While Broken Hearts Prevail

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While Broken Hearts Prevail
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EP by
ReleasedOctober 28, 2008
Genre Post-hardcore
Length24:23
Label Tooth & Nail
Producer Matt Carter
Emery chronology
I'm Only a Man
(2007)
While Broken Hearts Prevail
(2008)
...In Shallow Seas We Sail
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk 49% [1]
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While Broken Hearts Prevail is an EP by rock band Emery that was released on October 28, 2008. [3] Musically the album returns to heavier sound found on Emery's debut album The Weak's End instead of the alternative sound on the band's previous release I'm Only a Man .

Contents

"The Smile, the Face" and "Edge of the World" would later appear on ...In Shallow Seas We Sail . "Always Depends" is a re-recording of a track from the band's debut EP The Columbus EEP Thee.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Smile, the Face"2:45
2."Edge of the World"3:50
3."Say the Things (You Want)"3:03
4."Ten Talents"3:28
5."Always Depends"3:40
6."Thoughtlife"3:45
7."Do the Things (You Want)"3:50
Total length:24:23
Digital download bonus track
No.TitleLength
8."Thoughtlife" (alternate version)3:41

Personnel

Credits adapted from album’s liner notes. [4]

Emery

Production

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References

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  2. "// AP: REVIEWS - Too hot to handle". altpress.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  3. "Emery Explore While Broken Hearts Prevail". Jesus Freak Hideout. August 20, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2008..
  4. While Broken Hearts Prevail (booklet). Tooth & Nail. 2008.