I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose

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I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose
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Studio album by
Bombay Bicycle Club
Released3 July 2009
RecordedOctober–November 2008
Konk Studios, London
GenreIndie rock,[1] post-punk revival
Length47:53
LabelIsland
ProducerJim Abbiss
Bombay Bicycle Club chronology
How We Are EP
(2007) 		I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose
(2009) 		Flaws
(2010)
Singles from I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose
  1. "Evening/Morning"
    Released: 6 August 2008
  2. "Always Like This"
    Released: 13 April 2009
  3. "Dust on the Ground"
    Released: 29 June 2009
  4. "Magnet"
    Released: 28 September 2009
  5. "Always Like This (re-release)"
    Released: 22 November 2009
  6. "Evening/Morning (re-release)"
    Released: 8 March 2010

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.[2] The band announced the title through MySpace and their official website on 31 March 2009.[3] The album was recorded during October and November 2008,[4] with the long-term producer Jim Abbiss.[5] 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.[6]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic61/100[7]
Review scores
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Yahoo! Music(7/10)[12]
Drowned In Sound(4/10)[13]
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NME(8/10)[17]

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.[7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Jack Steadman.

No.TitleLength
1."Emergency Contraception Blues"1:27
2."Lamplight"3:45
3."Evening/Morning"2:55
4."Dust on the Ground"4:24
5."Ghost"3:57
6."Always Like This"4:06
7."Magnet"4:51
8."Cancel on Me"5:29
9."Autumn"3:35
10."The Hill"3:57
11."What If"4:10
12."The Giantess"5:17
Total length:47:53

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