What Kind of World (Brendan Benson album)

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What Kind of World
Album cover for Brendan Benson's 2012 studio album What Kind of World..jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 21, 2012
RecordedWelcome to 1979 Studios
Genre Rock, Alternative country
Label Readymade Records (US), Lojinx (Europe)
Producer Brendan Benson
Brendan Benson chronology
My Old, Familiar Friend
(2009)
What Kind of World
(2012)
You Were Right
(2013)

What Kind of World is the fifth album by American singer-songwriter Brendan Benson. The album's release on April 21, 2012 coincided with his son's second birthday. The album was released on Benson's own Readymade Records in the US [1] and British indie label Lojinx in Europe. [2] [3] It peaked at number 7 on the UK Indie album chart in the week of release. [4]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Brendan Benson unless otherwise stated.

  1. "What Kind of World" - 4:07
  2. "Bad for Me" - 4:05
  3. "Light of Day" - 3:33
  4. "Happy Most of the Time" - 3:40
  5. "Keep Me" - 2:14
  6. "Pretty Baby" - 3:24
  7. "Here in the Deadlights" - 3:09
  8. "Met Your Match" - 2:38
  9. "Thru the Ceiling" - 3:03 (Benson/Jay Joyce)
  10. "No One Else but You" - 3:46
  11. "Come On" - 2:51
  12. "On the Fence" - 3:54 (Benson/Ashley Monroe)

Personnel

Credits

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [5] 191
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [6] 34
US Billboard 200 [7] 159
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [8] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [9] 29

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References

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  2. http://www.lojinx.com/artists/brendan-benson
  3. https://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Kind-World-Brendan-Benson/dp/B0076L9UXY
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