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I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose

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Released
  
3 July 2009

I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose (2009)
  
Flaws (2010)

Release date
  
3 July 2009

Label
  
Island Records

Length
  
47:53

Artist
  
Bombay Bicycle Club

Producer
  
Jim Abbiss

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Recorded
  
October—November 2008 Konk Studios, London

Genres
  
Indie rock, Alternative rock, Folk rock

Similar
  
A Different Kind of Fix, Flaws, So Long - See You Tomorrow, Tourist History, Total Life Forever

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I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose is the first album by the London indie rock band, Bombay Bicycle Club released on 3 July 2009. The band announced the title through MySpace and their official website on 31 March 2009. The album was recorded during October and November 2008, with the long-term producer Jim Abbiss. The title comes from a line in the song "After Hours" by A Tribe Called Quest, from their 1990 album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm.

Contents

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Reception

I Had the Blues... received a generally positive reception from critics. The review aggregator Metacritic gave the album a normalised rating of 60, indicating "Mixed or average reviews". However, most if not all professional scores indicate the album was warmly received altogether.

Track listing

All tracks written by Jack Steadman.

Songs

1Emergency Contraception Blues1:27
2Lamplight3:45
3Evening/Morning2:52

References

I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose Wikipedia