| What If Leaving Is a Loving Thing | ||||
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| Released | 18 April 2007 | |||
| Recorded | Atlantis Studios, Decibel Studios, Stockholm, Sweden | |||
| Genre | Garage rock, indie rock | |||
| Length | 36:50 | |||
| Label | Stand By Your Band | |||
| Producer | Björn Yttling | |||
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What If Leaving Is a Loving Thing is the fourth studio album by Swedish band Sahara Hotnights, released through their own record company Stand By Your Band.
All songs written by Maria Andersson and Josephine Forsman.
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