You're Lucky to Have Friends Like Us

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You're Lucky to Have Friends Like Us
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Studio album by
Released1 April 2004 (2004-04-01)
Genre Noise rock
Length39:07
Label Riot Season
Shit and Shine chronology
You're Lucky to Have Friends Like Us
(2004)
Ladybird
(2005)

You're Lucky to Have Friends Like Us is the debut studio album of Shit and Shine, released on 1 April 2004 by Riot Season. [1] It was released on CD for the first time when it was coupled with the band's third album, Jealous of Shit and Shine . [2]

Contents

Track listing

All music is composed by Shit and Shine.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."The Trees Shall Mourn"1:26
2."Don't Look at Me Don't Leave Me"1:17
3."Recommencons"2:23
4."Spider"1:43
5."L'oubli"2:34
6."Tavern Snacks"1:43
7."Bridge of the Nose Nape of the Neck"6:26
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."I Could Make You Be a Woman"3:51
2."Calling Them"0:56
3."A to Z of Boy Singers"3:04
4."Maybe I'm Right Maybe I'm Wrong"1:07
5."Fishermans Jumper"3:23
6."Witte Kat"2:04
7."Nuns Leg"1:39
8."Candles"0:45
9."Liberty Wallpaper"3:08
10."Life Like a Life"1:38

Personnel

Adapted from the You're Lucky to Have Friends Like Us liner notes. [3]

Shit and Shine

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United Kingdom 2004Riot Season LP REPOSELP04

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References

  1. "Shit & Shine: You're Lucky to Have Friends Like Us > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. Nunziata, Francesco (1 July 2007). "Shit and Shine: Jealous of Shit and Shine" (in Italian). Onda Rock. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. You're Lucky to Have Friends Like Us (sleeve). Shit and Shine. United Kingdom: Riot Season. 2004.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)