| Westwinds | ||||
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| Released | March 27, 2012 | |||
| Studio | Crabapple Downs | |||
| Genre | Celtic punk | |||
| Length | 44:11 | |||
| Label | Fat Wreck Chords | |||
| Producer | Steve Loree | |||
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Westwinds is the seventh studio album by Canadian punk rock band The Real McKenzies. It was released on Fat Wreck Chords in 2012. [2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Tempest" | 4:07 |
| 2. | "Fool's Road" | 2:52 |
| 3. | "I Do What I Want" | 3:18 |
| 4. | "The Message" | 3:54 |
| 5. | "My Luck is So Bad" | 3:00 |
| 6. | "The Massacre of Glencoe" | 2:41 |
| 7. | "The Bluenose" | 2:57 |
| 8. | "Burnout" | 2:39 |
| 9. | "Halloween" | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Hi Lily" | 2:56 |
| 11. | "My Head is Filled With Music" | 2:59 |
| 12. | "Barrett's Privateers" | 4:30 |
| 13. | "Pipe Solo - Francis Fraser" | 2:50 |
| 14. | "Song For Mike" | 1:49 |
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