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Sleep Is for the Week

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Released
  
15 January 2007

Sleep Is For The Week' (2007)
  
The Real Damage (2007)

Release date
  
15 January 2007

Genres
  
Folk punk, Folk rock

Length
  
47:10

Artist
  
Frank Turner

Label
  
Xtra Mile Recordings

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Recorded
  
August - September 2006, Tarrant Anderson's house, Oxford, England

Producer
  
Ben Lloyd & Frank Turner

Similar
  
Frank Turner albums, Other albums

Frank turner the real damage


Sleep Is for the Week is the debut album by UK based songwriter Frank Turner, released on 15 January 2007 by Xtra Mile Recordings. In a 2008 interview, Turner claimed that the album was "a snapshot of pretty much exactly one year of my life". The general reception by the music press was largely positive. The artwork for the album sleeve was drawn by Chris Pell.

Contents

Frank turner the real damage


10th anniversary

On 27 January 2017, Xtra Mile released the 10th anniversary editions of Sleep is for the Week. This included an Xrta Mile exclusive lilac 12", a Banquet Records exclusive gold 12" limited to 500 copies, and a standard black 12".

Track listing

All tracks written by Frank Turner.

Singles/B-sides

  • "Vital Signs" (b-side "Heartless Bastard Motherfucker"), 25 December 2006 (Download Only)
  • Personnel

  • Frank Turner - vocals, guitar, bass, banjo, laúd, keyboards
  • Nigel Powell - drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Rachael Birkin - violin
  • Jo Silverston - cello
  • Songs

    1The Real Damage3:36
    2Vital Signs3:38
    3Romantic Fatigue2:57

    References

    Sleep Is for the Week Wikipedia