''Cat's Eyes'' is the self-titled debut album by London-based

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duo Cat's Eyes, released on April 11, 2011 on the

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record label. The album featured the songs "Cat's Eyes" and "The Best Person I Know", which previously appeared on the group's '' Broken Glass'' EP, along with eight other tracks including "The Lull" (which the band noted was the first song they wrote for the project). The album was dedicated to the memory of Charlie Haddon of

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band Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, who committed suicide in August 2010 at

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festival in Belgium. Badwan of Cat's Eyes was a friend of Haddon's, and his full-time band

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played at his memorial gig in London. ''

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'' placed the album at No. 13 on its list of "Top 50 albums of 2011."

Track listing

Personnel

;Musicians *

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– vocals, guitar, Vox Jaguar Organ, synthesizers * Rachel Zeffira – vocals, oboe,

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, violin, viola, piano,

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, Vox Jaguar Organ, synthesizers ;Production *Joe Jones – engineering *Steve Osborne – production, engineering *Tom Dalgety – engineering *Andrew Dudman – orchestra engineering, *Kevin Metclafe – mastering

References

2011 debut albums Cat's Eyes albums Polydor Records albums Albums produced by Steve Osborne {{2010s-alt-rock-album-stub