You're Never Alone With a Cigarette (Sun City Girls Singles Volume 1) | ||||
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Released | March 4, 2008 | |||
Recorded | September 1987 – July 1988 | |||
Genre | Experimental rock, psychedelic rock | |||
Length | 39:16 | |||
Label | Abduction | |||
Sun City Girls chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Pitchfork Media | (8.2/10) [2] |
PopMatters | (3/10) [3] |
You're Never Alone With a Cigarette (Sun City Girls Singles Volume 1) is a compilation album by American experimental rock band Sun City Girls, released on March 4, 2008 by Abduction Records. It comprises tracks previously released as singles and on various artists compilation albums.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "100 Pounds of Black Olives" | Sun City Girls | 5:10 |
2. | "Sev Acher" | Artie Barsamian | 3:12 |
3. | "Souvenirs From Jangare" | Sun City Girls | 4:20 |
4. | "Plaster Cupids Falling From the Ceiling" | Sun City Girls | 6:47 |
5. | "Amazon One" | Traditional arr. | 2:56 |
6. | "The Beauty of Benghazi" | Alan Bishop | 1:32 |
7. | "Wild World of Animals" | Gerhard Trede | 2:33 |
8. | "Harmful Little Armful" (for Will Shatter) | Charles Gocher | 0:45 |
9. | "The Fine-Tuned Machines of Lemuria" | Sun City Girls | 12:01 |
Adapted from the You're Never Alone With a Cigarette (Sun City Girls Singles Volume 1) liner notes. [4]
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Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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United States | 2008 | Abduction | CD | ABDT040 |
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