When We Talk About Love

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When We Talk About Love
When We Talk About Love by Oh Mercy.png
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 2015
Label Casadeldisco Records
Producer Scott Horscroft
Oh Mercy chronology
Deep Heat
(2012)
When We Talk About Love
(2015)
Café Oblivion
(2018)

When We Talk About Love is the fourth album by thenAustralian indie rock band Oh Mercy. It was released in June 2015 and peaked at number 28 on the ARIA Charts.

Contents

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015, the album won the ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album. [1]

Track listing

  1. "Without You" - 4:17
  2. "I Don't Really Want to Know" - 2:57
  3. "Sandy" - 3:52
  4. "Lady Eucalyptus" - 4:23
  5. "Let Me Be Him" - 3:07
  6. "If You Come Around Tonight" - 3:26
  7. "Iron Cross" - 3:20
  8. "All The Roads Lead to You" - 3:40
  9. "I Believe It" - 2:42
  10. "Can't You Hear My Body (Calling Out to You)" - 3:40
  11. "Cool Waiter" - 3:21
  12. "Catherine" - 2:41

Chart

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] 28

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References

  1. ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners By Award". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  2. "Australiancharts.com – OH MERCY – When We Talk About Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 March 2022.