''¡Chutzpah!'' is the eighth studio album by The Wildhearts. Recorded in Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen, it was released in Europe and the US on 31 August 2009. Unlike the band's previous releases, where the songs were almost always performed in E tuning, the guitars and bass on the album are tuned to C. It is also rare among the band's releases in that it contains a song, "The Only One", which was neither written nor sung by frontman

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Track listings

Japan version

A bonus mini album entitled ''¡Chutzpah! Jnr.'' was released in December 2009 exclusively to attendees of the band's December 2009 tour, containing the bonus tracks from the Japanese version of ''¡Chutzpah!'' and several other unreleased tracks.

Personnel

– guitar, vocals * C. J. – guitar, vocals * Ritch Battersby – drums, vocals *

– bass, vocals

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chutzpah The Wildhearts albums 2009 albums Albums produced by Jacob Hansen