jane's Addiction members Stephen Perkins and Eric Avery, Porno for Pyros guitarist Peter DiStefano, former Bauhaus drummer Kevin Haskins and Canadian composer Ned Bouhalassa. [3]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Peter Murphy.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Idle Flow" Peter DiStefano 5:18
2."Kiss Myself"Murphy, Paul Statham4:19
3."Piece of You"Murphy, Statham5:19
4."Face the Moon"Murphy, Statham5:24
5."Emergency Unit"Murphy, Statham4:05
6."Thelma Sings to Little Nell"Murphy, Kurt Swinghammer 3:33
7."The Weight of Love"Murphy, Statham4:09
8."Give What He's Got" Ned Bouhalassa 4:20
9."Blinded Like Saul" Eric Avery, Doug DeAngelis, DiStéfano, Kevin Haskins 3:58
10."The First Stone"Bouhalassa4:15
11."Breaking No One's Heaven"Gardner Cole, Murphy, Statham6:04
Total length:50:44

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